Broadband & Network
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Hawaii has received federal approval to begin spending nearly $149 million to expand high-speed Internet statewide, marking one of the largest digital infrastructure investments in state history. -
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.
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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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The state's Broadband Enhancement Council has no definitive plans on how it will spend the $1.47 million, but a proposed “strategic plan” unveiled Oct. 20 gives some clues.
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Lack of cooperation was one example of problems cited to state lawmakers who serve on the Science, Technology and Telecommunications Committee and are faced with the challenge of extending broadband internet service in the state.
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Brilliant men and women showcased how they're looking at developing and applying different types of technology in fundamentally new ways at the Emtech conference at MIT's Media Lab.
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A legislative committee is scheduled to hear testimony from a variety of experts on how high-speed internet can gain a more robust footprint in New Mexico’s rural communities.
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Some critics of the move are skeptical of the linkage between expanding broadband service and improved efforts to help utility customers save on their energy bills.
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The legislation, if passed, would stop landlords from refusing to allow competitors access to their buildings to install fiber and antennas.
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The network would replace the turnpike’s microwave-radio system, whose capacity to carry data from toll plazas, camera systems and road sensors to centralized computers will eventually reach its limit.
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With an award on the $7 billion First Responder Network Authority program potentially just weeks away, those on the front lines say that despite years of planning, they still have more questions than answers — but the need for such a network remains.
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The partners will build a fiber optic “backbone” south of Hastings -- the final step in a yearslong effort to provide broadband countywide.
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After its controversial "free Internet" program was shut down in India, the social giant hopes to leverage its position in the tech community to offer rural U.S. residents some form of connection.
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The bill would require that retail broadband service provide customers with “at least” 10 Mbps for downloads and 1 Mbps for uploads, nearly seven times higher than the current requirements.
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HUD Secretary Julian Castro announced a new partnership with the Wilson Housing Authority to provide affordable broadband to the area's low-income residents.
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The Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Ac seeks to combine loan and grant programs that could finance large-scale broadband infrastructure projects in the north country.
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Seeing how Chattanooga is using America's fastest Internet brought the leaders of Australia's first gig city to Tennessee.
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Two contracts are being reviewed, both with Clarity Communications about how many strands of fiber to lease, and for how long.
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Gradually shifting away from the idea of building and selling its own Internet service, the community will seek out a private providers to make higher speed connections available.
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AT&T claims a new ordinance essentially allows other companies to “seize, alter or relocate AT&T property without the company’s consent.”
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James Collins talks about recent efforts to bolster connectivity in the state.
