If you live or run a business near Ephrata, Gap, Oxford, Buck, or New Holland, your internet options may have just changed. Upward Broadband, the family-owned fixed wireless provider based in Lancaster, PA, has completed major tower upgrades across all five sites, bringing speeds up to 1 Gigabit per second to more than 92,000 newly reachable homes and businesses throughout Lancaster and Chester County.
That’s more than triple the number of local addresses Upward Broadband could reach before, and over 68,000 of those newly eligible locations are right here in Lancaster County.
What Changed: Trees No Longer Block Your Signal
For rural households across South Central PA, the biggest obstacle to fast internet has rarely been distance. It’s been trees.
Upward Broadband’s previous equipment needed a clear line of sight between its towers and a customer’s home, so a stand of woods between your house and the nearest tower often meant the answer was no. The company’s new Next-Generation Fixed Wireless technology solves that problem — it can now punch through tree cover and other obstructions that used to rule out service entirely.
“In the past, if trees stood between your house or business and our tower, we often had to turn you away,” said Jordan Drexel, President of Upward Broadband. “Now we can cut through those obstructions and deliver high-speed internet to previously unreachable homes and businesses.”
In plain terms: if you were told no in the past because of trees, it’s worth checking your address again.
Towns within The Upgraded Coverage Area
The upgraded towers extend well beyond their namesake towns. Depending on your exact address and line of sight, you may now be eligible for service if you’re near:
- Oxford tower area (southern Chester County): Oxford, Nottingham, Avondale, Cochranville, Lincoln University
- Buck tower area (southern Lancaster County): Quarryville, Kirkwood, Conestoga, Willow Street, Strasburg
- Ephrata tower area (northern Lancaster County): Ephrata, Adamstown, Reamstown, Denver, Brownstown
- Gap and Welsh Mountain tower areas (eastern Lancaster County): Gap, New Holland, Leola, Terre Hill, East Earl
This isn’t an exhaustive list of our coverage, and grouping by nearest tower is a general guide, not a guarantee. Eligibility always comes down to your specific address, so the surest way to know is to check it directly.
The Numbers Behind the Upgrade
- 92,000+ newly reachable homes and businesses across the upgraded Lancaster-area towers, up from about 35,000 before the upgrade — more than tripling Upward Broadband’s footprint in Lancaster, Lebanon, and Chester Counties.
- 68,000+ of those newly reachable locations sit within Lancaster County itself.
- Speeds up to 1 Gig, starting at 100 Mbps, roughly 10 times faster than the legacy network’s 25–100 Mbps cap.
- 46+ towers across 12+ counties in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia company-wide, reaching more than 200,000 locations today, with more on the way as additional towers are scheduled for construction and upgrades.
Still the Same Local, Family-Owned Company
For longtime customers in the newly upgraded areas, Drexel had a direct message: “Thank you for trusting us when we were just getting started. Your support allowed us to invest in the network to better serve you, and even with this leap in technology, we’re still the same family-owned, locally operated business: straightforward pricing, no hidden fees, and when you call, you’re speaking to a real person right here in South Central PA.”
That’s the promise behind the company’s tagline: Internet Without The Hassle.
Is Your Address Now Eligible?
The fastest way to find out is to check your address with our availability checker.
