Delaware: The next Silicon Valley?

May 13, 2009

County officials are considering an investment that commissioner Todd Hanks thinks could make Delaware County the “Silicon Valley” of Ohio.

That investment is fiber-optic wire, capable of delivering high-speed Internet service 1,000 times faster than a regular broadband connection such as TimeWarner’s Roadrunner service.
Fiber is considered by some — along with water, sewer, and electricity — to be the “fourth utility” necessary to attract businesses and promote economic development, Hanks said.

“We have to start investing in our future like how a parent invests in a child’s educational future...”