UK Seminars Tackle the Digital Divide
The first convergence thinktank seminar threw up issues including how to get high speed internet into all UK homes - plus the idea of a slower broadband "bus lane" for universally available public service content.
From OrganGrinder.com, February 13, 2008
Qwest Seeks Broadband-Wireless Partner
Qwest Communications is actively looking for a partner in the broadband wireless arena, company CEO Edward Mueller told analysts today.
From Telephony Online, February 13, 2008
Calls to Investigate New York Wireless Public Safety Net
The City of Buffalo opted out of the system and Erie County rejected the notion of being a full partner.
From The Buffalo News, February 13, 2008
FCC Commissioner: Make Broadband 'A Higher Priority'
"Broadband needs to be a higher priority than it is," Jonathan Adelstein, a commissioner with the Federal Communications Commission, told an audience gathered at the University of Colorado law school Sunday morning. "The bad news is that the United States has fallen behind other countries that have taken this on as a national priority."
From DailyCamera.com, February 11, 2008
Editorial: Minneapolis Wi-Fi Is Quieting the Critics
Residents of parts of the city that were covered in the initial phases of the project have reported mixed but improving performance from the network, which allows Internet access virtually anywhere in the city.
From Minneapolis Star-Tribune, February 11, 2008
Foolish Forecast: Clearwire's Unclear Future
Assuming Clearwire makes great strides in spreading WiMAX nationwide, new risks will certainly pop up for investors.
From Motley Fool, February 11, 2008
The Future of Municipal Wireless: Pittsburgh Case Study
Dr. Jon Peha used Pittsburgh, PA as a case study for his new economic analysis that compares four alternative models for muni wireless networks: Sustainability of Possible Models for a Wireless Metropolitan-Area Network.
From Carnegie Mellon University & New America Foundation, February 07, 2008
Verizon Aims for 6-7 Million FiOS Users by 2010
Verizon expects to continue passing some 3 million premises annually through 2010, when the company expects to have passed about 18 million homes, or over half the homes it serves.
From Verizon Policy Blog, February 07, 2008
Bidding Stalls Again on Key U.S. Wireless Airwaves
The $4.74 billion in bids for eight regional pieces of the C block airwaves on Monday surpassed a $4.71 billion offer made last Thursday for a nationwide package of the spectrum.
From Reuters, February 07, 2008
Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s Universal Broadband Initiative
Some 50 business, government and academic leaders gathered Tuesday morning to learn more about Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s Universal Broadband Initiative and the 180-mile, regional fiber optic ring project that began installation last November.
From Rochester Business Journal, February 07, 2008
