Velocity Broadband FAQs
What's so great about Fiber?
Fiber optic internet dramatically increases speed and reliability for maximum broadband productivity. Velocity Broadband's fiber network enables users to take advantage of high-speed Internet at competitive prices.
- Fiber offers the fastest internet speeds available!
- Symmetrical speeds – enjoy the same download and upload speeds
- Reliable and resilient
- Optical fibers transmit light signals which move faster than traditional or copper cable. Fiber uses light signals to carry internet data, which optimizes data transmission over long distances
Who is Velocity Broadband?
Velocity Broadband is the name of the fiber optic internet service built by and managed by the City of Hudson. As one of Ohio's first Gigabit cities, Hudson offers high-speed, 100% fiber-optic broadband and voice services to our local businesses and a growing number of residents. Offering ultra-fast, reliable, and affordable internet and voice services. We empower our local businesses to excel in today's high-speed, data-driven world.
City-owned and operated Velocity Broadband provides speeds up to 10 Gigabits! Velocity Broadband is not just for Hudson Businesses; we also offer Internet services to Residents in select areas, with more on the way, for only $68 a month! Learn more here.
Why Velocity Broadband?
With Velocity Broadband, you can connect, download, game and communicate with ease!
- Velocity Broadband's 100% fiber-optic broadband network has a secure and stable Hudson based data operations center.
- Enjoy local Hudson customer service. Our specialists will work to give you the best service from sign-ups, to installation, and beyond.
- Flexible and Customizable: We can quickly and easily turn your bandwidth up or down to meet your business needs,
- Business customers depend on speeds of 250Mbps up to 10 Gig. Residential services starts at 1 Gig with higher speeds coming soon.
- Value Added Opportunities: We also provide dark fiber, redundant fiber, and dedicated fiber options for business customers. Many major employers require this tier of service to support critical operations.
Is Velocity Broadband Available to Residents?
Residential Expansion is underway offering Velocity Broadband 1 Gig service to residents and home offices for only $68 a month! Click the Bird to find out more. 
What are Voice Services?
Velocity Broadband offers phone services for Business and Residential customers. The same great quality service you've come to expect from out Internet service, is available for Phone as well. Running on the same great fiber network! For more detailed info CLICK HERE
Do you have a referral program?
For Current Velocity Business Customers: Receive $50 off your next bill for each Hudson business that signs up for Velocity Broadband service from your referral.
Make sure they mention your name when signing up for service so you will receive credit. The $50 credit will be issued on your first bill after the new customer's service has been activated.
There is no limit to the number of referrals that can be given, however monthly credit is limited to the highest value of the referrers' monthly bill (before taxes and fees.)
Only current Velocity Broadband customers are eligible for referral credit.
For a software company like ours where reliable and affordable broadband is crucial to almost everything we do, we feel very fortunate and "internet rich" to be benefactors of such excellent service. Kudos to the City of Hudson for having the insight and savvy to capitalize on this opportunity to serve its businesses.Managing Director at Informediate Mark D. Kaucic