Broadband Communities
Creating a Frictionless Fiber Broadband Experience: Sunbridge in Central Florida (Broadband Communities)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 07/19/2021 - 20:12Addressing Military Veterans’ Economic and Broadband Needs
USA Cares and Connected Nation are asking leaders to consider using a portion of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund–which recently allocated $350 billion across states, territories and tribal governments to use for pandemic-related economic recovery activities–to provide immediate relief and long-term support for veterans and military spouses. USA Cares works daily with veterans struggling with financial needs and other challenges that made adapting to life outside the military difficult. Connected Nation, dedicated to helping local communities, states, and federal agencie
Could Fixed Wireless Access Bridge the Digital Divide?
With the ability to be deployed more quickly than fiber at a possible lower cost–especially in rural, hard-to-reach areas–fixed wireless access (FWA) offers service providers another tool to give more people access to internet connectivity. A digital divide exists because provision of broadband is uneconomical. Both the terms of broadband subsidies and the desires of users require relatively rapid deployment, and FWA can be deployed much more quickly than fiber. It can also cost less, especially in the areas where a digital divide is more likely to persist.
Collaboration on Telecommunications Infrastructure Can Help Bridge the Digital Divide
The US faces complex choices in how to fix broadband infrastructure to close the digital divide. Governments, businesses, service providers, telecommunication infrastructure companies, and other players will need to work together to connect users in a scalable, cost-effective way while weighing new technology advancements to build a future-proof network available to and affordable for all.
Deploying Fiber Faster and Cost-Effectively With Microtrenching (Broadband Communities)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 07/19/2021 - 13:312021 Fiber-To-The-Home Top 100 (Broadband Communities)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 07/19/2021 - 13:31Q&A with Jonathan Chambers of Conexon: Electric Cooperatives’ Covenant With Members Will Fill Rural Broadband Gap (Broadband Communities)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 07/19/2021 - 13:29WISPs Have Opportunity to Enable Broadband in More Affordable MDUs
The popular conception of the digital divide is that it’s a problem of insufficient density; rural areas lack critical mass for infrastructure investment. In reality, at least 13.9 million disconnected households live in cities and metropolitan areas. Solving the problem requires addressing interrelated challenges of infrastructure and affordability. Where fiber is not easily accessible, fixed wireless is changing the economics of bringing broadband access to larger urban buildings.