WALLOWA — Gig-speed fiber is ready to debut in Wallowa.

Ziply Fiber announced on Friday, June 10, that its ultra-high-speed, 100% fiber-optic network is now ready for service in the Wallowa County community, enabling its popular “gig-speed” service and industry leading 5-gig and 2-gig residential services to serve more than 1,000 addresses throughout the city, according to a press release from the internet provider.

“Today, we light up our fiber-optic internet network in Wallowa, providing the fastest possible connectivity to hundreds of homes and businesses within the city,” said Harold Zeitz, CEO of Ziply Fiber. “We’ve always said your zip code shouldn’t determine the quality of your internet and I believe the businesses and residents of Wallowa will be amazed by what fiber connectivity can do for them.”

The work in Wallowa is part of Ziply Fiber’s commitment to invest more than $500 million to build an advanced, 100% fiber-optic network to both suburban and rural communities across the Northwest that have been underserved when it comes to internet access.

In 2021, Ziply Fiber launched a drive to make its fiber-optic internet service available to everyone who wants it in La Grande, Enterprise, Cove, Elgin, Imbler and Joseph.

The company has been actively building fiber across the Northwest since June 2020 and has plans to build and deploy new fiber-optic cables, local hubs, new offices and new hardware to run the network as part of hundreds of additional projects across its 250,000-square-mile footprint.

“The crews have been very responsive to the city’s needs and wishes. They have worked fast and there has been little if any disruption to our neighborhoods,” Doug Wiggins, Union city administrator, said.

Ziply Fiber is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, and has major offices in Beaverton; Everett, Washington; and Hayden, Idaho.