Source: Jason Parker, WRAL TECHWIRE, 6/17/21

Cisco is investing $20 million to open the Rural Broadband Innovation Center, which will be based in RTP, to showcase what rural service providers can provide to customers through their networks. According to a statement from the company, the facility was coordinated and funded through the Cisco Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) Program, and is one of more than 1,000 active or completed projects in 40 countries that encourages innovation.

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