Massachusetts to Launch Broadband Infrastructure Gap Networks Grant Program with Capital Projects Fund Award
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
October 2022
Analysis
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2022 Digital Inclusion Toolkit
The New York State Library recently released the 2022 Digital Inclusion Toolkit. This new resource is aimed at empowering libraries and other community organizations as they move forward together with digital inclusion and digital equity work.
The Demand for Middle-Mile Fiber
The deadline for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)'s middle-mile grant program just closed, and the NTIA said that it received 235 applications totaling $5.5 billion in grant requests for a $1 billion grant program. I was surprised when the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) legislation allocated only $1 billion to middle-mile fiber. That works out to only $20 million per state. It will be interesting to see how the NTIA spreads the funding.
Editorial | Can Elon Musk’s satellites beat Iranian internet blackouts? It depends. (Washington Post)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 00:28Chicago scientists are testing an unhackable quantum internet in their basement closet (Washington Post)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 00:28Advocates claim fiber is "greener" than copper or cable (Fierce)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 10/10/2022 - 23:52A Decade Later, Will Children’s Privacy Rules Get an Update? (Government Technology)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 10/10/2022 - 23:17Campaign to make Big Tech pay for telecoms networks gathers pace (Financial Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 10/10/2022 - 13:58
Partnerships Are Key for Rural Telecom Operators in Burgeoning Edge Computing Market
For rural operators looking to take advantage of edge computing, partnerships will be key to their success. Taking a “build it and they will come” approach may not be the right strategy. Instead, the opportunity could be in partnering with “hyperscalers” (massive companies like Google, Facebook, and Amazon) that are looking to deploy edge computing equipment in rural America but don’t have the local resources/ capabilities to do so. Key information from this report includes: