Broadband & Network
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The City Council approved giving OnLight Aurora, set up to manage the city’s fiber network, $80,000 via either a loan or grant. A key issue, an alderman said, is getting the organization back on track. -
Plus, New York has reopened applications for grants through its ConnectALL program, New Mexico celebrated progress on connectivity expansion, fiber networks continue expanding to new locations, and more.
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All middle-mile construction is now either built or funded, an official said. The next step is last-mile work, bringing actual connections to homes, and meeting with stakeholders to gather infrastructure data.
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Community colleges across Massachusetts are having a difficult time going remote because of financial limitations. Additionally, many of the students do not have access to the technology needed to go remote.
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Colorado joined other states in a shelter in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and Internet traffic has inevitably increased. Denver and Littleton are two areas where download speeds have started lagging.
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Much of the world is moving online in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Society's newly increased dependence on the internet is bringing the need for good cyber policy into sharp relief.
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The city will allocate a $114,230 state grant to expand broadband access to local businesses. It will add three miles of fiber connectivity for four companies, as well as future tenants of the business park.
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In some of the most remote areas of the country, neither wired nor current wireless solutions seem like viable connectivity options. But with a few more regulations lifted, white space could be the answer to this problem.
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Several telecommunications and Internet companies in Connecticut are expanding services amid the coronavirus outbreak to allow more access and at some cheaper costs at a time when telecommuting is up in the state.
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According to a 2019 report by the FCC, broadband deployment in the state lags the national average. In rural communities, nearly 28 percent of residents lack access to service from at least one provider.
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Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, users have heavily increased dependence on Internet service providers, and they are now struggling to address both a surge in traffic and payment for Internet bills for the newly unemployed.
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With schools closing across the country due to the novel coronavirus, digital learning seems like the antidote. On-the-ground in urban and rural districts, however, there is a more complicated story to be told.
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Describing rural Americans as "feeling abandoned and desperately in need of help," Rep. Robert Aderholt has asked the Trump administration to address connectivity that enables remote education and health services.
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Internet speed, connectivity and capacity are emerging as issues as thousands of employees across the New York State Capital Region are being asked to work from home amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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As fears of the coronavirus continue to spread nationwide, North Carolina’s Republican and Democratic party officials are taking action to limit large gatherings by switching to virtual party conventions.
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Broadband providers including Cox Communications, Charter-Spectrum and Viasat are now boosting speeds and waiving fees to support students and workers at home because of coronavirus closures.
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Comcast announced that its Xfinity Wi-Fi service will be free for the next 60 days. Additionally, the company has made its hot spots across the country free for anyone who needs them, including non-customers.
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Internet, wireless, cable, water and other companies say that they are suspending shutoffs for nonpayment during the coronavirus outbreak, with some adding extra services to help Mainers get by.
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Concern about the new coronavirus has forced Americans online for many of their daily needs. This shift away from public spaces — sometimes mandated by public health officials — could mean investment in remote technologies.
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SpaceX is moving forward with a launch on Saturday carrying a set of the company’s own Starlink Internet satellites to orbit. The satellites are designed to deliver high-speed broadband to remote corners of the globe.
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