Pecan Street Networks Delivers 1.8 Gbps to East Austin's Previously Dead Zones

Pecan Street Networks activated its first 500 Austin households on new mmWave mesh nodes on July 1, bringing average download speeds of 1.8 Gbps to addresses along East Cesar Chavez Street and near the Mueller neighborhood.

The rollout arrives as Austin households add more connected devices for remote work and streaming, pushing legacy cable networks past capacity during peak evening hours. City records show permit applications for new fiber drops rose 38 percent between January and May 2026 compared with the same period last year.

Local rollout reaches East Austin and the Domain

Technicians completed node installations last week at the corner of East 7th Street and Waller Creek, then moved north to serve apartment complexes near the Domain shopping district. The company partnered with the Austin Public Library system to place additional rooftop units on the Central Library building, giving free public Wi-Fi access to patrons who previously relied on slower library hotspots.

Businesses along South Lamar Boulevard have signed up for commercial tiers that guarantee symmetric upload speeds, a feature the city’s economic development office highlighted in its June report on tech-sector retention. Residents in the Holly neighborhood, long served by older coaxial lines, report cutting monthly bills from $85 to $49 after switching.

Performance data and next steps

Internal testing logs released by the company show median latency of 9 milliseconds across 200 test points measured between June 15 and July 5. That figure undercuts the 22-millisecond average recorded on the dominant cable provider’s network in the same zip codes during the same window.

Interested Austin residents can check availability on the company’s site by entering an address and schedule a no-cost site survey within five business days. The service requires a one-time $99 installation fee and a 12-month contract, after which month-to-month options become available.