Municipal broadband | 5G and Fibre

The nation's largest infrastructure project, a broadband network, has drawn complaints and ridicule.

Running fiber to the home can be a budget-busting experience for telcos, but …

What is a smart city and why does it need 5G? Read on to find out.

Community-owned internet service providers are cheaper and better.

Carriers are pushing states and the FCC to constrain public rights. They say it’s for the mythical “5G.” We should be very skeptical.

Programs that have worked in Sweden could work here, installing lines and leasing them to Internet providers.

Without data management policy reform, Canada is vulnerable and in danger of democratic erosion.

Google and partners IFC, Convergence Partners and Mitsui fund Csquared USD 100 million to roll out carrier-neutral fiber infrastructure in Africa.

A new 5G strategy plan from Germany's government warns that massive investments will be needed to support 5G and urges telcos to step up to the challenge.

Smart street lighting is being adopted as a spearhead application for smart city initiatives around the world. The next frontier for public lighting is the increasing deployment of controls technol…

Five winners of the best European Broadband projects have been awarded in Brussels. 48 projects were in competition for the first edition of the European Broadband Awards. The 5 winning projects are from Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.

Countries like Singapore and South Korea boast of FTTH penetration of 95 percent an 82.9 percent

In India, the Andra Pradesh state government has started the installation of a fibre-optic cable to provide residents with smart city services.

Fibre optics will be the backbone of Africa’s smart cities of the future. Right across Africa, municipalities and national governments are looking to transform major urban areas into smart cities.

City of Penticton Fibre Optic network

A detailed overview of Fiber-Optic internet in the United States. Find the largest Fiber providers, Fiber-Optic availability by state, and more.

Communications Authority of Kenya has released their Q1 report and it is full of interesting bits of information

San Jose, Calif., and Lincoln, Neb., cry foul over the FCC's plan to cut red tape for small cell antenna deployment rules.

Dozens of small communities have blazing fast home internet service because they've decided to install it themselves rather than wait for the big telecom companies.

ABOUT BOSTON'S FIBER OPTIC NETWORKBoston Fiber Optic Network (BoNET) provides service for City offices and public safety. The network is faster and cheaper than leasing services for phone, data, and video.

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

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