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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Blessed with two companies that want to provide gigabit Internet service, Austin, Texas, is stepping into a dispute between them about infrastructure.
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Internet use for agriculture and health care are the two greatest needs identified by a regional planning group.
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As one of Mayor Bloomberg's final offerings, the city announced a free public Wi-Fi network that will provide Internet access to 80,000 Harlem residents.
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Installation of a security system along with coverage testing that must be conducted with leaves on the trees will push back the project completion date by six months.
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Ponca City officials say their public Wi-Fi network saves residents about $3.9 million a year that can be spent locally, and Muskogee hopes to follow their lead.
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Software-defined networking, which replaces traditional network hardware with software, is the latest technology buzz. But what potential does it have for government?
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Experts question the logic of expecting major broadband providers to build a free citywide high-speed network.
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Austin, Texas, officials have postponed finalizing the 100 public facilities that will have access to Google's new fiber network.
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Explosive population growth forced the city to scale up operations, but the subsequent recession forced officials to search for new ways to deliver services.
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A new passive optical network should reduce the library's network power costs and operational costs by more than half.
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The Westchester County Department of Correction has turned to video conferencing to save staff time and cut costs, and the technology may change the way new prison facilities are constructed.
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The federal government wants to create a single network for emergency communications, and it’s up to states to decide whether they want to join.
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At the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, many government IT leaders spelled out why cloud technology is a must.
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For the third time in two years, the Seattle Police Department is backing off from employing technology amidst concerns over possible surveillance misuse.
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One expert suggests the term 'digital divide' is outdated, and that remaining barriers are more about education than equipment.
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With its "Spark" product, the Kansas-based company goes on the offensive in the cellphone wars against Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile.
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The city's long-term strategy to become technologically stable and innovative contains a search for a vendor that can provide fiber connectivity to 3.5 million people.
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Mississippi residents want gigabit fiber, and wireless provider C Spire will soon deploy it in communities with sufficient interest.
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