Frontier Communications rolls out gigabit Internet in Oregon

Stamford-based Frontier Communications is offering gigabit Internet in an Oregon city and recently cited a success story with its first customer of the ultra high-speed service.

Frontier Chairwoman and CEO Maggie Wilderotter announced last year that the company was going to offer gigabit service and that Beaverton, Ore., would be one of the first places to receive it. In November, Beaverton resident Craig Nelsen became the first person to have his home wired for Frontier gigabit.

Gigabit refers to a speed of 1 gigabit, or 1,000 megabits, per second, up to 100 times faster than speeds many standard broadband customers experience.

In a recent assessment of the service, Frontier quoted Nelsen, who said it was “faster and more convenient than anything we’ve had access to previously.”

The customer said, “My son used to wait three or more hours for a new Xbox One game to download, but with Frontier’s 1 gigabit service, he is playing within minutes. Netflix and iTunes downloads are noticeably faster, too ”“ even on our wireless devices. It’s like night and day. There’s instant gratification.”

In September, Stamford, New Haven and Hartford announced a joint effort to wire their cities with gigabit service; they have since been joined by 46 other Connecticut towns that are exploring ways to achieve the same goal.