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NTCA: The Smart Rural Community

Apr 27, 2012 —

A robust broadband network is the foundation of a smart rural community. The network must be capable of supporting sustainable economic activity for the community’s citizens. This includes a wide variety of applications that meet the community’s current needs. Likewise, the broadband network needs to be future‐proof, with a clear, long‐term path forward to continually upgrade its infrastructure and capacity.

New Calix Report Finds Video Streaming Drives Rural Internet Traffic

Apr 16, 2012 —

Analysis of U.S.

New Report Notes that Fastest Networks Built by Local Governments

Apr 9, 2012 —

Chattanooga, Tennessee, is well known for being the first community with citywide access to a “gig,” or the fastest residential connections to the Internet available nationally. Less known are Bristol, Virginia, and Lafayette, Louisiana – both of which now also offer a gigabit throughout the community.

What are the next, big trends in broadband?

Feb 16, 2012 —

It all began with the sounds of a dial-up modem screeching as it connected to the Internet. Then these connections graduated to a vast cable infrastructure. But what’s the next big technology for connecting an increasingly data-hungry world to the Internet? Read more in the Washington Post.

Will Google’s Insanely-Fast Kansas City Network Shame U.S. ISPs?

Feb 7, 2012 —

Google’s highly-anticipated plan to build an ultra-fast city broadband network kicked into gear Monday with the search giant’s announcement that it will begin laying miles of fiber-optic cable across Kansas City, Kansas and neighboring Kansas City, Missouri. Google said it aims to create a new “high speed infrastructure” that will allow local citizens to enjoy data speeds 100 times the national average. Google’s goal?

Illinois Governor Outlines Gigabit Communities Initiative in Annual Address

Feb 2, 2012 —

In his State of the Stated Address on February 1, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn unveiled an initiative to bring more superfast connectivity to his state. "Today, I’m also announcing a $6 million dollar statewide competition to build ultra-high speed broadband in neighborhoods across Illinois. Through this challenge, we want our neighborhoods to become Gigabit communities with Internet connections more than 100 times faster than today!

Fastest Internet? It's Complicated

Jan 31, 2012 —

(From The Wall Street Journal) Many Internet service providers have laid claim to the title of "fastest" broadband speeds over the years. But who's right? By most standards, it's hard to argue with Verizon Communications Inc. Its FiOS service offers faster Internet service than other major providers—up to 150 megabits per second, compared with the highest advertised from a cable operator of 105 Mbps offered by Comcast Corp.

Israel sets sights on next-generation Internet

Jan 26, 2012 —

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is often referred to as "Startup Nation," thanks to its long history of high-tech breakthroughs produced by scrappy little companies. But in one critical area, the speed of Internet connections, Israel has fallen behind other tech-savvy countries. In the coming months, Israel's state-owned electric company hopes to change this by rolling out a nationwide, high-speed broadband network. Exploiting the small size of the densely populated country, the effort aims to put Israel at the forefront of the next generation of Internet technology.

Today’s Cable Guy, Upgraded and Better-Dressed

Jan 8, 2012 —

“Back in my day, you called the phone company, we hooked it up, gave you a phone book and left,” said Paul Holloway, an area manager based in Denton, Tex., and a 30-year employee of Verizon, which offers phone, Internet, television and home monitoring services through its FiOS fiber optic network. “These days people are connecting iPhones, Xboxes and 17 other devices in the home.” Read the story in the New York Times.

America Needs 1Gbps Internet in Every Home

Nov 23, 2011 —

You can pay $40 a month for 1.5Mbps “high-speed” internet from a provider like Comcast or, if you’re lucky, you can be part of Sonic.net’s 700-home roll-out of fiber lines that pump internet into your home 600 times that fast for less than twice the cost. Read more in Forbes Magazine....