The Institute for Local Self-Reliance has recently released a map that they compiled of the United States, showing all of the communities throughout the country that own access to the Internet. These communities, about 340 of them in all, receive Internet just like they get their electric utility – straight from the city.
Most telecommunications companies don’t have the deep pockets they used to have ten years ago. And, with the telecommunications industry constantly changing and gaining momentum, telcos are realizing that unless they want to be forced to innovate and change, they must drive their own growth by developing a long term focus.
The key to effective marketing /advertising campaigns is showing the right ad to the right person at the right place and the right time. Seasoned marketers are very familiar with this idea and the hottest new trend for digital advertisers is enabling companies to do just that!
A utility contractor accidentally cut a main fiber optic cable belonging to AT&T, resulting in a widespread outage for much of Northern Alabama. The cut resulted in the loss of both voice and Ethernet data services for AT&T’s customers in the area west of Huntsville, Alabama including Athens, Florence, Cullman, The Shoals, Decatur, an more.
SolveForce, a well-known Internet and telecom services provider, has recently announced the launch of their Ethernet over Fiber service in Miami, Florida. By utilizing their Ethernet over Fiber technology, companies and organizations in the area will be able to access Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Metro Ethernet services. The new Fiber Optic Internet service launch aims at providing the Miami area, as well as its neighboring communities, with modern Internet solutions.
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.