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...
The high-tech economy begins with local communities. The New Jersey Redevelopment Authority recognized this fact in 2001 by issuing more than $2 million in local planning grants for Cyberdistrict Feasibility studies in 30 communities throughout the state. The purpose...
Businesses need fiber optic technology because they require a fast, reliable system that allows them to keep up with the highly technical, ever-changing digital world. Your home is no different. When your Internet is down, it feels like the whole world comes to a...
Kentucky has experienced an unprecedented number of natural disasters over the past five years. Since 2008, ten presidentially declared disasters affected the state, ranging from tornadoes to severe winter storms. In the aftermath of these storms, emergency response...
Located just 50 miles northeast of Colorado’s state capital in Denver, Greeley, CO is investing in a state-of-the-art fiber optic traffic system to decrease congestion and increase traffic flow. The city received $3 million in federal funds to lay nearly 50 miles of...