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Fiber Success Story: Bank of Bozeman
BLACKFOOT CONNECTS business WITH FIBER TO DELIVER DEDICATED INTERNET CONNECTIVITY.
Business Challenge
Bank of Bozeman, an independently owned community bank serving the Gallatin Valley in Montana, was having issues with the reliability of their business internet. Their existing internet service provider’s circuit couldn’t keep up with their network demands. They were experiencing network lag, insufficient bandwidth, and inconsistent internet speeds. Above all, issues with connectivity were impacting operations and ultimately their bottom line. Bank of Bozeman came to Blackfoot Communications looking for a secondary connection to back up their current internet provider.
“We are a financial institution and we send a lot of traffic over the internet to our core provider. Slow internet slows our productivity.”
– Mitch Johnson, VP/CFO, Bank of Bozeman
Our Solution
Instead of just serving as a backup provider, Blackfoot proposed taking over Bank of Bozeman’s primary data connection. As a local internet provider, Blackfoot has more than 30 miles of fiber in the ground in Bozeman. And the bank is within close proximity to Blackfoot fiber, which would enable a reliable connection.
Blackfoot engineered the bank's dedicated internet access (DIA) solution using Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) technology. This enables ISPs, like Blackfoot, to make more efficient use of fiber assets. Moreover, GPON provides additional security at the circuit level compared to a traditional fiber solution. As a financial institution, Bank of Bozeman has stringent privacy requirements, and Blackfoot was able to accommodate all of their needs.
"Blackfoot’s solution met our needs 100 percent. Our employees are plugged in all the time and the big thing for us was securing a dedicated, consistent speed."
–– Mitch Johnson, VP/CFO, Bank of Bozeman
Why Blackfoot?
