Hello and welcome to the Bluebird Buzz,
Bluebird Network’s newsletter where we share our
company’s latest news. Bluebird Network is
continuing to push forward and grow, enabling us
to empower more businesses across the Midwest with
high quality communication infrastructure. We are
very excited for what the new year has to bring
and will continue seeking new opportunities to
grow our company and help usher in a new era of
productivity for businesses within the
Midwest.
We're so thankful you let us play a small
part in your business's journey to success. It's
because of the loyalty of our customers and the
dedication of our employees that Bluebird Network
continues to thrive. If you need anything,
please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via our
website or social media. You can also contact your
Bluebird representative by phone or
email.
Sincerely,
Michael C. Morey
President & CEO
Bluebird
News
Bluebird Continues to
Invest in Their Network, Lights New 300-Mile
Circuit and Grows On-Net/Near-Net Buildings to
74,000
Now providing 400 Gbps services across Missouri;
the company continues to diversify, strengthen and
grow its network across the
Midwest
Bluebird
Network Expands Across the Midwest with New
Fiber Build in Monmouth, Illinois
Bluebird’s commitment to underserved and
hard-to-reach areas continues with more than
100 miles of fiber in Illinois
Bluebird Network
Strengthens 5G Network Capabilities Across the
Midwest
Fiber deployment to over 500 communication
towers underway for completion in
2021.
Reliability,
Cost Savings and Customer Service: Mosaic Life
Care Shares What Bluebird Network
Delivers
“What I notice is that they [Bluebird] care
about the service they are delivering, and
we’re not just another customer.”
Customer
Testimonial
Bluebird
has the pleasure of working with customers
spanning across several industries – here are some
of the kind words they have to
say.
Co-Owner and Founder
of DataTenant Details Company’s Successes by
Partnering with Bluebird Network
“Bluebird’s people are willing to help you help
your customers. Those are the things that improve
my business and any business partnering with
Bluebird to be successful.”
Bluebird
Data Center Updates
Bluebird Network
Acquires ColoHub Data Center in Quad Cities,
Iowa
Acquisition marks the company’s second data
center, complimenting the company’s recent fiber
expansion throughout Illinois and Iowa,
strengthening Bluebird’s infrastructure and
capabilities to empower current and future
customers through their digital
journey.
What
Business Owners Should Know about Underground
Data Centers
There are key advantages to housing business
data in an underground facility.
Data Centers Empower
Everything at the Edge
What is the Edge and how does it relate to your
connectivity and the internet at large?
What’s
Driving the Demand for Underground Data Centers?
Given how essential data accessibility is to the
success of any enterprise in the digital age,
businesses can’t afford to take chances when it
comes to protecting company data.
Behind
the Network
Top 5 Reasons Fiber
Networks are Better than Copper
An explanation of copper and fiber-based
connectivity and why fiber is
superior.
How
Disaster Recovery Benefits You and Your
Customers
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of
cure.”
Why Consider a
Fiber-Based Network?
While multiple connection options are available
to business owners, fiber optic connections tend
to be the most compelling due to superior
performance and speed.
Does
Your Business Need Dedicated Internet
Access?
Depending on the business you operate,
internet access is either a make or break
for your company’s ability to deliver,
support and operate day-to-day.
Importance of Cloud
Computing
Cloud computing truly is the future for any
organization that hopes to stay modern and
effectively manage large amounts of data while
maintaining the quality of this
data.
Understanding
the Growing use of Data
How did the world become one of big
data?
Carrier
Column
Bluebird
Leads 5G Deployment Across the
Midwest
Recognizing
the impact of the 5G rollout underway nationally,
Bluebird Network is answering the challenge by
providing fiber to over 500 cellular
towers.
Industry
Chatter
Bluebird
Explores Key Topics Around Optical Networks
for the Service Provider Edge
Director of Network and Systems
Architecture, Jade Kerr, spoke at the
Optical Networking Digital Symposium,
answering questions surrounding the main
topic of Optical Networks for the Service
Provider Edge.
Inside
Data Centre Podcast – Todd Murren with
Bluebird Network
General Manager of Bluebird Network Data
Centers, Todd Murren, speaks with the Inside
Data Centre Podcast on the benefits and
challenges of having a data center located
underground.
Why
Global Players are turning to Regional
Providers in the Silicon
Prairie
Michael Morey, CEO & President of Bluebird
Network, wrote an article on Telecom
Ramblings, discussing how regional providers
within the Midwest are helping global
players connect to the underserved areas of
the U.S.
Podcast:
The Divide – Scott Willis and Bruce Garrison
on the ‘collective ecosystem’ required to
reach the underserved
How can companies come together to bridge
the digital divide?
How
5G is Poised to Reshape Data Center
Development
CEO & President of Bluebird Network,
Michael Morey, shared his expertise with
Bisnow about the impact of 5G deployments on
data center development.
Bluebird
Network Discusses How 5G Is Driving Fiber
Growth
Michael Morey, CEO & President of Bluebird
Network, recently had an opportunity to
speak with Sharpe Smith, Senior Editor at
AGL Media Group, focusing on Bluebird’s
expanding fiber connectivity to 500 towers
across the Midwest.
Michael
Morey’s Approach to Pressure and Stress:
“When the going gets difficult, the going
get calm.”
During an interview with Authority
Magazine, Michael Morey, our President &
CEO, shared how he approaches and evaluates
high pressure situations.
Lessons
Learned from COVID-19
Our Vice President of Carrier and
Strategic Sales, James Taylor, shares his
experience and life lessons learned from the
pandemic.
Democratizing
Network Infrastructure to Support
Education’s New Normal
Rich Weatherby, Director of Enterprise
Sales, discusses how the pandemic is
amplifying existing technological gaps
within the education sector during an
interview with EdTech Digest.
Data
Centers in 2021 and Beyond
In an interview with Pipeline Magazine,
Todd Murren, General Manager of Bluebird
Network Data Centers, commented on how the
COVID pandemic has fundamentally shifted the
way we work and live our day-to-day
lives.
Exploring
Connectivity and Other Critical Enablers in
2021
Our former CRO, Bruce Garrison, discusses
the digital future of finance and how a
strong communications infrastructure is
necessary to support it with Finance
Feeds.
Opinion:
COVID-19 Proves Need for High-Speed
Broadband
Our President and CEO, Michael Morey,
writes as a guest columnist for the
Springfield Business Journal, discussing how
the densification of broadband in
underserved areas is a business and social
necessity.
Why Bluebird?
Flexible - We tailor
our solutions to meet your needs and plans
for future growth.
Customer Focused -We
want to understand your business challenges
and help solve them.
We Deliver On Time - The world's
largest communications companies trust
Bluebird because we do what we say we will
do.
World-Class Infrastructure - Our
network infrastructure is rapidly expanding
and adheres to industry standards that
ensure our superior level of
service.
Contact Us
2005 W.
Broadway Bldg. A
Suite 215
Columbia, MO 65203
Phone: 1-573-777-4200
Toll Free: 1-855-BLUEBIRD
Focus on
your consumer objectives while we handle
your technical maintenance at the Bluebird
Underground Data Center. Our facility is a
Tier III data center, offering the best in
security, redundancy, reliability and
customer care.