OCAN Feature Stories
OCAN Celebrates 10 Years of Connecting Communities to Broadband
OCAN celebrates it’s 10-year anniversary this month. Since July 2013, the network has grown to serve 93 community anchor institutions and provide services to help private providers expand their service areas.
Read More →Ponca City Partners with OCAN for Fiber to the Home Initiative
Ponca City partnered with the Oklahoma Community Anchor Network to develop a fiber to the home initiative. Working together, OCAN and Ponca City installed a city-wide, all-optic fiber network that will provide residents and businesses with high-speed internet access.
Read More →Celebrating OCAN’s 5th Anniversary
This month, OneNet marks the five-year anniversary of the Oklahoma Community Anchor Network (OCAN). OCAN is a system of high-speed fiber optic cable that spans 1,005 miles and provides high-speed broadband access to rural areas of the state. Since launching in 2013, OCAN has more than doubled its number of anchor institutions while expanding economic and educational opportunities throughout Oklahoma.
Read More →OCAN Connection Improves Course Delivery and Business Continuity for Cameron University
Cameron University’s Lawton and Duncan campuses now connect seamlessly to each other thanks to OneNet and the Oklahoma Community Anchor Network (OCAN). Because of this direct connection, the Duncan campus can now offer more reliable courses for its remote learning options and the university has a stronger business continuity plan.
Read More →OCAN Partnership with the Chickasaw Nation Improves Health Care Services
Many of Oklahoma’s tribal communities are in rural areas of the state. Providing services to these citizens can be challenging if high-speed internet is not readily available. Leadership for the Chickasaw Nation recognized this challenge facing its community and partnered with the Oklahoma Community Anchor Network to ensure that our state’s tribal citizens have the same access to quality health care opportunities as those who live in metropolitan areas.
Read More →Rose State College Upgrades Network to Encourage Learning Opportunities
Rose State College in Midwest City is committed to providing ‘doable’ higher education opportunities. Flexibility is key for modern students who are often juggling full-time jobs and family obligations, which is why Rose State’s dedication to providing reliable internet matches the tenacity of its student body.
Read More →OCAN Connectivity Keeps Aviation Program Flying
A recent network upgrade and connection to the Oklahoma Community Anchor Network has significantly improved the quality of education for the students enrolled in Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s aviation program.
Read More →OCAN Improves Connectivity at Panola Public Schools
OneNet recently worked with Panola Public Schools on a district-wide upgrade. The upgrade helped shorten the gap of the digital divide for this rural Oklahoma school.
Read More →OCAN Makes New Degree Programs Possible at Carl Albert State College
Since OCAN was complete in 2013, OneNet has seen great advances in technology for the original anchor institutions and their communities. One example is Carl Albert State College, which was able to add two degree programs because of its upgraded connectivity to OCAN.
Read More →Enabling Technology in Rural Communities
Walking into the Duncan Public Library, one would never know it’s located in a small rural community. With the help of OneNet and the Oklahoma Community Anchor Network, the library is able to provide services they wouldn’t have otherwise been able to support.
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