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Commissioners approve $226,883 award to Cross Connect for broadband switch upgrade, citing seven-year licensing
Summary
The board awarded Cross Connect Engineering the notice of award for a broadband network switch refresh and monitoring system, selecting Cisco-based proposal after value-engineering to meet a $226,883 budget line; commissioners discussed manufacturer differences, warranty terms and deployment timing.
The Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners voted July 22 to approve a notice of award and agreement with Cross Connect Engineering for the 2025 broadband network switch upgrade and monitoring system, in a motion that passed in roll call.
Eric (broadband/IT staff) told commissioners the county's broadband network currently uses three switch vendors: Juniper in core data center locations, Brocade at primary towers and Ubiquiti at secondary towers. He said primary towers’ Brocade equipment is oldest and most in need of replacement and that a unified monitoring and “no‑touch provisioning” capability…
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