Singapore's Ultra-high Speed Digital Highway Ready by 2015
Singapore today took a step closer towards having an open access Next Generation National Broadband Network (Next Gen NBN), which will offer pervasive ultra-high speed connectivity by 2015. The Request-For-Proposal (RFP) is now open to all interested parties to submit their bid to design, build and operate the passive infrastructure layer of the Next Gen NBN.
From IDA Singapore, January 25, 2008
Penn State Focusing on Communication Policy for New US President
From PSU, January 24, 2008
The Economist: Open up Those Highways
The OECD, a rich-country club, says the number of subscribers in its 30 members was 221m last June—a 24% leap over a year earlier. But it is not always the most powerful economies that are most wired.
From The Economist, January 23, 2008
California Broadband Report May Be Model for Other States
A California report offers a deep look into who has broadband there and who does not and may serve as a model for other states, said an official with Cisco Systems.
From InfoWorld, January 23, 2008
Minneapolis Wi-Fi May Be Done in Weeks
By late February, the whole city will be green, said Joe Caldwell, the marketing vice president.
From Star-Tribune, January 23, 2008
Little to No Progress on Aurora (IL) Wi-Fi Mesh Network
More than a year and a half since the deal was first inked, Aurora officials announced Monday that the company installing city-wide Wi-Fi has abandoned its plan to connect Aurora for free.
From The Beacon-News, January 23, 2008
Vermont: Regional Internet hopes hang on North-Link
After years of frustration, broadband-challenged residents of rural northern Vermont have cause for hope: Within a year, the region will be looped by North-Link, a high-capacity raceway of fiber optic cable.
From Burlington Free-Press, January 23, 2008
Hong Kong Broadband Network: Free Wireless to Public Housing
The company has set up more than 1,000 hotspots in 120 different housing estates as part of a project organized by the Housing Authority.
From Hong Kong Standard, January 23, 2008
Incumbents To Sweep Spectrum Auction, Analysts Say
By all accounts, much is at stake in the Jan. 24 auction. And the names that consumers already know - like AT&T Inc. (T) and Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) - are likely to be the names at the top of the winners list, analysts say.
From CNN Money, January 23, 2008
TDS to Launch WiMax in Madison, Wisconsin
After years of research, testing and engineering, TDS will be the first company in Wisconsin to offer true WiMAX — a wireless technology that delivers high-speed Internet and digital phone service over a secure and dedicated connection.
From Unstrung, January 23, 2008
