After earning top honors in a national fiber optic skills competition last year, Whidbey Telecom Service Delivery Supervisor Keagen Beumer returned to the Fiber Broadband Association’s OpTIC Path Rodeo in 2026 as an expert judge, helping evaluate the next generation of broadband technicians from across the country. The OpTIC Path Rodeo, launched by the Fiber …
On October 16, 2025, Whidbey Telecom hosted a celebration in recognition of the Washington State Public Works Board (PWB) Grants and Loans to expand fiber broadband infrastructure and service on Whidbey Island. Our heartfelt appreciation goes to our distinguished guests Sheila Richardson and Gary Rowe from the Public Works Board, Island County Commissioner Janet St. Clair, and former Island County Commissioner Helen Price Johnson who were instrumental …
The Bush Point Hydrophone Project supported by Whidbey Telecom Imagine being able to tune in to the mysterious world beneath the waves without leaving your home! The Orca Network makes this possible thanks to their hosted Bush Point hydrophone. This hydrophone system allows you to tune in from anywhere with an internet connection! This unique opportunity allows you to hear …
In today’s rapidly evolving world, the necessity of a robust and reliable internet connection cannot be overstated. With your home now serving as the office, the classroom, the movie theater, and even the medical clinic, fiber is the best internet solution to meet your household’s dynamic needs. Fiber internet gives you unlimited bandwidth, unmatched reliability, and symmetrical uploads and downloads that other broadband solutions simply cannot match.
Whidbey Telecom Honored with 2024 NTCA Smart Rural Community (SRC) Showcase Award Whidbey Telecom is proud to announce that it has been honored with the prestigious NTCA Smart Rural Community (SRC) Showcase Award for 2024. This national recognition highlights Whidbey Telecom’s innovative and collaborative efforts within the local community. NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association announced the …
Do you love streaming movies, playing games, video chatting, and working from home? Do you have multiple devices connected to the internet at the same time? Do you want to enjoy the best online experience without any lag, buffering, or interruptions? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you need more than 1 Gbps broadband!
These days the Internet is not just about staying in touch with family or streaming movies and music. It is about how we learn. Gone are the days of that single-spaced notebook paper — replaced with Google Chromebooks and personal laptops. According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics and the US Department of Education in 2022, the enrollment numbers of hybrid and distance-only students at traditional universities grew by record amounts. On the flip side, enrollment in public schools decreased as many parents instead chose homeschooling or private education. The trends show that online learning tactics have become the new norm.
With its unparalleled reliability, fiber optic Internet is the best option for turning your home into your home theater. The BiG GiG Fiber Network provides download and upload speeds of up to 1,000 Mbps, or 1 GiG. According to CNET, the average household subscribes to an Internet service of 25 Mbps. One GiG is 40x faster than that! Imagine that you’re sitting down with the family to watch a movie, only to find out you have to wait 30 minutes for it to download. Your popcorn will get cold. With a fiber Internet connection, that download takes less than 30 seconds.
These days most homes have 7+ devices connected to the internet. What’s it like in your home? Laptops. Phones. Smart TVs. Amazon Alexa. Gaming consoles. Thermostats. Security cameras. Fiber internet gives you the speed you need to power all your family’s data hungry devices. It could be up to 10 times faster than your current …
