The FCC was asked by more than 40 Congress members to allow service providers to install high-speed broadband connections to isolated communities under the Connect America Funding II (CAF II) program. This request was a joint effort by the members of both Republican...
Digital Realty, a company consisting of some of the world’s leading data center experts involved in helping clients acquire, own, expand and operate data centers, is concluding a two-year expansion plan. The objective of the two-year plan is to use an international...
Drones, commonly referred to as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), have transformed into data-gathering tools for GIS throughout the past 15 years. Today’s drones vary in sizes, costs and uses. A “prosumer” UAV has become a primary resource to acquire remotely-sensed...
TouchShare, leader of geospatial collaboration solutions, has announced the launch of TouchShare Web. TouchShare Web is TouchShare’s browser application that manages the processes of GIS in ESRI Mapping, Feature Services, Network KML, and other Open Geospatial...
Geographic information systems (GIS), applications that display different layers of geographical data on a single map, have entered their way into big data. Big data in GIS has the ability to identify patterns and develop strategies to create opportunities. “Much of...
CenturyLink, provider of TV, Voice and Internet, has innovated its hybrid cloud strategy by introducing a global private cloud. CenturyLink Private Cloud, provided across 57 data centers in 34 cities worldwide, offers enterprises in need of a private cloud hosted...
Zayo Group, LLC, worldwide provider of bandwidth infrastructure services, and Galvanize, a network of urban campuses focused on curriculum for digital and tech entrepreneurs, announced its collaboration to boost Galvanize’s strongly connected human-to-human network by...
Windstream, a leading provider of advanced network communications, announced plans to spin off a portion of its network assets into an independent Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). The assets Windstream plan on spinning out comprise of fiber and copper networks in...
As the demand for lightning-fast gigabit service rapidly increases, more companies join the race to provide gigabit Internet to cities and businesses nationwide. CenturyLink, a leading provider of Internet, TV and Voice, has already announced its plan to deliver...