PRESS & NEWS
Glass Fire
September 28, 2020
GLASS FIRE: As our community deals with the threat of fires again, we want to say that we hope all of you stay safe out there and make good solid choices when advised to evacuate. Please be advised that some of our towers, and the service areas fed by them, may experience outages due to the fires and PG&E incidents. We ask for your patience as we work with a very limited staff due to evacuations and the inability to gain access to these sites at this time.
We're All in This Together
June 16, 2020
Our team is still mobilized to support your needs! To promote an environment of safety during this difficult shelter‐in‐place period, our technicians will be wearing face masks and responsibly observing social distance measures. We ask that everyone onsite practice the minimum guidelines to ensure a safe experience for all. Want to learn more about appropriate social distancing? Check out https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/social-distancing.html.
COVID-19: Business Continuity Communication
March 25, 2020
Dear Vista Broadband Customers,
As we are all well aware, COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and continues to spread globally. More than ever, we are committed to supporting organizations that deliver critical services to those most in need and fully facilitate remote working and remote learning abilities. We will continue to provide secure networking, fiber optic and microwave solutions to ensure that every business and home, no matter the size, can deliver on their mission during this rapidly evolving time.
As an owner and operator of a critical infrastructure delivering internet services to critical businesses, Vista Broadband is classified as an "essential" business and remains open for business. We are utilizing our proven remote distributed staffing model that facilitated maintaining and operating our infrastructure with the least interruptions of any provider through the Tubbs and Kincade fires as well as several planned power outages in our region.
As a critical infrastructure, we support essential businesses and customers nationwide, such as hospitals and schools, as well as their employees who are being required to work from home.
We are taking extraordinary measures to protect the health and wellness of our employees and customers, practicing social distancing and disinfecting procedures. We continue to service the needs of our customers and countless different industries.
We are both humble and proud to share the following customer service and support statuses:
•Our customer support services are fully functional providing technical assistance on-line and via telephone
•Technical services are fully operational keeping Vista's multi-gigabit private infrastructure online and fully operational
•Vista Broadband's NOC monitoring services continue 24x7 with our historical highest level of performance
•Vista Broadband Operations is fully operational and continues to perform with industry best in class lead times for new service activations
At Vista Broadband Networks, the health and support of our customers and employees are our top priorities. We wish you and your families ongoing health and comfort during this time.
Kincaid Fire and PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff - Update
October 30, 2019
KINCADE FIRE AND PG&E PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF – UPDATE: With mandatory evacuations now lifted in most areas, Vista’s staff will begin traveling home to repopulate and we will reopen our offices tomorrow, Thursday, October 31st. Please be aware that even though evacuations have been lifted, access to the burned areas, where some of our towers in Healdsburg and Geyserville are located, is still restricted. Lastly, our generator deployments in Sonoma, Kenwood, and rural Santa Rosa were successful today and PG&E has already begun restoring power throughout the area.
Kincade Fire and PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff - Update
October 30, 2019
KINCADE FIRE AND PG&E PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF – UPDATE: Vista's offices remain closed today (Wednesday) due to the remaining mandatory evacuations from the Kincade Fire for both our HQ and our employee 's homes.
We continue to have limited support right now as most of our employees had to evacuate. Our top priority remains the health and safety of our employees and their families.
For those in the Kincade Fire area: We have not had access to assess the condition of our tower sites in Northern Sonoma County or deploy emergency equipment. We still do not have an ETA to restore service. We will keep monitoring the situation and once county officials lift evacuations and open areas, we will work to get our techs back home to begin repairs/restorations on our affected services.
For those not in the Kincade Fire area: We ask for your continued patience and understanding as we work with limited resources and personnel during this time.
For those in areas affected by PG&E's PSPS: Generators were deployed in Napa yesterday and we are focusing our efforts on getting more out to our Sonoma, Kenwood, and rural Santa Rosa sites today. As power is restored, either by generator or PG&E, service will be restored (Please note you may need to reboot your router).
Again, thank you for your continued patience and understanding. We're happy to see our community rally around each other in a time like this. We are Sonoma County Strong <3.
Kincade Fire - Update
October 29, 2019
KINCADE FIRE - UPDATE: Vista's office will remain closed until the mandatory evacuations from the Kincade Fire are lifted.
We have limited support right now as most of our employees had to evacuate. Our top priority remains the health and safety of our employees and their families.
We are continuing to closely monitor the situation and once we have available techs and access to our facility we will work on getting our affected services back up.
We offer our sincere thanks to the firefighters and first responders that are doing amazing work throughout Sonoma County. Our thoughts are with everyone impacted by the fire.
Kincaid Fire and PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff - Update
October 28, 2019
KINCADE FIRE AND PG&E PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF – UPDATE: Vista's offices will be closed today until further notice, as our HQ is in a mandatory evacuation area, as is most of our team. We have all evacuated safely and ask for your continued patience as we work to ensure the safety of our displaced team members & their families.
For those in areas affected by PG&E's PSPS: As power is restored, service will be restored (Please note you may need to reboot your router).
For those in the Kinkade Fire area: We haven’t been able to assess the condition of our tower sites or deploy emergency equipment. We currently do not have an ETA to restore service, but once evacuations are lifted we’ll begin repairs/restorations.
Kincade Fire and PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff - Round 3
October 26, 2019
KINCADE FIRE AND PG&E PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF – ROUND 3: As the Kincade fire continues, please be aware that access to our towers in that zone are currently unavailable. Furthermore, due to the large scale of the 3rd round of PG&E’s PSPS, Vista will experience outages in several other areas throughout Sonoma, Marin, and Napa counties. With mandatory evacuations in our immediate area, we appreciate your patience and understanding for the duration of any outages that exceed fuel and battery capabilities.
PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff - Round 2
October 23, 2019
PG&E PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF – ROUND 2: Vista may experience outages in several areas as a result of another round of forced power outages. As before, our Team will work to mitigate as much of the outage as possible, but unfortunately the large number of sites and duration of the outage may exceed fuel and battery capabilities.
PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff - Complete
October 12, 2019
PG&E PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF COMPLETE: PG&E has restored power to all of our tower sites. If your local power has recently been restored and you still do not have Internet, please power cycle your router by unplugging it for 5 min and then plugging it back it in to regain connectivity.
PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff - Update
October 11, 2019
PG&E PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF UPDATE: As PG&E begins to restore power, please bear in mind that areas our broadcast points are located in might still be affected by the forced outage despite your location having power. Internet service will still be limited or down in some areas until power is restored to those locations as well.
PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff
October 9, 2019
PG&E PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF: Due to the unprecedented scale of the forced PG&E power outages, Vista may experience outages in several areas. Our Team will work to mitigate as much of the outage as possible, but unfortunately the large number of sites and duration of the outage may exceed fuel and battery capabilities.
Vista Broadband Increases Network Capacity in Cloverdale Area
January 9, 2017
The close of 2016 brought improved bandwidth capacities for Vista Broadband in the Cloverdale area. As part of its ongoing infrastructure improvement protocol, one of its key core sites responsible for serving northern Sonoma County was upgraded with improved fiber optic and microwave capabilities. This improvement allows Vista to deliver unprecedented speeds and reliability to customers in remote locations that are otherwise out of reach of conventional telco providers. In addition, to further enhance the reliability of its service offerings, Vista has also implemented a secondary/redundant network path out of Cloverdale as part of its commitment to high reliability.
Vista has slated many such infrastructure upgrades across its Northern California plant for 2017 as it moves to continually support the growing bandwidth demand placed on its facilities. While Vista can deliver Gbps fiber Internet to its core areas, it’s better known for its ability to deliver equivalent commercial class wireless Internet to remote business locations such as wineries. This service comes with a standard SLA that easily rivals fiber optic performance while staying extremely competitive against pricing typically found in the middle of the city.
Vista Broadband Expanding up the Napa Valley Corridor to Calistoga
June 7, 2016
Vista Broadband is expanding into Northern Napa Valley with plans to increase coverage and capacity to bring Calistoga high–speed Internet service in the 300Mbps/300Mbps range! The upgrade should be available to customers in the area by late 2016.
The upgrade into Calistoga is the latest expansion move for Vista Broadband and also opens the door to potentially deliver 1Gbps/1Gbps Internet to qualifying locations.
Vista Broadband Makes Moves for Additional Redundancy
January 7, 2016
2015 brought about the exciting addition of a tertiary upstream provider at Vista Broadband’s headquarters in Santa Rosa, California. In addition to adding capacity to the overall network, the third upstream provides a deeper layer of redundancy for Vista’s innovative, diverse media core.
Vista Broadband Continues to Improve Network Capacity on Sonoma Mountain
September 1, 2015
Vista has upgraded one of its privately maintained Sonoma Mountain broadcast sites serving the Petaluma and Santa Rosa area! The site, which has been designed with multiple wireless backhauls for redundancy and load balancing, has recently had one of its FCC Licensed Link backhauls upgraded. This equipment upgrade will deliver an additional 350Mbps/350Mbps to the site with the capability to upgrade its license to 1.6Gbps/1.6Gbps if needed. The upgrade was scheduled as part of Vista's proactive growth protocol which mandates continual monitoring, analysis, and upgrades across it infrastructure.
The North Bay's Leading ISP Makes Big Moves; Ranks #1
June 22, 2015
Last month Vista Broadband Networks was ranked #1 in the North Bay Business Journal's annual List of Internet Service Providers. The company has made big moves to earn that rank.
In this year's annual release of the Business Journal listing, Vista Broadband Networks, Inc. took the lead as the #1 Internet Service Provider in the North Bay. Since it was founded nearly 15 years ago, Scott Mindemann, Vista's CEO has been vigilant in ensuring its steady and calculated growth. "I knew we had tapped in to a true source of gold," said Mindemann, on the formation of Vista's unique infrastructure and products, "and I knew that the sky was the limit. But quality is more important than quantity. I wanted to be sure that we could provide the best product out there, along with the best service, before we grew too quickly."
It was this mentality that formed Vista's exceptionally strong network and customer focused team. With multiple back hauls over fiber optic lines and high capacity FCC licensed links (known as diverse path and diverse media), Vista's infrastructure design has demonstrated itself to provide the most flexible, economically scalable, and reliable Internet service in North America, boasting the capability to deliver high quality circuits into areas where other conventional providers fall short.
In 2013 the US Census Bureau collected reports from residents throughout the Bay Area about their Internet usage. Napa County, unfortunately, reported the lowest percentage of high-speed Internet use, reporting that nearly 15% of Napa County residents do not have access to a high-speed Internet connection, something Vista is working to change. "In today's world Internet access is not just a luxury, it's a necessity," said Mindemann. "We strive to not only reach areas that other providers are not able to, but to also deliver the highest quality of service to those areas." Vista recently completed an expansion and upgrade of its infrastructure in the St. Helena, Rutherford, and Northern Napa areas. Vista is now offering speeds upwards of 1.6 Gbps where broadband Internet was not available before.
With locations throughout Napa and Sonoma counties, Copper Cane Wines & Provisions relies heavily on Vista Broadband's network and support. Their IT Director, Art Ochoa commented, "The capabilities of Vista's infrastructure and team never cease to amaze me. Time and time again they have come through for us where other providers were not able to. We have very remote locations in Rutherford, St. Helena, and other parts of Napa and Sonoma counties, and Vista is delivering high-speed, reliable circuits to every one of those locations, often times better and faster circuits than what other providers deliver in the heart of town. I've been very impressed with their customer service as well. They are always there when I need them!"
Vista's most popular product is their AirFiber - this is a commercial class dedicated circuit which is delivered wirelessly but back hauls into Vista's privately maintained mixed media core meshed infrastructure. With this product Vista guarantees the same quality as fiber optic, but only asks a fraction of the price.
Vista offers an entire catalog of products to best fit any size business utilizing either AirFiber alone (microwave), Fiber Optic, or a seamless combination of the two, known as VistaHD©. Programs providing event services, or same-day, short term Gigabit access are also available.
In addition to the new expansions Vista has also made many significant fortification upgrades with their network. Working with the FCC, Vista has incorporated even more high-capacity licensed microwave paths throughout their infrastructure. "FCC Licensed Links are really the cream of the crop. They can put fiber optic lines to shame," said Paul Eggenberger, Vista's lead engineer. "Most people don't know about Licensed Links because until recently only huge broadcast entities, like TV or radio stations used them. Now we've got most of our infrastructure supported by them, and we’re delivering them to businesses all throughout Northern California and the Pacific Northwest."
Vista Delivers Live Streaming Capability for Biggest High-Tech Wedding in History
June 5, 2015
The Knot's Dream Wedding took place yesterday at Chateau St. Jean in Kenwood. Vista Broadband Networks, Inc. provided the high-speed Internet service which enabled the production crew to stream the wedding live on a global scale. Vista is a local ISP that serves all of Northern California.
Yesterday the North Bay's premier business class ISP, Vista Broadband Networks, Inc., powered the biggest high tech wedding of the year. The Knot's "Dream Wedding" was held at the picturesque estate of Chateau St. Jean Winery in Sonoma County's Wine Country. With the high-speed Internet provided by Vista the wedding was able to stream the event live on a global scale. The wedding was designed to showcase various cutting edge devices and Internet based technology, creating a high tech experience for everyone involved. Among others, the showcase included multiple drones, a mobile robotic camera, a robotic bartender, GoPro cameras, and discreet heart monitors to record the bride and groom's emotional states throughout the event.
With the 30 Mbps symmetrical Internet provided by Vista the event was seamlessly broadcasted live to an estimated 300,000 viewers worldwide. Three cameramen were on site delivering video feed over Vista's network to a live stream on TheKnot.com. The bride, groom, and officiate of the ceremony all wore wireless microphones that delivered the audio for The Knot's live stream.
Anja Winikka, Site Director for The Knot commented, "It's important to have a wedding that reflects the couple. There are many useful technologies that we could highlight and showcase, but we wanted to focus on what mattered to the couple most, and what was most practical to the wedding." The Knot truly created a personalized experience for the couple when they brought in a robot by Double Robotics. The robot attended the ceremony in place of the bride's mother, who was ill and unable to attend in person. The robot delivered live video and audio feed to the mother who watched remotely nearly 500 miles away. The bride's mother was also able to control the movements of the robot, allowing her to feel as though she was right there with them.
The high-speed Internet circuit provided at the event is part of Vista's Event Services product, which is available to businesses all throughout the North Bay, even in remote locations. It features the ability to deliver high-speed Internet to a location for short-term use. This is a service that compliments the beautiful wine country and the various events that take place year-round. This service has also proven valuable for disaster recovery, or emergency circuit needs.
"I've worked with Vista in the past and was always impressed," said Mary Jo Dale, Chateau St. Jean's Senior Brand Director. "I knew that we could rely on Vista to power this key event. They enabled the bride and groom to truly enjoy their dream wedding."
The high-speed circuit was delivered wirelessly via Vista's AirFiber network. This wireless connection backhauls into a fiber optic core that allows Vista to deliver fiber optic grade Internet at a fraction of the cost. Because it is delivered wirelessly Vista is able to reach remote locations, like Chateau St. Jean, and deliver reliable high-speed circuits to those locations.
Vista Broadband Completes Network Capacity Upgrades in Petaluma
January 22, 2015
Vista Broadband has completed increasing its network capacity at our main infrastructure sites in Petaluma. Vista's unique, highly diverse network design utilizes a combination of licensed microwave and optical fiber technologies to create the ultimate Internet service offered to our customers. As a Business Class Internet Service Provider, our specialized and privately owned infrastructure was designed to deliver the best Internet service as possible for businesses.
Challenge Outdated T1 and Fiber Contracts
November 10, 2014
We invite customers to bring us their old T1 and fiber contracts and let our team work to beat the current cost and service. Position your company to scale up quickly and easily with just a phone call. Increase your speed to meet your needs either temporarily or permanently. The value Vista brings to you goes beyond just bandwidth, it brings a personalized level of service that shows customers we have their backs so they can focus on what's most important; success.
Not All Wireless Is The Same
August 4, 2014
Not all service is the same, and not all providers put the same philosophy into their operation. While any provider can put up equipment and charge for an uncertain level of service, Vista understands that true guaranteed delivery requires the best equipment, careful infrastructure engineering, and the absolute know-how to maintain premium service levels. At the end of the day it's not just our network and team we are proud of, but your success and satisfaction as well.
Vista Broadband Helps Save the Petaluma Fireworks Again!
June 16, 2014
We've done it again! We are proud to announce that Vista has once again partnered with Sonoma Media Group for the second year in their work to preserve the Petaluma 4th of July fireworks show. We are looking forward to another amazing PTown4th and to seeing you all there too!
About PTown 4th
Don't miss a spectacular Fireworks Display after an afternoon of All-American family fun in the sun at Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds in Petaluma! The 2nd Annual PTown 4th of July celebration powered by Vista Broadband Networks and others begins at 5pm with great food vendors, beer & wine and a great kids activity area that comes with admission! Enjoy live music from "Paulie's Garage"; one of Sonoma County's favorite bands performing all the best classic hits from pop to country to classic rock from all genres! Plus great contests & prizes - raffle - vendors - food & beverages - beer & wine - dancing and more! 97.7 The River will be on site broadcasting live and giving everyone a chance to win great prizes! There will be a raffle on site benefiting local charities as well. Fireworks will begin at 9:30 or dusk weather permitting. To find out more about the PTown4th check out the information at 97.7 The River
Vista Broadband Partners with KZST To Live Stream the Annual Secret Santa Program
December 4, 2013
For the 7th consecutive year, Vista Broadband Networks, Inc. has partnered with KZST's Annual Secret Santa Program. Vista Broadband will provide a live web stream of the Secret Santa event, hosted at Santa Rosa Plaza, which can be viewed from Thursday, December 19th at 6am until Friday, December 20th at 9am. The 2013 live web stream can be viewed anywhere by clicking the following link: 2013 KZST Secret Santa
About KZST/Sonoma County's Secret Santa Program
Sonoma County’s Secret Santa program is a partnership of KZST Radio Station and The Volunteer Center of Sonoma County, PLUS over 100 business sponsors located throughout the county, including Vista Broadband Networks. The program help ensure that Sonoma County citizens who would not otherwise have a holiday gift, are able to smile and have hope during the holiday season. For more information, please visit: http://www.kzst.com/santa/secretsanta.php
Vista Broadband Introduces New Anti-SPAM Service
October 7, 2013
Vista Broadband has introduced a new robust anti-SPAM server for its email services! This will provide a much more pleasant email experience with less SPAM cluttering your inbox! Customers on Vista’s email service will need to subscribe to our new anti-spam services and instructions on how to subscribe can be found on our website at Vista Broadband Customer Support under Email. We urge our customers to take advantage of this great new service as soon as possible. For our customers with hosted domains, our technical support team will only migrate your domain to the new service once a time has been scheduled with your designated technical support contact on the account. Please call us to schedule your migration today! (707) 527-9475.
Vista Broadband Begins Offering Pet Insurance to Employees
September 27, 2013
Vista Broadband Networks, Inc. has joined the ranks of one in three Fortune 500 companies and has decided to offer their employees Pet Insurance. The cost of veterinary care can be quite prohibitive and this excellent coverage will allow Vista’s employees, that choose to participate, an opportunity to defer the costs of pet healthcare. Since the official Pet Insurance policy was instated at Vista Broadband on August 6, 2013, it has already come in handy for one lucky employee. Donna Cochran, Vista’s office manager, purchased her Pet Insurance policy the day the policy was instated and it wasn’t a moment too soon. Fourteen days after purchasing her policy one of her dogs, Bentley, tore his ACL and required a very costly surgery. Had Mrs. Cochran not had Pet Insurance, thanks to Vista Broadband, the surgery would have cost her nearly $5,000 but instead cost her a minimal deductible amount. “Because I consider my pets my children, there was no doubt that I would choose to have the surgery required to repair Bentley’s torn ACL, regardless of cost. However, with the insurance, my out-of-pocket expense was only a $250.00 deductible. Needless to say, this was much easier on my budget than the full cost of the surgery. I am so grateful to be employed at Vista Broadband. Besides working with a team that I love, I also have an excellent benefit package that includes pet insurance for my two dogs.” In a time that companies are looking to save money by cutting or reducing benefits offered to their employees, Vista Broadband truly is an exception to the rule and considers the welfare of their employees and their families (pets included!), to be a top priority.
Vista Broadband Sponsors the 2013 Sonoma County Fair
July 15, 2013
Are you ready? The Sonoma County Fair is coming to town again! Vista Broadband has teamed up with the Sonoma County Fairgrounds to sponsor the 2013 festivities and we could not be more excited! Whether you go for the rides, races, flower show, animals, or the showcase booths at Grace Pavilion; there is something for everyone to enjoy at the Sonoma County Fair! Vista will be providing its premium high-speed wireless Internet for fair staff to use at key ticket scanning locations as well as bandwidth for KZST’s live broadcast. Look for us on banners and ad displays!
About Sonoma County Fair
The Sonoma County Fair is among our region’s most time-honored and cherished traditions. Throughout the last 75 years, the Sonoma County Fair has grown to become one of the most popular in the state, famous for its top quality horse racing, stunning flower show, and constant innovations in family entertainment. They continue in their unswerving commitment to showcase and provide education on the wealth of our agricultural community while celebrating the talents of our community. The Fair will run from July 25th – August 11th, 2013 (Closed Mondays). To find out more about the 2013 Sonoma County Fair please visit Sonoma County Fair .
Vista Broadband Helps Save the Petaluma Fireworks
July 1, 2013
As a locally owned and operated company, we are proud to be a part of the community and events that make this such a great place to live! We are proud to announce that Vista has partnered with Sonoma Media Group in their work to preserve the Petaluma 4th of July fireworks show. We are looking forward to PTown4th and to seeing you all there!
About PTown 4th
A new locally owned radio station group has come forward to guarantee Petaluma a fireworks display at the Sonoma Marin Fairgrounds this Fourth of July. Newly created Sonoma Media Group, acquiring five local radio stations: Froggy 92.9, 97.7 The River, Hot 101.7, Mix 104.9, and News Talk 1350 KSRO is funding the fireworks display. The Petaluma Fireworks was in jeopardy of cancellation this year because the city had been unable to fit the traditional display into the Fairgrounds site, or identify an alternate location. With new development around the Fairgrounds, the space available for the required fall-out safety zone was at issue.The festivities at the Fairgrounds, to be called PTown4th, will start at about 3PM with family games provided by the City’s Parks and Recreation Department. Live music will start at about 6 with the fireworks sometime after 9. Food vendors will be open at 4 and beer vendors at 5.
All five radio stations will broadcast live from the event, and will customize music programming to go with the fireworks. To find out more about the PTown4th check out their website at PTown4th.
Vista Broadband Completes Network Capacity Upgrades in Santa Rosa
June 7, 2013
Vista Broadband has improved the speeds offered over its dedicated microwave Internet service for customers in the Santa Rosa area! We are pleased to announce that our standard business class microwave now features a guaranteed 40Mbps/40Mbps service with low latency transport through its Highly Diverse infrastructure of FCC Licensed Microwave and Optical Fiber. With its improved speed offering, Vista’s business microwave offers a cost effective and quickly scalable solution to replace old expensive T1 and fiber services. Businesses can now benefit from excellent speeds, latency, and monthly cost while positioning to grow into higher bandwidth requirements quickly and seamlessly.
Being a champion means being a WIMP!
April 4, 2013
Web & Interactive Media Professional (WIMP) is hosting an event at the Sonoma Mountain Business Cluster on April 6th 2013 from 12:00pm - 6:00pm. The event, dubbed "Wimp Gives", is produced by Sonoma County’s most reputable group of Internet Industry professionals. It offers opportunities to WIMP members to join a team of fellow website building pros and partners them with local non-profits with a mission of building them a new website from the ground up in just one day! Additionally, the event also hopes to provide higher visibility to some of the up and coming and lesser known non-profits in the area.
Vista Broadband, in its ongoing support of the Sonoma County Business Cluster, is proud to be a sponsor of WIMP Gives and will be providing free high speed Internet access and WiFi coverage during the event. As part of the WIMP Gives event, each website will be judged and the winner will be awarded free web hosting at Vista Broadband for life!
Want to find out more about WIMP or how to join? http://www.beawimp.org/
Learn more about WIMP Gives http://gives.beawimp.org/
Vista Broadband Completes Network Capacity Upgrades in Dry Creek & Marin County
March 18, 2013
Vista Broadband has completed increasing its network capacity at our main infrastructure sites in Healdsburg. In addition to expanding our capacity in Healdsburg we have also fortified/upgraded the main path and backups throughout Dry Creek Valley. In addition to the upgrades done in Healdsburg, Vista has also upgraded our network capacity in Marin County.
Vista Broadband Completes Long Run UPS Rollouts
January 15, 2013
Vista Broadband recently completed rolling out long run uninterruptible power supplies (UPS’) at infrastructure points all over Vista's own industry unique, cross media meshed, redundant microwave and fiber core backbone.
Vista Broadband Partners with KZST for Annual Secret Santa Program
December 19, 2012
It’s that time of year again! Vista Broadband Networks, Inc. has once again joined KZST’s Annual Secret Santa Program for the 6th year in a row. Vista will provide live web stream of the Secret Santa event which takes place at the Santa Rosa Plaza. This year’s live web stream will be viewable at
http://www.kzst.com/santa/secretsanta.php
About KZST/Sonoma County's Secret Santa Program
Sonoma County’s Secret Santa program is a partnership of KZST Radio Station and The Volunteer Center of Sonoma County, PLUS over 100 business sponsors located throughout the county, including Vista Broadband Networks. The program help ensure that Sonoma County citizens who would not otherwise have a holiday gift, are able to smile and have hope during the holiday season.
Vista Broadband Upgrades Network Capacity in Kenwood, Sonoma, and Napa
June 7, 2012
Vista Broadband has recently completed network upgrades in Kenwood, Sonoma, and Napa. This latest upgrade has increased Vista’s capacity, bringing new and existing customers unprecedented speeds and scalability. This option is not available to DSL, T1, DS3, or Cable Internet customers. Vista’s guaranteed speeds allow businesses of all sizes to be able to run their office(s) without missing a beat.
Vista Broadband & CMC Provide Live Web Stream of State of the County Address
January 12, 2012
Vista Broadband Networks, Inc. and our partner, Community Media Center of the North Bay, have collaborated once again to provide a live web stream of the annual State of the County Address. This year’s live web stream will be viewable from anywhere on January 13, 2012. http://cmctv.vistabroadband.com .
About CMCNB
The Community Media Center of the North Bay is a non-profit organization that provides production tools, training, and services, as well as community cable channel access to North Bay residents, non-profit organizations, educators, and local government departments. CMCNB channels offer non-commercial programming by, for, and about the people of the North Bay. To find out more about CMCNB check out their website at www.communitymedia.org.
Vista Broadband Partners with KZST for Annual Secret Santa Program
December 20, 2011
For the 5th year, Vista Broadband Networks, Inc. has joined KZST’s Annual Secret Santa Program, providing a live web stream of the event which takes place at the Santa Rosa Plaza in downtown Santa Rosa. This year’s live web stream will be viewable from anywhere around the globe on KZST’s website.
http://www.kzst.com/santa/secretsanta.php
Vista Broadband Expands Further North in Napa Valley
July 11, 2011
Vista Broadband has expanded their network once again! We are excited to announce new coverage and faster speeds in the northern parts of Napa Valley including Yountville, Rutherford, & St. Helena. Customers in the Northern Napa Valley can now take advantage of all Vista has to offer including: speeds from 1Mbps to 10Gbps, Fiber Optic backbone & connections, VistaHD Solutions (Highly Diverse), Remote Data Backup Services, VPN & VoIP ready connections, Disaster Preparedness, Domain, Email, & Web Hosting, Collocation Solutions, Mobile/Remote Event Services, and more!
Vista Broadband Networks & CMC Provide Live Web Stream of 2011 Rose Parade
May 21, 2011
Vista Broadband Networks, Inc. and The Community Media Center of the North Bay have teamed for the third year in a row to provide a live web stream of the annual Luther Burbank Rose Parade. This year’s live web stream will be viewable around the world starting at 10am on Saturday, May 21, 2011 located at http://cmctv.vistabroadband.com .
This year’s theme “Rose Town Hoedown" marks the 117th anniversary of the annual Luther Burbank Rose Parade in Courthouse Square in downtown Santa Rosa. For more information on the parade line up and for an additional link to the Vista-CMC web-stream, check out their website at www.roseparadefestival.com.
About CMCNB
The Community Media Center of the North Bay is a non-profit organization that provides production tools, training, and services, as well as community cable channel access to North Bay residents, non-profit organizations, educators, and local government departments. CMCNB channels offer non-commercial programming by, for, and about the people of the North Bay. To find out more about CMCNB check out their website at www.communitymedia.org.
Vista Broadband Networks’ Highly Diverse Fiber Optic Business Solution
January 5, 2010
Vista Broadband Networks, Inc., Northern California’s largest pure, fixed wireless and fiber Internet Service Provider (ISP) for business, is proud to introduce VistaHD, a Highly Diverse economical business Internet service package that creates true diverse transport media and multiple geographically diverse paths from your facility through their infrastructure and into the Internet backbone at speeds and reliability second to none. This is accomplished with an award winning tested architecture strategically utilizing, two very powerful technologies: Vista’s own designed and constructed high speed microwave wireless and physical fiber optic connections. “Our own infrastructure powerfully offers VistaHD solutions that have been designed specifically for businesses that rely on Internet access for critical operations. Companies can no longer afford to stay bound to the limitations of a single conventional media Internet connection. This now gives a business the ability to meet the heavy, no outage demands of today’s applications, while preparing it to seamlessly scale into the future, and that is exactly what VistaHD brings to any organization" adds Vista Solution Specialist Anthony Adams. Customers using VistaHD services have expressed their extreme satisfaction with Vista’s service since they not only offer their business blazing fast speeds, but also demonstrate no outages – all with excellent 24/7 proactive technical services as well. “Vista’s staff is very knowledgeable, professional, prompt, courteous and, above all, respectful to their clients. If there are questions or concerns they are addressed quickly and in an orderly fashion. This has always been the case for our account even back when we only subscribed to a handful of services" says Ascentia Wine Estates IT Director Art Ochoa. All of the VistaHD solutions can be installed in days (sometimes hours) and include a fully configured and serviced high-end Cisco router that provides true “end to end" managed services to your business as part of the service. Using this most advanced, yet simple and elegant design to assure seamless and automatic switchover from one media to the other for both inbound and outbound traffic allows for many customers to qualify for Vista’s industry leading 100% uptime Service Level Agreement guarantee. VistaHD service configuration will not only provide for uninterrupted onsite access to the Internet, it will also provide your onsite computers to be always available from the outside Internet world, seamlessly and smoothly while using classic, proven static DNS entries for the IPs or with direct access to each static IP address.
Vista Broadband & CMC Provide Live Web-cast of 2009 Hand-Car Regatta
September 11, 2009
The 2009 Great West End & Railroad Square Hand-Car Regatta & Exposition of Mechanical and Artistic Wonders will be available to view via live web-cast courtesy of the Community Media Center of Santa Rosa and Vista Broadband Networks. Although, this is the second year of this annual event, this is the first year that the event will be web-casted live. This groundbreaking live web-cast will allow curious observers, art enthusiasts, music fans, and race aficionados from across the world to bear witness to this unique event.
The 2009 Hand-Car Regatta & Exposition includes a variety of activities including Hand-Built Railcar Races, Arts, Performances, Live Music, Crafts, Fine Foods, Costumes & more! This exciting celebration can be viewed via live web-cast at the Community Media Center of Santa Rosa website www.communitymedia.org from 11am to 6pm on Sunday September 27th, 2009. This event is free to the public and takes place at Railroad Square in Santa Rosa, CA between 4th / 5th Streets & Wilson Street. For an additional link to the live web-cast and for more information about the event, check out the Hand-Car Regatta’s website at www.handcarregatta.com.
Vista Broadband Networks and CMC have recently web-cast several local events including the 2009 Luther Burbank Rose Parade & Festival and the 2009 Santa Rosa High School Graduation. With the combination of CMC’s production equipment and expertise, and Vista Broadband Networks vast high speed business quality networks’ the two organizations have teamed up once again to donate their services for this year’s web-cast of the Hand-Car Regatta.
About CMC
The Community Media Center of Santa Rosa is a non-profit organization that provides tools, training, and community cable channel access to Sonoma County residents, non-profit organizations, educators, and local government departments. CMC channels offer non-commercial programming by, for, and about the people of Sonoma County.
Vista Broadband Continues To Sponsor Sonoma Mountain Business Cluster
August 24, 2009
Vista Broadband has long been a sponsor of the Sonoma Mountain Business Cluster (SMBC). Vista provides a full package of services to both SMBC and all of its tenants, including internet access service, remote telecommuting, web presence, and other valuable options. According to Scott Mindemann, Chairman, Co-Founder and CEO of Vista Broadband, "Our long-standing relationship with the Sonoma Mountain Business Cluster is important to us, because we believe in the entrepreneurial spirit that powers this community. We are very excited to be offering our Vista HD service that contributes both our ultrafast fiber-optic and our nimble microwave infrastructures to the success of these new businesses." Vista Broadband is honored to partner with SMBC and enable current technology entrepreneurs to be successful now and in the future.
About SMBC
The Sonoma Mountain Business Cluster (SMBC) is a non-profit business incubator specializing in sustainable resources and socially-relevant technologies. Its function is to assist entrepreneurs and startup companies in achieving success through provision of: mentoring and coaching, a supportive service network, an intellectual and entrepreneurial environment, educational and networking events, contact to investment capital, and an affordable full-featured physical infrastructure.
Vista Broadband Expands into Sonoma Valley
July 31, 2009
Vista Broadband has expanded their network! Vista Broadband is excited to now offer coverage in the city of Sonoma and the surrounding area including Yountville and Rutherford. This latest expansion has increased our capacity and coverage area, giving new and existing customers unprecedented speeds and scalability compared to DSL, T1, DS3, or Cable Internet delivery solutions. MultiMegabit - up to Gigabit Internet access speeds are now available in this area to be delivered to businesses at a cost effective, competitive fee. With Vista's new gigabit capacity speeds available in the Sonoma Valley, Sonoma customers can now get their data communication needs met and surpassed with Vista Broadband's high quality team. Vista Broadband uses next generation technology to deliver the fastest, most reliable Internet access solutions to your business. A full service ISP, Vista Broadband, offers an array of products and services including: speeds from 1Mbps to 1Gbps, Fiber Optic backbone & connections, VistaHD Solutions (Highly Diverse), Remote Data Backup Services, VPN & VoIP ready connections, Disaster Preparedness, Domain, Email, & Web Hosting, Collocation Solutions, Mobile/Remote Event Services, and more!
Vista Broadband Announces New VistaHD Solution
July 16, 2009
Vista has recently released a new line of Internet access products that break past the limitations of traditional copper and fiber in what they have branded as the Highly Diverse (HD) solution offering called VistaHD. By offering flexible and diverse solutions that utilize microwave wireless, fiber-optic and T1 circuits in custom tailored solutions designed specifically for the business customer, VistaHD delivers a new class of Internet service that ranges from symmetrical speeds of 1Mbps on up to 10Gbps, all over multiple low latency paths within their privately owned and operating infrastructure. Wireless "air" equivalents also bring powerful and scalable products such as Vista AirFiber and VistaSuperT (T1) that break past the limitations of their traditional counterparts in both geographical reach and scalability. Companies once out of reach of business class high-speed Internet solutions can now benefit from the long reach of VistaHD and custom tailor their service to meet current bandwidth requirements, while positioning themselves to scale seamlessly to meet future demands as well.
Vista Broadband Completes Fortification of Napa Network
February 16, 2009
Vista has completed a re-vamp and fortification of their Napa Valley network. This latest expansion has increased Vista's capacity, giving new and existing customers unprecedented speeds and scalability compared to DSL, T1, DS3, or Cable Internet delivery solutions. MultiMegabit - up to Gigabit Internet access speeds are now available to be delivered to businesses at a cost effective, competitive fee. "The technology and coverage area we now have in Napa is something that our customers wanted, and we delivered to give them what they wanted; a fast reliable connection delivered through our own multifaceted infrastructure to achieve an uninterrupted high speed service for today's demanding business end user" says founder and CEO Scott Mindemann. Vista's new large capacity presence in Napa is now fully operational and backed by Vista's own industry unique, cross media meshed, redundant microwave and fiber core backbone. Vista's novel architecture provides seamless rerouting of traffic to avoid any nature instigated or manmade interruption such that all customers always receive uninterrupted service. Vista, now serving Sonoma, Marin & Napa counties is a pioneering leader in fixed wireless and fiber optic broadband delivery. Vista is dedicated to providing secure, reliable, and cost effective solutions that are easily scaled to meet customer's changing needs. According to Napa Chamber's CEO, Kate King, "With the Napa chamber's office equipped with Vista Broadband, it makes it easy to highly recommend their new high capacity business class service to any current or new members". With Vista's new gigabit capacity speeds available in the Napa Valley, Napa customers can now get their data communication needs met and surpassed with Vista Broadband's high quality team. With just a phone call Vista's Rapid Deployment Team can be en route to meet and install your high speed Internet.
Vista Begins Deployment of its Remote Camera Solutions
March 6, 2007
Vista has just began deployment of its next generation remote camera solutions with a turn-key project for the for the County of Sonoma. We have 3 county traffic cameras running so far, with more on the way.
