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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Although there is considerable gridlock in Congress, expanding broadband networks has received widespread support, especially for a dig-once piece, which would lay broadband cables while doing road repairs to minimize traffic congestion.
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The Regional Asset Verification Emergency Network, or RAVEN911, pools together data on infrastructure and overlays it on a map to let first responders know what buildings are worth note.
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The new network will give CenterPoint and Trade Park in South Pennsylvania Internet speeds of up to 10 Gigabits-per-second.
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Google has been looking into several cities in Florida, most notable being Tampa and Jacksonville, to broaden their Google Fiber network.
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A team backed by the university is attempting to mimic the atmosphere of Silicon Valley, where young business owners and venture capitalists interact everyday.
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Verizon's new platform is looking to jump-start the development and deployment of technology that will connect everyday objects.
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One of the first features of the new IoT in San Francisco will be a series of smart streetlights.
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Wi-Fi advocates fear LTE-U won’t play nice with rival technologies in unlicensed spectrum frequencies, crowding them out and slowing down Web browsing for Wi-Fi users.
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Billions of devices can connect to the Internet, affording cyberattackers a wide range of opportunity.
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The city has entered into an agreement with an Internet service provider to get high-speed connectivity to more than 2,000 homes.
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Although the North Carolinia city has a $24 million fiber system, many of the residents are not able to reach Internet speeds of 1 gigabit per second.
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New York Sen. Chuck Schumer is creating a crowdsourced campaign against major telecommunications, which he claims mislead the public with deceitful coverage maps.
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A new report guides communities toward the types of questions they should be asking when coffers are low but implementing broadband is a must.
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Jersey City Mayor, Steve Fulop wanted more transparency and trust in the public sector, so he set out on a mission to create the City's open data portal, even though that largely meant starting from scratch.
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Some large Internet providers are calling out government-owned electric utilities for cheating in the open market.
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An official announcement about whether the plan will be finalized is expected within the next couple of months.
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To help narrow the digital divide, the program aims to provide about 2,000 households in the city with access to Google Fiber.
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Chattanooga will offer 10 gigabit broadband speed to over 170,000 customers in an attempt to capture emerging tech entrepreneurs.
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