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IT&E provides NMC with high-speed internet
IT&E’s Sales & Marketing manager Hans Mickelson, chief operating officer John Compton, Business Account manager Paul Guerrero, Network Operations director Velma Palacios, and general manager Rose Soledad join Northern Marianas College president Dr. Carmen Fernandez and director for Information Technology Jonathan Liwag during a ceremonial launch of NMC’s high speed internet. (Contributed Photo)
Maximizing its increased fiber-optic capabilities, IT&E is providing the Northern Marianas College with high-speed internet in support of the island’s sole postsecondary institution.
The official launch starts this week following the newly laid fiber cables that have allowed NMC to more than quadruple their campuswide internet speeds.
“As we continue to make our way throughout the island, upgrading our most crucial areas, we hope that the increased speeds at NMC will improve and assist students with their studies and increase efficiency,” said John Compton, IT&E’s chief operating officer.
The college previously experienced speeds of up to 9 mbps for over 1,000 students but now has an increased capacity to better suit their needs, said NMC president Dr. Carmen Fernandez.
“The upgrade will be felt throughout the college now that our connection has increased to 50 mbps. We are excited to launch the accelerated speeds and strengthen our current programs around it. We thank IT&E for helping us improve our wireless speeds and look forward to utilizing the fiber connection for our ongoing developments,” Fernandez said.
Compton added that IT&E is excited that the college is better equipped with high-speed internet.
“For a long time we’ve been working to better equip our students and now the college will see faster upload and download speeds and cleaner connections. The speeds have more than quadrupled compared to the previous infrastructure. As we move forward, we want to continue to build on what we’ve done and make these speeds accessible to all residents. With the ongoing improvements to IT&E’s new fiber network, increased speeds and coverage will soon be available,” Compton said.
If you’d like to learn more about IT&E CNMI products, services, or outreach, stop by IT&E’s Chalan Laulau Store on Middle Road or IT&E’s Garapan store inside the TSL building. You can also log on to Facebook at IT&E CNMI or blog.ite.net. (PR)
