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  1. Coming (but not soon) to a mobile device near you: 5G
    Twenty years ago, mobile data was information that people compiled in notebooks and carried around with them. The definition began changing in the 1990s when digital cellular networks started going mainstream.
  2. SDN’s first CEO proud of what the company has become
    “SDN Communications is now, as it should be, a hugely successful, robust business, and one of the most significant South Dakota corporations,” says SDN's first CEO, Rich Scott.
  3. SDN’s first 25 years include several significant milestones
    The creation of the South Dakota Network 25 years ago marked the start of the company that does business today as SDN Communications. SDN has become the premier, regional provider of broadband connectivity and related technology services for businesses.
  4. SDN and Minnesota telecoms embark on historic expansion
    SDN Communications’ broadband network is about to become a significantly bigger and more widely available vehicle for regional business communications. Six independent telephone companies in southern Minnesota and one in Iowa are partnering with South Dakota-based SDN to improve connectivity and Internet options for business customers in both states.
  5. Gary Fischer’s high level of expertise helps SDN clients
    Gary Fischer is in the prime of his high-tech career. But he remembers when 70-megabyte hard drives were about the size of a coffee table and hauling them around was a two-person job. Now, portable hard drives with thousands of times more storage capacity are about the size and weight of a cellphone.
  6. Construction work led J.J. Anderson to career in telecom
    He found a good place for his interests and skills with SDN Communications as a wholesale carrier relations executive at the company’s headquarters in Sioux Falls. As part of the wholesale services team, Anderson works with SDN’s member companies as well as regional and national carriers.
  7. Five steps businesses can take to prepare for disaster
    Up to 40 percent of businesses disrupted by natural disasters or human-caused problems never reopen, according to the Insurance Information Institute. Customers probably will sympathize with a business that gets shut down, but if they have to wait too long for a needed product or service, they are likely to go to a competitor.
  8. FFM banks gain confidence with continuity help from SDN
    Technology executives with First Farmers & Merchants Bank feel confident with SDN Communications helping keep their network running. We went with SDN last year. It was really the first time we went with anyone local. It's been awesome, says Darlene Gonnerman, senior network administrator for FFM.
  9. SDN’s wholesale services help carriers optimize networks
    The vast majority of wireless phone calls made in South Dakota travel at least part of their journey on fiber owned by SDN Communications. With an increasing amount of electronic information moving from mobile devices and on the Internet, wholesale services are a growing part of SDN’s business.
  10. SDN helps Premier Bankcard keep critical data secure
    SDN helps Premier Bankcard keep critical data secure
  11. How the Internet helps boost agriculture productivity
    How the Internet helps boost agriculture productivity
  12. 8 Ways Managed Firewall service can help protect your business
    8 Ways Managed Firewall service can help protect your business
  13. July 17, 2013 proclaimed Mark Shlanta Day at SDN
    July 17, 2013 proclaimed Mark Shlanta Day at SDN
  14. With SDN providing service, First Premier’s CEO has fewer worries
    With SDN providing service, First Premier’s CEO has fewer worries
  15. Three ways SDN’s broadband and services impact your life
    Three ways SDN’s broadband and services impact your life
  16. Broadband connectivity helps boost agricultural productivity
    Broadband connectivity helps boost agricultural productivity
  17. Meet SDN's Bloggers
    Rob Swenson is a freelance corporate writer and a veteran journalist. Guest blogger Greg Dean has served as the Director of Industry Relations for the South Dakota Telecommunications Association since 1999.
  18. Sioux Falls is a good location for data centers, industry expert says
    Sioux Falls is a good location for data centers, industry expert says
  19. Weather, power rates make Sioux Falls great site for data centers
    Weather, power rates make Sioux Falls great site for data centers
  20. SDN Communications wraps up construction work on stimulus project
    SDN Communications wraps up construction work on stimulus project