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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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.
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The federal regulator wants to make it easier for local governments to become Internet providers. That would be a blow to state-level federalism and a bad deal for taxpayers.
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In a public-sector address at the company's annual conference, Cisco execs explain the difference between the terms, which are often used interchangeably.
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After nearly four years of data collection, research and analysis, the project is expected to provide local governments with valuable information about expanding digital infrastructure -- without interfering with the marketplace.
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New proposed rulemaking would increase transparency efforts about broadband practices and require FCC to review complaints from consumers.
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If the feds allow two of the biggest cable companies to combine, municipalities would lose even more power to create high-quality, low-cost publicly owned broadband services for their citizens.
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A city-run fiber network saves Davenport hundreds of thousands of dollars each year, and now officials are going to take a run at expanding that service to citizens.
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The company will create its “fiberhoods” in areas where residents have committed to subscribe to the service.
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The state is two months into its 32-month development cycle for the project, that when finished, will house a system with client and provider portals to support real-time access to benefit and claim information.
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According to the broadband program manager for Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology, broadband should be treated as a utility along with sewer, water and electricity.
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