Network

Lumen Technologies provided 900 miles of fiber to link public schools in New Mexico to the new Statewide Education Network. It’s an effort to bridge the state’s digital divide with critical middle-mile infrastructure.

Plus, a K-12 digital equity framework gets released, Kentucky launches a new broadband portal, two additional states get their BEAD funding proposals approved, and more.

The city manager’s area of the proposed 2025 fiscal year budget includes $900,000 for costs related to a future broadband network that would be built by Allo Fiber, with the city.

The Northern California local government had to recalibrate the destination for about $1 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding. It will use the money to incentivize Internet service providers to build in the county.

In a talk at the Las Vegas event, an independent security researcher discussed the Nebraska Supreme Court’s software and website. The court was notified prior to the event, and nothing bad has happened as a result of the vulnerability.

A National Integrated Ballistic Information Network van, one of just two such mobile units in the country, gives police better access to information on firearms used in crimes. In service less than three months, it has already generated leads.

Plus, take a look at a visual of which states have had their BEAD proposals approved, find out about the Fiber Broadband Association’s new program for states and more.

The funding from the Indiana Connectivity Program will enable Surf Internet to increase access to high-speed Internet across 13 counties. It’s the largest award in the program’s history.

The labels, required by the Federal Communications Commission, are intended to make monthly costs, subscription terms and network speeds clearer. Advocates and opponents continue to debate their existence.

The City Council will consider a three-year pact that would create a platform for consumers to choose an Internet service provider and sign up for service. Its open-access concept is relatively new in the U.S.

As railways increasingly rely on digital connectivity, a “strategic alliance” between Digi International and Cylus combines their products into a unified solution designed to offer better cyber protection.

Plus, a broadband report card ranks ARPA-funded projects, more states see their initial proposals for BEAD funding approved, $2.7 million will support libraries’ digital literacy programming, and more.

Much of the northeastern Oklahoma county already has broadband service. About 10,000 households and businesses in seven areas, however, are still without — but nearly are expected to be online by January 2026.

Various Microsoft 365 and Azure services went down for about eight hours Tuesday. This time, a distributed denial-of-service attack, and a mishap with the company’s cyber defenses, were behind the outage.

A bad update can bring down entire operations. Here’s how governments are returning to business as usual after the landmark CrowdStrike outage — and how to prepare for the next such incident.

Local governments and nonprofits have about two weeks to challenge a federal map indicating places in New Hampshire that are underserved and unserved by broadband. Funds distribution will follow.

As K-12 schools and universities increasingly rely on devices and software for daily operations, out-of-band network management could help them minimize network vulnerabilities and downtime.

The state has received initial approval from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on how it plans to spend $675 million in federal funds to roll out high-speed Internet. A final proposal is due within a year.