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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The city council voted in favor of a lawsuit against the Trump administration over new rules limiting local control of telecom antenna installations.
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The city was authorized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA and California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services to send its own alerts through the system in May.
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A bipartisan group is calling on the agency to set aside $600 million from the rural broadband fund for “geographically challenged” areas.
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The library system will begin offering access to 200 unlimited Wi-Fi hotspots free of charge.
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The city is calling the federal action to establish limits on how much cities can charge telecom providers an “overreach.”
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After a delay last month, a “Presidential Alert” has been rescheduled and will be pushed out to cellphones across the country Oct. 3.
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Sacramento, Houston, Indianapolis and Los Angeles are the first cities getting access to the service Oct. 1.
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Intelligence officials say major nation states are increasingly probing U.S. networks, employing a broader range of sophisticated tactics.
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Gov. Jerry Brown signed California’s “net neutrality” law Sunday, and the U.S. Department of Justice responded almost immediately by filing a lawsuit to block the measure.
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The newest generation of 911 systems are open. That's good for innovation, but bad for security. Here's what you can do to protect your PSAP.
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Experts agree that faster Internet speeds and more reliable connections would be a boon in an increasingly connected world, but they don’t seem to agree on when exactly it will happen.
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Ballooning project costs and delays were called into question by state Auditor Mike Harmon in a critical report issued Sept. 27.
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Senate Bill 327 and Assembly Bill 1906, signed Sept. 28 by Gov. Jerry Brown, would require makers of Internet-connected devices to improve their security.
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Plus, Results for America releases new case studies about local government successes; Cook County, Ill., approves contract for new election equipment; federal lawmakers pass act to modernize grant reporting with open data; and New York state wins national procurement award.
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Given the promise of speeds 100 times faster than today’s, 5G providers have the ear of policymakers. But is it realistic in states like Nebraska?
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The Wednesday ruling was heavily supported by industry and includes provisions that limit the tools cities have to push back against telecommunications companies.
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If the idea takes root, the service could be piggybacked on 5G deployments in the region.
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Garrett Dunwoody, IT systems and technology manager for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District in the San Francisco Bay Area, on his agency's unique connectivity challenges.
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