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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Building a hybrid fiber/wireless infrastructure can go a long way to quickly get community broadband benefits to urban and rural areas.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals told the Federal Communications Commission it was overstepping its powers in allowing municipalities to ignore state laws prohibiting public broadband rollouts.
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The economics of wireless and the ability to deliver a gig makes the case for wireless/wired hybrid infrastructure.
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The company was set to begin digging in San Jose last month, but nearly 100 employees hired to install Google Fiber were pulled into an office and told the project was being delayed, according to workers.
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At least $1.1 million in unused fiber was either built to closing schools or county education buildings that receive their internet service through a different connection. Some of that fiber was used for less than a year; much of it has never been used at all.
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The county has no immediate plans to provide such broadband services, but voters' approval would permit the county to do so in the future.
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The nearly 900-mile, $68.5 million fiber optic pipeline through nine northwest Illinois counties brought the promise of high speed connections to rural towns, but so far main users are 500 schools, governments, police and fire departments, and other community anchor institutions.
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The Rochester City Council and Rochester Public Utility Board have each heard conceptual presentations from private companies about the possibility of adding broadband service as a utility.
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The surprise delay represents a big disappointment to Portland's internet surfers, who had nurtured hopes for more than two years that Google would bring its superfast service to the region.
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According to a new study, most citizens pass over quicker, pricier broadband for slower, cheaper Internet connections.
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Comcast, with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, will begin to offer its Internet Essentials package, a low cost broadband Internet service, to over 2 million American households.
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After the India's Telecom regulatory body ruled against the Facebook service, the social media giant is coming back with OpenCellular, a small device which can be deployed for creating wireless networks.
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During the press conference, demonstrators derided it as "feel-good bill."
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The city’s Office of Digital Inclusion aims to give all residents access to digital and communications technology, and make sure they understand technology and its relevancy to their daily lives.
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As a part of Hillary Clinton's tech policy, she points to Huntsville, Ala., and Westminster, Md., as positive examples of communities implementing broadband and attracting businesses.
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After testing out the technology in the West End, one official would like to see similar projects across the city.
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Clinton’s technology initiative -- which is part of her overall economic vision -- lays out five key goals, according to a campaign release.
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A proposal has been introduced in Connecticut to outfit utility poles, that have traditionally been used for telephone lines and cable television, with high-speed Internet equipment.
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