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Broadband Data

M-Lab Celebrates 10 Years of Broadband Speed Tests, Discusses Work with Schools and Libraries

WASHINGTON, August 16, 2018 – New measures to improve broadband education and access in schools and libraries were among the innovations in broadband data touted on the second day of a conference last week on Measurement Lab. The 10 year anniversary conference was hosted on August 7 and 8 by the New

Education

Internet2 Upgrades Speed to 8.8 Terabits per second

WASHINGTON March 10, 2011 – Internet2, the nationwide ultra high-speed education network, announced that it will increase the network’s speed by a factor of nearly 900. The network’s existing speed is already approximately 1,000 times as fast as a the fastest widely-available high-speed residential

Broadband Data

FCC Launches Consumer Tool to Test Broadband Connections

WASHINGTON, March 11, 2010 – The FCC launched its consumer broadband test [http://www.broadband.gov/] today, enabling consumers to test the speed and other performance measurements of their broadband connections.

Broadband Data

The New York Times Highlights BroadbandCensus.com and Other Internet Speed Tests

WASHINGTON, January 21, 2010 – Today’s edition of The New York Times includes a story about internet speed tests, including BroadbandCensus.com, and the various approaches that each of the major providers take in offering speed tests. The piece, “How Fast is Your Web Connection?” by Peter Wayner, i

FCC Workshops

High Speed Connections Vital to Promote Telemedicine, FCC Panelists Say

WASHINGTON, September 15, 2009 – Most hospitals are unable to effectively use telemedicine because of the lack of a truly high-speed connection, said Douglas Van Houweling, CEO of Internet2, speaking at the Federal Communications Commission broadband workshop on September 15.

States

Massachusetts Broadband Institute and State Transportation Office to Build Fiber Across State

July 30, 2009 – Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced Tuesday a partnership between the Massachusetts Broadband Institute and the Executive Office of Transportation to bring broadband to unserved and underserved communities in western parts of the state.

Press Releases

BroadbandCensus.com’s Experience Using the Network Diagnostic Tool as a Beta Speed Test

Experience with NDT Featured in Presentation at Joint Techs Conference in Lincoln, Neb. Case Study Editor’s Note: Since the launch of our beta speed test on February 21, 2008, BroadbandCensus.com has been using the Network Diagnostic Tool (NDT) speed test developed by the educational consortium Internet2. The following

Press Releases

BroadbandCensus.com Launches Beta Version of Internet Speed Test

New Web Site Aims to Provide Data about Broadband to Public BroadbandCensus.com, a new web site designed to help Internet users measure and gauge broadband availability, competition, speeds and prices, launched a beta version of an Internet speed test. Through the release of the beta version, Broadb