Project THOR is a local government owned, privately managed open access middle mile transport network. The network was developed to bring reliable, affordable, accessible broadband to communities and service providers in NW Colorado.

The network delivers point-to-point and point-to-multipoint (Port to Port) transport services and discounted IP bandwidth to communities and service providers at community Meet Me Centers and Meet Points.

Project THOR is built using carrier class hardware and software from Ciena and Ekiniops, the network is designed to deliver fully resilient network services to all our Meet Me Centers allowing for high quality, reliable services that ensures customer satisfaction.

Project THOR has facilities at 910 Telecom in Denver for peering and interconnection with other Colorado public broadband and education network initiatives.

If you are a community interested in connecting to Project THOR, please reach out to Nate Walowitz. Pricing is available from individual Meet Me Center Hosts at multiple price points based on bandwidth and quality of service levels.

THOR 2.0

From 2023 to 2024, NWCCOG utilized a DOLA 100% Grant originally awarded in 2022 to extend the CDOT IRU and upgrade nearly all of the network equipment.  The upgrades created significantly more capacity on the existing fiber circuits, created additional resilient paths and technologies.  The upgraded also connected the other regions on the Western Slope to Denver through Project THOR.  The final grant amount was just under $2.4 million dollars.