Broadband & Network
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The state has received final federal approval on how it plans to spend nearly $149 million to expand Internet access statewide. The funds come from the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program. -
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.
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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.
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Though more than 4,000 in Chattanooga are currently surfing at gigabit speeds, thousands in East Chattanooga, Alton Park and elsewhere have no Internet connectivity whatsoever, and thousands more surf along at sub-broadband speeds.
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Though slow in coming, access to high-speed Internet around the state -- which includes wired access with physical connections via copper, coaxial or fiber-optic technologies, and wireless connection -- is on the rise.
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The fiber huts are a key part of the hyperfast Internet network that Google Fiber says it may begin building across the Portland area, perhaps as soon as next year.
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The signal can be used by visiting Comcast Xfinity customers without the need to share the resident’s private, protected network password. But is the Comcast customer's personal information at risk?
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City council will vote on November ballot measure affirming the right to create a citywide broadband network.
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The company is evaluating local regulations, access to utility poles and regional topography to determine whether the network is technically and financially feasible.
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Google says it will hold "fiber rallies" to build interest in specific neighborhoods, and the areas with the highest numbers of committed subscribers will get service
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What is it about this hot spot stretch that has Marc Touitou, San Francisco’s CIO, so excited?
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We should stop fighting about how to apply outdated regulatory schemes to the Internet and instead start discussing how we can get smarter and better networks deployed faster to more people.
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Visitors to a stretch of the city's downtown area can access the Internet for free, at speeds much faster than typical municipal Wi-Fi networks.
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The nonprofit EducationSuperHighway is working with Virginia on a project designed to bring digital learning to students at a lower cost.
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As customer satisfaction dips to an all-time low, new competitors force a breaking point in American broadband.
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Following some start-up glitches, the Department of Workforce Development's installation of thousands of cloud-based computers for unemployment benefits and job searching has been deemed a success.
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The FCC wants to prevent states from banning locally and publicly owned broadband. That plan is spot on -- and Chattanooga, Tenn., proves it.
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Installation of fiber optics cable kicks off in Quitman, Miss., showing that C Spire Wireless aims to build the first statewide 1 Gbps fiber to the home network in the U.S.
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The upgrade to 100 gigabits will benefit state agencies, schools and act as a catalyst for economic growth and development.
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The Internet of Things may have its own cellular network in the San Francisco Bay Area by the end of the year.
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Cisco's John Chambers says company will use application-centric infrastructure and tools like fog computing to boost IoE performance.
