E-Government
FCC frees up TV white spaces
Chairman Genachowski says it’s the first significant release of unlicensed spectrum in 25 years....
No surprises in new broadband stimulus awards
The RUS has awarded 10 wireless projects, while the NTIA is funding several governmental projects....
Global Crossing targets government clients with Bivio security offering
The carrier previously used the software in its own networks, now it hopes to sell to existing federal clients. ...
Qwest launches dedicated, 'dual-stack' IPv6
Demand may still be a "trickle," but the service provider is ready to meet requirements of its enterprise and government customers....
Public safety community unconvinced by new FCC report
The report argues that 10 MHz is enough for a public safety network....
What the first broadband stimulus awards tell us about how to win
Want to know how to score stimulus funding? These five takeaways from the first round could give you a leg-up...
Sybase 365 inks first government partnership in NY
Sybase 365 partners with the New York State Emergency Management Office for state-wide emergency SMS alerts...
Cities need broadband help, Chicago CTO says
U.S. cities need the aid and cooperation of telecom service providers if they are going to compete globally with Singapore, Seoul, Beijing, Bangalore and others, Chicago CIO Hardik Bhatt...
Handicapping Broadband Stimulus Picks
The $7.2 billion in Broadband Stimulus prize money in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) is creating quite a buzz around the telecom race track....
FCC probes open community fiber access costs
The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comment on the cost of deploying community-based fiber access networks to anchor tenants such as hospitals, schools and libraries....
Broadband Coalition seeks consensus in diverse group
The US Broadband Coalition’s extensive report on the merits of broadband connections and the policies needed to support them, issued last week, is intended to help guide the FCC as it establishes a national broadband policy...
Utilities respond to smart grid spectrum debate
Last week, I wrote a column looking at the question of whether utilities need their own dedicated spectrum for smart grid deployments...
Broadband Scarcity and Stimulus Spur Community Networks
Around the country, ad hoc groups are forming at the local, state and regional level made up of disparate entities colleges, hospitals, libraries, counties,...
San Francisco 'opens' city data to app developers
For all the talk of building municipal broadband networks, city governments may well have another key digital-economy role: data provider...
Wireless broadband: Five quick wins you can deploy now
In a down economy, making your numbers – or at least minimizing the slide – is all about finding and capitalizing on quick-to-close opportunities...
Washington weighs in on rural broadband
A report on rural broadband issued by FCC Acting Chairman Michael J. Copps in May offered an idea of the direction the new FCC is likely to take on broadband...
