Broadband & Network
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The state has made a new investment to secure better web access for rural and other underserved residents. The state earlier this year announced it had gained a big federal grant for such work. -
Plus, the National Digital Inclusion Alliance offers digital inclusion programming guidance amid mass enforcement actions, a report reveals consumer cost concerns, millions of seniors lack service, and more.
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Plus, North Carolina is investing millions in broadband, legislation has advanced in U.S. Congress to assess satellite broadband in the Appalachian region, AI is impacting wireless network demand, and more.
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If successful, the plan would begin bringing affordable ultra high-speed Internet to homes and businesses around the state starting about three years from now.
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Michael Mattmiller says Seattle is keeping its options open when it comes to high-speed Internet.
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It was the first time the principal at Oregon's Phoenix High School used the Web-based voicemail notification system in an emergency situation -- and it worked flawlessly.
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Mayor Jim Gray said that within the next six months, the city will release a request for information to determine whether there is interest in a private-public partnership or commercial-only solution to build a fiber-optic network.
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The antiquated systems make it more difficult for the city to issue paychecks, collect taxes, communicate internally and dispatch police and firefighters, city officials have said.
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The Education Exchange, a 3,600-mile network that will deliver access to textbooks, classroom resources and instructional material through its own 10-gigabit connection.
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The debate pits mayors against legislators, counties against states and Republicans against Republicans, as Tennessee's ruling party faces a split within its own ranks and among constituents who say access to broadband should transcend petty politics.
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The Broadband Consortium Pacific Coast formed in early July, finding ways to motivate broadband providers to lay more fiber optics across Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
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The city’s unusual legal claim was made possible only in the past few months, after FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced that the federal agency will consider pre-empting local laws that stifle broadband competition.
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The upgrades, including replacement of the county's 17 existing network switches, will allow programs and data to be centralized on servers located in the courthouse.
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Cupertino is home to Apple, Inc., Seagate Technology, SugarCRM and several more tech companies. The city of 58,000 also is one of the wealthiest in the U.S.
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If cities don’t take charge of their own fate for high-speed Internet, they could be waiting years to get fiber infrastructure in their community.
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Although AT&T did not say how widespread the Jacksonville coverage area would be, the service would be geared toward residential customers and small businesses.
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Internet providers in Siren, Wis. and a handful of other rural towns now offer what's called gigabit broadband speed, adopting the saying 'big city technology and small town service.'
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As Rockport, Maine lights its municipal gigabit fiber-optic network, many other towns across the state contemplate the economic and quality of life benefits fiber promises.
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The Internet of Things should continue to expand at a high rate through 2019, research from Accenture Interactive has revealed.
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The cloud multiplier effect means data breaches in the cloud are increasing -- and becoming more costly. With so many states and localities opting to host their data there, what happens when breaches occur?
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WIFIRE system will use sophisticated computer techniques to monitor and predict the spread of wildfire.
