In a 45-page analysis titled, “Telecommunications Competition: The Infrastructure-Investment Race,” Dr. Anna-Maria Kovacs examines the United States’ regulations that are forcing companies to build and maintain copper-based legacy telephone networks and the impact...
For years, Southeast Missouri had been looking for ways to attract businesses to the region, and they finally found the answer through fiber optics. With the help of AT&T, the city of Bonne Terre, Missouri will now be home to an 84-acre fiber-lit business park...
Fibertech Networks, a metro-based fiber optic network provider serving the Eastern and Central United States regions, announced last week that it has deployed Ciena's 6500 Packet-Optical Platform and Service Delivery Switches on its over 9,000-mile fiber optic route...
Mid-Atlantic managed fiber connectivity and cloud communications service provider Telegia Communications recently relocated their corporate offices to a fiber rich technology park in Frederick, MD. Telecom and network upgrades were major motivators behind the move. At...
On September 17, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day with a 35-point gain, but that wasn’t the end to a good day for Alliance Fiber Optic Products. The California-based technology company continued to be a hot stock in after-hours trading. The rise occurred...
On Wednesday, September 25, Twitter initiated Twitter Alerts, an emergency alert program for users, providing subscribers real time emergency notifications from sources like FEMA, the Department of Homeland Security, the American Red Cross, and the National Oceanic...
Slow and unreliable Internet service plagued Vernon, California until the city decided to become a local service provider. Throughout the Southern California region, miles of fiber optic cables were being underused. Recently the city council approved a residential...
North Carolina is a well-known state for higher education, with numerous universities, such as Duke, Wake Forest and UNC, pushing the boundaries of technology. Yet, many businesses and residents struggle with limited or non-existent Internet access. This has major...
When a local Denver-based high-tech startup learned that Colorado is 21st in the nation for Internet speeds, they decided to help. Open since 1995, FORETHOUGHT.net launched a plan to provide Denver area businesses and residences with the Internet speeds they need to...