Floyd County, Georgia, as well as other municipal governments in the state, are making a stand against new legislation taking away their authority over cell tower locations. The new legislation is expected to prevent these local governments from regulating cell tower location placement.
In planning for telecommunications, the initial step for most communities is an assessment of the existing telecommunications assets. This assessment seeks to determine the extent of the current telecommunications infrastructure and services.
In an agreement announced last week between Google and GE, Google plans to integrate data from Google Maps into GE’s Smallworld product suite consisting of telecommunications, electrical, and gas applications. GE is a leading provider of geospatial tools and insight, and Google provides a mapping service used by more than one billion people on a monthly basis.
Twenty years ago, we used printed paper maps to help guide us in our decision making regarding locations. Today, many businesses use advanced digital mapping technologies, such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and satellite imaging, to guide location-oriented decisions.
On February 1st, 2013, the Triangle J Council of Governments, in association with an organization called the NC Next Generation Networks, issued a request for a proposal that seeks private sector service providers who are interested in building a “next generation” communications network across the Triangle, as well as Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Thanks to Einstein, we know that information can only travel as fast as the speed of light. So, it makes sense that the fastest way to get data from one point to another is to use light. In fact, the backbone of the Internet is fiber optic cables lying deep underneath the ocean. Light travels across the ocean through these fiber optic cables until it reaches the coast, where it then enters a landing station.
Nebraska City residents have recently realized the need to improve their city’s fiber optic communications. Now, all they need is a way to do this. Joe Johnson, Nebraska City Administrator, is developing a new proposal to increase the city’s bandwidth. Given the reliability and speed fiber optics provide…
Spectrotel, a Competitive Local Exchange Company based in New Jersey, recently announced its plans to launch their newest service, Ethernet over Fiber (EoF), in order to meet the rapidly growing demand for Ethernet services. EoF utilizes Ethernet technology to provide high bandwidth broadband Internet access delivered over fiber optic cables. Spectrotel provides personalized telecommunications services.
In today’s business world, the key to success is agility and adaptability. Companies must utilize the most efficient, most revolutionary equipment and tools available in order to optimize business connectivity so that they can continue to adapt with the market trends and stand out amongst their competition. For the best way to reach this optimal connectivity point, organizations can utilize telecom maps.
