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 system, originally built using emergency radio funds, was troubled from the start. Revenue fell to nearly 15 percent of what was expected and will now be phased out, leaving county residents to explore the market for Internet.
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The area is among numerous rural regions around California for which the cost of deploying infrastructure that would serve small populations doesn’t usually pencil out for commercial enterprises.
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Social media and word of mouth have increased demand for a tool that helps bring Internet connectivity to rural areas.
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Wi-Fi will be added to 50 more Metra cars after a positive customer response to the current program which deployed in only 12 cars.
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The ever-frustrating occurrence of dropped calls in tunnels will be remedied in Seattle. Cell phone coverage will be extended through downtown tunnels beginning this week.
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During a kickoff ceremony at the Google Fiber Space, company officials announced that a large portion of the city would have access to both residential and small commercial services effective 9 a.m., Aug. 24.
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After laying 6.5 miles of fiber-optic cable, Santa Fe residents will have high-speed Internet at main and branch libraries and other government buildings, and will be able to conduct more city business online.
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The question that will appear on the ballot in November says that passing the measure would restore "local authority and flexibility that was taken away" by the Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Broadband is commonly described as a critical piece of modern infrastructure. Here’s how a city, a state and a school district are working to make sure everyone has access.
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The commission is in the early stages of creating a public-private partnership that will result in a private company installing a broadband system along the 550-mile turnpike at no cost to the agency.
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The platform also lets local governments review data from the devices to better understand air pollution.
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Smartphones are everywhere, but reception isn't.
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The Harford Metro Area Network is the county's high-speed, fiber-optic system, designed to give every school, library, law enforcement and local government agency equal access to high-speed Internet.
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The company is rethinking its fiber optic-based Internet business after Google Fiber cities and high-speed service proved more expensive than originally forecast.
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Because of a 2005 state law, cities must ask voters whether they can provide telecommunications services — essentially entering the marketplace with other companies such as Comcast.
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The tech giant is reconsidering how to provide the service after initial rollouts proved more expensive and time-consuming than anticipated.
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More than a dozen telecom companies could receive a total of $1.5 million under the government subsidies, which should add service for approximately 8,500 households.
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Google's experimentation with wireless Internet delivery is intended both as a means for the company to more cheaply reach users with its own high-speed service, as well as an incentive to its competitors to extend ultra-high-speed internet.
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