Telecommunications
Controlling the 860 miles of transmission lines in western Iowa is the full-time job of the NIPCO system dispatchers. They use a computerized control system and a telecommunications network to provide the reliable electric service consumers need in the 21st century.
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With an eye on the future, NIPCO Development Corporation (NDC) has installed more than 500 miles of fiber optic* wire on its existing transmission system. This fiber cable supports the communications backbone for NIPCO's core electric business as well as a Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) to provide a variety of telecommunications services throughout western Iowa.
NIPCO employs all of the talented people it takes to install, operate and maintain this complex telecommunications network. We have been leaders in using the network for load management, remote meter reading, digital networks and control technology.
Our role has always been to help rural Iowans. The member cooperatives of NIPCO revolutionized the rural economy more than 60 years ago by bringing electricity to homes. Now NIPCO is bringing telecommunications services to western Iowa.
Fiber Optic Capacity Available
NIPCO provides fiber optic capacity through its subsidiary, NIPCO Development Corporation (NDC). Telecommunications services are available into the cities of Omaha, Nebraska, Sioux City, Iowa, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Among the services included are DSO, T1, DS3, and Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) interconnectivity.
NDC's fiber optic rings consist of approximately 550 miles of cable. Fiber optic telecommunications are monitored 24 x 7 from NIPCO's network operations center near Le Mars, Iowa.
Fiber Network Map
- View map of the rings and their proximity to communities in western Iowa.
Fiber Services Brochure
- Read more about fiber splicing and management services.