GeoTel Communications, LLC, The leading provider of researched telecommunications infrastructure data in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for over a decade, today announces that Fortune Magazine will feature its telecommunications data and maps in a multi-page article. Continue reading
Click to ContinueAs much as we might prefer to think that the internet just happens, the fact is that it comprises a massive physical infrastructure. In an exclusive excerpt from his new book Tubes, Andrew Blum takes us on a tour of the internet’s most important US hideout. Continue reading
Click to ContinueOrlando, FL, December 15, 2011 — The CEO of GeoTel Communications, LLC Dave Drazen, announced today a new business partner …
Click to ContinueThe high-tech economy begins with local communities. The New Jersey Redevelopment Authority recognized this fact in 2001 by issuing more …
Click to ContinueOrlando, FL- GeoTel Communications, LLC releases a new data offering that displays broadband availability across the United States by CBSA. …
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When the civil war-ravaged nation of Syria suffered a countrywide Internet outage last week, Syrian state-run media blamed the problem on fiber optic cables. According to BBC News, state-run media reported that a “fault in optical fiber cables” was to blame for the blackout. This nationwide outage lasted for nearly 20 hours. Continue reading
In the 1990s and early 2000s, local governments and service providers, excited by the promise of fiber optic telecommunications, invested trillions of dollars into building fiber optic loops in their cities and metro areas. Enthusiastic carriers and service providers invested in these new fiber networks, but the predicted demand… Continue reading
Last month, the Provo City Council approved Google’s plans to acquire the city’s existing fiber optic network, iProvo, for only $1 so that Google could bring its 1 Gbps Internet service there. This would allow Google to offer a basic five-megabit connection to all residents for seven years, as well as free gigabit service to 25 public institutions… Continue reading
With rapidly growing communication needs, there is an ever-increasing demand for higher speeds and improved connectivity than what is provided by traditional broadband. The good news is that when connectivity providers compete, the customer always wins. Healthy competition between carriers results in more choices, better service… Continue reading
Barely one week after Google announced its plans to extend its fiber optic network to Austin, Texas, the company also announced its intentions to bring its 1 Gbps Internet service to Provo, Utah. According to the announcement last week, Google Fiber will offer Provo residents and businesses download speeds of up to 1 Gbps for… Continue reading