Middle mile definition

Middle mile means broadband infrastructure that does not connect directly to an end-user
Middle mile means connection from the local communication provider point of presence to the provider backhaul.
Middle mile means as defined in W.S. 9-12-1501(h)(ii).

Examples of Middle mile in a sentence

  • Middle mile applicants must gather and present the relevant information by which the application will be scored.

  • Middle mile applicants must demonstrate commitments and partnerships with last mile internet service providers that will leverage the proposed middle mile infrastructure to deploy service to unserved locations.

  • Middle mile expenses are eligible for grant funding only when they are necessary for the provision of the last mile services described in the application.

  • Middle mile transport facilities will be designed and constructed to serve all the customers in the area while maintaining a high level of bandwidth speeds consistent with the service levels to which customers subscribe.

  • Middle mile infrastructure broadly refers to the mid-section of Internet infrastructure that carries large amounts of data at high speeds over long distances.

  • Middle mile services might be offered by a wide range of entities, from traditional Internet Service Providers, to large technology companies that do not offer retail broadband at all, or electric utilities that increasingly recognize their capability to transform the communications market (NOFO Section I.A).

  • Middle mile connections are crucial to broadband connectivity (NOFO Section I.A).

  • Middle mile infrastructure directly necessary to provide service to an end user.

  • Middle mile infrastructure might carry traffic via undersea cable to remote locations such as Hawaii or American territories and possessions elsewhere in the Pacific, may “backhaul” wireless traffic from an antenna mounted on a tower to the provider’s wired network, may bring the internet to previously unserved Tribal or Native lands, or may simply connect neighboring towns.

  • Middle mile infrastructure does not reach the end user’s location, but typically aggregates large quantities of traffic for carriage between points that can be relatively close together or far apart.


More Definitions of Middle mile

Middle mile means the network connection between the last mile and greater Internet.
Middle mile means the portion of the Network that links the backbone network to the Last Mile.
Middle mile means the physical infrastructure made up of high-capacity fibre lines between global internet networks and local networks, that is required to enable internet connectivity (last mile) for homes, businesses, and community institutions.
Middle mile means in this context connectivity from the internet “backbone” to the regional hub on tribal lands.
Middle mile means any wired or wireless facilities, or
Middle mile means the network connection between the last mile and greater Internet. For instance, in a rural area, the middle mile would likely connect the town’s network to a larger metropolitan area where it interconnects with major carriers.

Related to Middle mile

  • Train Mile means, in relation to a train, or a portion of a train, a mile travelled by that train, or that portion of a train, on the Network;

  • headquarters area has the same meaning as given to the expression in the NRC Travel Directive as may be amended from time to time (« zone d’affectation »);

  • Station means a telephone instrument consisting of a connected transmitter, receiver, and associated apparatus to permit sending or receiving telephone messages.

  • nautical mile means the international nautical mile of 1 852 metres;