Broadband & Network
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For the last year, general aviation pilots have paid about $50 a month for Starlink Internet on their airplanes, but the company recently announced a change that spiked costs to as high as $1,000 a month. -
Plus, Massachusetts is distributing nearly 27,000 devices, the Atlanta Regional Commission is launching a digital skills training initiative, Nashville is working to expand language access, and more.
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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.
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Shentel, the cable company that serves the county, replaced an aging copper infrastructure with a state-of-the-art fiber-optic network that can carry a virtually unlimited amount of data.
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Recent cyberattacks show that the sliver of time that control systems are connected to outside networks is more than enough to embed malicious software on power grids.
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Mayor Walsh's move to bolster the Internet capability comes after the schools spent $3 million on updated technology and a plan to increase the number of public Wi-Fi hotspots in the Hub.
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According to a Google Fiber spokesperson, Google has been working with cities to explore how Fiber might be installed, which includes permitting work and outlining existing infrastructure.
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The endeavor is much needed, as some 35,000 households remain without broadband access, according to the authority’s estimates. But will Maine get the most out of this investment in expanding service?
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New York Public Library President Tony Marx said the project is a way to “leak” the Internet in a more meaningful and pervasive way.
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Cities and counties considering BYOD should ponder these lessons from early adopters.
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Valley tech firms are a step behind their political opponents and say that because they built the network, they should be able to manage its costs.
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The latest numbers mean that 95 percent of fiberhoods — including virtually all of Kansas City's Northland that faced a deadline Thursday — have qualified for service.
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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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