Funding
What's In the FY 2025 Budget for Broadband and Technology
The fiscal year 2025 budget has funds for broadband expansion, tech innovation and digital equity.
Expert Opinion
Prakash Sangam: Can IoT Devices Become Ticking Time Bombs?
Internet-of-Things devices may be making our infrastructure more vulnerable to national security threats.
Cybersecurity
Internet of Things Devices May Provide a Weak Point for Cybersecurity, Says CableLabs
But every device is a potential way into its network, and the recent explosion of IoT devices presents security risks.
Broadband Mapping and Data
In a SamKnows Panel Discussion, Speed is Becoming Less Important than Reliable Broadband Service
ISPs have begun selling home network equipment themselves, which has become popular.
Digital Inclusion
Internet Pioneer Vint Cerf Says Digital Inclusion is More Than Just Access
The luminary emphasized literacy on cybersecurity and accessibility features for disabled individuals.
Expert Opinion
Ken Kennedy: The Telco Industry’s Identity Crisis and Why It is a Good Thing
In 2022, telecom service provides are primed to deliver services to any number of end users through ‘B2B2X’.
Smart Cities
Utah Ignite Leverages Partnership with Smart Cities Fabrication Lab for Broadband Growth
February 14, 2021 – Orem, Utah, enjoyed a better-than-expected economic year in 2020, partly thanks to technology-focused resources offered in the city, including the Smart Cities and Fabrication Lab at Utah Valley University, a new resource within the university’s business resource center. The fabr
Fiber
Bandwidth Demands Project 10 Gigabit Network Capabilities Required Next Decade
June 11, 2020 — “Many gigabit passive optical networks will exhaust in the 2020s, as bandwidth demands have been accelerated by COVID-19,” said Ed Harstead, lead technologist at Nokia, at a webinar hosted by the Fiber Broadband Association on Thursday. Panelists predicted that gigabit networks offer
Expert Opinion
Prakash Sangam: China’s Huawei Clones Are Greater Threat to National Security than Huawei
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote on Friday to virtually block Huawei’s access to the U.S. market, but this rare bipartisan action only protects one element of America’s digital infrastructure. In reality, the likeliest and most susceptible security vulnerabilities aren’t well u
House of Representatives
Congress Looks for Legislative Barriers to Internet of Things, But Finds None
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2017 — Members of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Digital Commerce Consumer Protection on Tuesday met with executives from companies producing products that could be considered part of the “Internet of Things” (IoT) with the aim of uncovering regulatory or legislat
Broadband's Impact
Digital Excellence Grants Come to Cleveland’s Case Western and Cleveland State
Broadband Breakfast Insight: Cleveland, through its OneCommunity non-profit fiber network, has been ahead of the curve in bring better broadband to the northeast Ohio area. Cleveland Foundation announces two Digital Excellence technology grants, from the Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland
Broadband's Impact
Not in Las Vegas? Watch the Live Stream from CES
Broadband Breakfast Insight: We’re paying attention to the “Innovation Policy Stream” below, but this link provides a complete list to the live-streams at CES2017. The top three discussion points: Disruptive innovation, the internet of things and the sharing economy. -> Live-streamed events from CES
Broadband's Impact
The Early Verdict from Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas: New Device Categories Will Drive Future Demand
LAS VEGAS, January 5, 2015 – The smart phone continues its dominance of the $1.024 trillion global consumer electronics market. But the early verdict from the product announcement being made here at the International Consumer Electronics Show is that it is new product categories that will steal this
