Broadband & Network
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Plus, federal legislation supporting rural Internet access gets introduced, Utah’s legislature will consider a law establishing digital literacy education, Texas is investing millions in broadband expansion, and more. -
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.
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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.
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The website offers a map showing Internet speeds by area.
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The Department of Technology already maps its fiber-optic wires, so the current push is to make sure the map is comprehensive and includes all city agencies.
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City officials have partnered with newly established communications company Ting to do broadband differently.
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The the Wisconsin Public Service Commission has approved 11 grants to increase Internet speeds, especially those in rural parts of the state.
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In the fourth quarter of 2015, San Francisco announced the biggest Internet of Things project in the U.S. to date, the most digital cities in the nation were named and the FAA announced that it will require drone owners to register devices with aviation authorities.
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Maine Sen. Angus King and two other legislators penned a letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler asking for clarification on the federal grants provided through the Connect America Fund.
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The team's tech partners are confident the venue's 400 miles of fiber cable, 1,200 Wi-Fi access points, 2,400 TV monitors and 600 security cameras will pass the big game test.
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Southeast Minnesota will has been awarded three state funded grants totaling to $11 million to provide high-speed Internet to many who live rurally.
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The city plans to lease fiber cables from the Zayo Group, as well as use microwave technology to Improve internet speeds for areas that won't be included in the fiber network.
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With new tools at their disposal, governments have the opportunity to create a golden age of citizen engagement. That could do a lot for trust in government.
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The city council is torn on how to make full use of the city's miles of fiber network.
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Members of Congress are drafting their own legislation alongside the President for extending the reach of broadband Internet to help close the digital divide.
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The expansion will include municipal services as well as residential and commercial buildings.
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Although the college town already has over 100 miles of fiber optic cable laid, it has been ignored, however City Council members are looking to change that soon.
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Organizations with sensitive data are having to look more carefully than ever before at how they approach their cybersecurity strategies in the face of more organized threats. One expert advocates for collecting and sharing information to better thwart bad actors.
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If users go over their allotted data, they can be charged $10 for every 50 gigabytes they go over.
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AT&T is launching in the Florida city despite Comcast's existing presence and the fact that Google Fiber is in negotiations to create a fiber-optic network throughout the region.
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Thin cables about as big around as a garden hose traverse the Earth's oceans carrying all our intercontinental Internet data. No one's in charge and no one's defending them.
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