Municipal broadband | 5G and Fibre

Rogers, which is upgrading its existing network, expects 5G wireless technology to be ready for prime time by 2020

Limited government. Free markets. Federalism.

Cities say the CRTC’s decision is unworkable and “calls into question the decades-old cornerstone of all municipal access agreements: cost-neutrality for the municipal taxpayer"

While mobile operators struggle to tap into adjacent pools of value, they could be overlooking real threats to their core business.

O prefeito Roberto Cláudio (PDT) anuncia nessa terça-feira detalhes do aumento da rede que conecta todos os órgãos do Executivo Municipal

New research from the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard finds that "publicly owned networks offer the best all around value for the communities that make the investment." This landmark report dismantles an argument foes of municipal broadband often make -- and turns the tables on incumbent monopolies in Internet service.… Read More

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), the global leader in lighting and the City of San Jose officially announced a project to pilot 50 Philips SmartPoles, which bring together energy efficient LED lighting and fully integrated 4G LTE wireless technology by Ericsson.

>> Link Back to Main Article: 10 Key Issues for California Cities & Counties on the Challenges of Small Cells & “Not So Small Cells”

>> Link Back to Main Article: 10 Key Issues for California Cities & Counties on the Challenges of Small Cells & “Not So Small Cells”

Le président américain veut faciliter la création de réseaux publics de fibre optique dans les villes où il n’y a pas assez de concurrence. Il a cité la capitale avec Hong Kong et Tokyo comme ayant les réseaux les plus rapides au monde.

Cobertura y despliegue de fibra óptica: Orange tendrá cableados el 85% de los hogares y empresas de la Comunidad de Madrid este año

The governments of Canada, Ontario and Quebec are partnering with some of the world's digital heavyweights to usher in the next generation of wireless technology.

Ofcom has released more detailed proposals to enable CSPs to access Openreach’s national network infrastructure for fibre broadband roll-out

El Gobierno porteño invirtió 230 millones en el proyecto que impactará principalmente en las áreas de educación, salud y seguridad

With small cells, outdoor city Wi-Fi and Hyper dense network deployments operators are exploring and deploying much more than orthodox telecom towers. As being said: “unlike old days where users […]

Oct 27, 2017 - by Priyankar Bhunia - The Commerce Commission will be able to make codes that address retail service quality, if the industry fails to develop industry-led codes that are adequ… - opengovasia.com

Charter Communications is current provider, but de Blasio administration asks for input from others

The city says Verizon failed to honor an agreement to build a citywide Fios network, shutting out “tens of thousands” of prospective customers.

Enlightening Summer Reading: "The Book of Broken Promises; $400 Billion Broadba...

The state of New York is looking to regulate what towns will be able to charge for the newest cell transmitters.

What is the role of cities in assuring that their residents have the affordable bandwidth necessary to thrive in the 21st century information economy? Municipal governments—more than other jurisdic…

Imagine a world where you start off the day right because your refrigerator has tracked how much food you have and ordered replacement items for you. Your commute is safer and more productive because you are in a self-driving car. You can easily navigate traffic in a smart city, tolls are automatically collected and it’s easier to find a good parking spot.

Network sharing will be a key lever to reduce cost and make 5G deployments feasible.

In recently-published "initial conclusions" to Ofcom's Strategic Review of Digital Communications the UK regulator presented its strategy to "make it easier for competing providers to build their own fibre networks, across as much of the UK as is practicable, by providing them with access to [BT] Openreach's network of underground ducts and telegraph poles." This is important to the development and growth of both fixed and mobile services.