In recent years, the courts have struggled to decide whether the government needs a warrant to access records about a cell phone user’s location and in September, federal courts ruled that cell phone location data is not protected under the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment. Last month, a judge in Texas began raising questions.
With two of the Internet’s main hubs (NY/NJ and Ashburn) and some of its most trafficked routes in Hurricane Sandy’s path last month, it leaves the question – how well did the communications grid manage during the storm? Turns out, the Internet actually fared the storm very well.
Earlier this month, AT&T unveiled its plans to expand its telecommunications network. As stated in their press release, AT&T plans to “significantly expand and enhance its wireless and wireline IP broadband networks” in order to accommodate the growing customer demand for high-speed networks.
The old saying that “a picture is worth a thousand words” still holds true today and is very relevant in the context of Geographic Information Systems. Without pictures, in this case – maps, geospatial data can very complicated & time-consuming to analyze. But, GIS data is now available.
GeoTel was featured in a Crain’s Chicago Business article describing how Chicago’s rich history in manufacturing helped it to became one of the nation’s key hubs for fiber optic connections. This article examines Chicago on a digital layer level, utilizing GeoTel’s data mapping the concentration of telecommunication networks within and surrounding the city.
GeoTel Communications, LLC’s telecommunications infrastructure maps of the Internet will be featured at the Archive Centre Mundaneum in Belgium for the museum’s Renaissance 2.0 exhibit set to be on display October 9, 2012 through January 7, 2013.
GeoTel Communications, LLC, a leading provider of telecommunications infrastructure data in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and web-based platforms, today announces that Fortune Magazine will feature its telecommunications data and maps in a multi-page article. The article, to reach newsstands worldwide on July 9, focuses on the Internet and global fiber optic communications.
A Journalist from Mashable Magazine interviews GeoTel’s CEO Dave Drazen and talks to him about depicting worldwide communications infrastructure. To demonstrate the trajectory of the Internet, Fortune magazine teamed up with GeoTel. The company maps fiber optic cables in geographic information systems (GIS) that connect people all over the world.
The Bullseye of America’s Internet By Andrew Blum May 29, 2012, 2:00 PM Gizmodo.com America's internet is comprised of a vast tangible infrastructure. This physical framework that connects America is often forgotten by the everyday internet user. One tends to think...