What are key demographics of Sarasota, Florida?
Demographic Report - Income Report
Demographic Report - Age Report
Digital Evolution Model Map 2007
Demographic Report - Median Age Map 2008
Demographic Report - Median Household Income Map
Why is Sarasota, Florida a good choice for Google?
Sarasota would make the perfect place to deploy the first network, because we have been a test market before. In 1996, Comcast chose
Sarasota based on its research as the first market to deploy their broadband network. The economics have been proven to be
better in Sarasota due to our infrastructure, density and terrain.
Secondly, Sarasota is a dynamic community with a growing technology and creative industry. It is home to one of the top digital arts schools in the nation - Ringling College of Art and Design. It is home to a variety of research organizations including Mote Marine Laboratory. And most importantly, Sarasota embraces art, education and preservation of our planet. We are proud to be the city FPL (Florida Power and Light) selected to built their largest solar plant.
Thirdly, Sarasota has an unbeatable quality of life which includes year-around great weather, beautiful beaches, and an amazing community of people from all over the country.
What broadband applications do you feel are relevant in Sarasota, Florida?
The top three applications that could leverage ultra-broadband would be 1) Digital / Film production 2) Healthcare and 3) Research and Development. Our film and digital production industry is growing in strength, primarily because of Ringling College. Moving massive files, specifically movies to production teams across the country is one of many applications that require broadband. In Healthcare, Sarasota has one of the best clusters of Health
care facilities, professionals and businesses in the nation. Due to its large aging population, applications like remote-home monitoring or sharing x-ray images over the web are applications. Finally, research organizations like Mote or technology companies like Star2Star, Fast Pitch and Integraclick all require ultra-broadband to do remote development and also handle the millions of connections from users all over the world.
