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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With the larger goal of connecting the underserved in the city, advocates are pushing for a municipal network that could deliver connectivity at a reasonable cost.
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Internet service providers have been lobbying to stop proposals that would impose requirements on the services they deliver.
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Gov. Tom Wolf said the state would offer service providers up to $35 million to push high-speed connections into underserved areas.
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As rural businesses and politicians push to close the rural broadband gap, differences of opinion remain as to how fast is fast enough.
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Nath has joined nonprofit City Innovate Foundation as its co-executive director. His former deputy Krista Canellakis has replaced him as chief innovation officer.
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While agreement has been reached on the necessity of such a committee, debate remains around who should be appointed to it.
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Threat actors have dispatched spear-phishing emails, watering-hole domains and attacks geared toward industrial control systems.
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State Sen. Scott Wiener has reworked Senate Bill 822 with the help of Internet protection advocates to more closely match Obama-era protections enacted in 2015.
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Needing a significant investment from the city to lay new wires, the Spokane City Council is looking to explore the option of owning a public broadband network that some say could lower the cost of connectivity in town.
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The New NY Broadband Program funded nearly $200,000 to expand satellite Internet to over 1,100 locations.
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Multiple bills related to expanding broadband access are with state legislators, but there are compromises to reach before they can move ahead.
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Members of the state’s broadband council are discussing the possibility of combining its speed test data with the Federal Communications Commission’s access data, which has been criticized for being inaccurate.
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The region has attracted many large tech-centric companies looking to draw on its utility assets.
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Four cities and the state of Virginia were named as 2018 Smart Cities Readiness Challenge Grant winners.
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The city council has suspended a Verizon project to roll out small cell antennas throughout neighborhoods after the community voiced concern.
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The company behind the project says it is the missing piece of the area’s coverage puzzle, but the town council is waiting for the study before making a decision.
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The larger fiber network project connects all 115 school districts, all 58 community colleges, the universities, public health clinics, hospitals and public safety, according to officials.
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What’s the best way to secure a world of connected objects?
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