The Governor’s Utah Economic Summit 2012 featured a panel titled “Gigabit Communities: Why Utah is a Leader.” John Njord, Executive Director of the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) moderated the two-member panel of Spencer Cox, Vice President and General Counsel of CentraCom Interactive, and Vance Checketts, Vice President of EMC Corporation.

1. Governor’s Economic Summit
“Gigabit Communities:
Why Utah is a Leader”

2. The Utah Broadband Project
Purpose
To develop a statewide map of
available broadband services and a
plan to increase broadband adoption
and deployment in the state.

3. Website: http://broadband.utah.gov

4. John Njord, Utah Department of
Transportation
Spencer Cox, CentraCom Interactive
Vance Checketts, EMC

5. Vance Checketts
EMC

16. Spencer Cox
CentraCom Interactive

17. March 2012 Broadband Coverage
Wireless Wired

18. John Njord
Utah Department of
Transportation

20. Growth in Fiber Network

21. UDOT’s
Network
2006
UDOT
Fiber/Conduit
631 Miles
Traded
Fiber/Conduit
Circuits
100 Miles

22. UDOT’s Full
Network
2012
UDOT
Fiber/Conduit
900 Miles
Traded
Fiber/Conduit
Circuits
1000 Miles