Rocket Fiber beta testing has begun for residents at the Albert and Malcomson buildings in Detroit's Capitol Park neighborhood. In addition, 19 office buildings have been connected to the network. The company says large numbers of business and residential customers are scheduled to go live in early 2016.
Rocket Fiber has laid 17 miles of fiber in the city so far and began activating clients earlier this month in downtown Detroit's Central Business District. The company is expected to expand to Midtown Detroit in 2016 and then continue to grow in other areas of the city and eventually beyond.
Rocket Fiber, a sister company to Quicken Loans, was founded less than 18 months ago, has received millions of dollars in investment and now has 30 full-time employees.
