Broadband & Network
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Plus, North Carolina is investing millions in broadband, legislation has advanced in U.S. Congress to assess satellite broadband in the Appalachian region, AI is impacting wireless network demand, and more. -
The federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program makes some $21 billion available for non-deployment purposes. States are exploring how this funding can be used, and questions remain.
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Plus, new legislation would revive the FCC’s equity council if enacted, a report reveals connectivity gaps in tribal communities, some municipal broadband networks outperform their competitors, and more.
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As states struggle to close the connectivity gap in rural areas, some experts believe a federal mandate, similar to the one that first brought those residents electricity, might be in order.
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For some, not having the latest technology is not an accident.
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Companies have until mid-April to file proposals with the city of Atlanta to develop a wide-reaching smart cities infrastructure project.
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Mayor Percy Bland shared the objections of scores of residents, but the 250-foot cell tower was ultimately approved by the city council.
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86 Colorado cities and towns have cast restrictions on municipal broadband.
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A highly-skilled group of hackers is using spear-phishing emails and watering-hole attacks against administrators and engineers to manipulate vital control systems and see how federal authorities react.
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Dozens of legislators are pushing for a proposal that would counter the Federal Communications Commissions reversal of Obama-era internet protections at the state level.
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Officials in the city of Waterloo are considering a traffic camera program that would not only support daily traffic monitoring, but in investigative situations too.
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Despite a push to connect high-speed Internet to rural homes throughout the state, connectivity could be delayed until at least 2020 for residents in Niagara County.
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MetroNet is installing fiber optic Internet, cable and phone service in Lexington.
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The weekend attack temporarily crippled the computer-aided emergency dispatch tools and forced dispatchers into taking calls manually.
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The Federal Communications Commission has approved the company’s use of a large satellite constellation to deliver Internet service.
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During the Smart Cities Conference in Kansas City, Mo., earlier this week, thought leaders broke down the issues facing technology deployments and the importance of bringing constituents along for the ride.
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The newly signed legislation grants telecommunications authority to port districts, a move officials hope will widen the reach of Internet in rural parts of the state.
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As many as 100 of the informational devices could come to the city as early as September, though some maintain reservations about the technology and its impacts to privacy.
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Research has not yet yielded a reliable prediction of a coming solar storm, but chances improve each year.
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The city is the latest jurisdiction to contemplate making high-speed Internet a utility, joining a diverse group of cities and states that includes the likes of San Francisco and Colorado.
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The high-speed network will be a public-private operation and will offer free service to any resident living below the federal poverty line.
