Ironton Continues Expansion with Launch of New Private Wireless Company, Keystone Metrofiber
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LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. & ALLENTOWN, Pa. - OhioPen -- Allentown, Pennsylvania. — Ironton, a family-owned telephone company in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania, announced today that it has formed Keystone Metrofiber, a new subsidiary aimed at enabling a new generation of wireless communication technology. Keystone Metrofiber will provide both Public and Private Wireless using the latest 4G-LTE Advanced and 5G technology throughout the Lehigh Valley.

Ironton, known for more than 113 years throughout the Lehigh Valley, has been increasing its investments to create new opportunities to provide next-generation telecommunications services to its customers. While Ironton will continue to serve the customers in its certificated territory in its present form, the new company, Keystone Metrofiber, will focus outside its territory by using the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum in the 3.5 GHz to 3.7 GHz band. Keystone has spectrum that is licensed by the FCC, also known as Protected Access Licenses or PALs.

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"We're excited about the creation of Keystone Metrofiber to help transform enterprise networks by using CBRS band to address several critical communications needs: Fast, reliable, and secure connectivity, that is available in limited or hard-to-reach areas," said Brad Gruno, Chief Marketing Officer of Keystone Metrofiber. In response to the creation of this new company, Chief Technical Officer, Richard Kolsby stated, "Keystone Metrofiber will be one of the predominant companies in the Lehigh Valley that will make investments in licensing and installing technology to deliver Private Wireless Networking that will enable enterprise organizations to have private LTE and 5G networks. Paul Rizzo, the Project Manager of Keystone Metrofiber added to the excitement by stating "Keystone will offer an "express lane" of wireless connectivity to critical enterprise applications that require wider coverage, interference-free wireless spectrum, and guaranteed service level agreements (SLAs) for network performance."

About Keystone Metrofiber at www,keystonemetrofiber.com

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About Ironton

What started out in 1909 with just six miles of open-wire and six customers, has evolved and grown to be a heritage company, celebrating over 113 years of serving the Lehigh Valley. In 1958, Ironton was incorporated and received its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. Today, Ironton Internet & Telephone Company continues to be at the forefront of technology by deploying state-of-the-art emerging technologies like Voice over IP (VoIP) into its core network and IP-based soft switching to its legacy customers. Ironton Internet & Telephone serves its expanding customers with thousands of miles of fiber throughout the Greater Lehigh Valley, Eastern Pennsylvania, and Northwestern New Jersey. With its long history, Ironton Internet & Telephone is poised to offer businesses of all sizes as well as industry partners in the Lehigh Valley the most dependable and cost-effective communication services in the region.

More about Ironton Telephone Company here. www.ironton.com