Broadband Bytes for 2013-05-17 http://t.co/xUrQca2Rk3 -> I'll be sure to remember that "all is well" the next time an SD YouTube video buffers on my "50Mbps" Comcast line. http://t.co/A4kIgGy7sT -> Once again, wireless has done in a lab what fiber has already done in the real world. http://t.co/RjMiLjYFeJ -> CenturyLink… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2013-05-10 http://t.co/ikIVXlSYoB -> Layton Mayor calls out Google on lack of business services. http://t.co/ob767XQJJh -> ABC is happy to stream their live feed, but only if you're a cable customer. http://t.co/VJchlCNBBy -> Muni fiber in Lafayette is creating city surpluses. http://t.co/R1jS9eT0uN -> Let's just start assuming that… Continue reading
Verizon starts to completely end wireline service in copper towns. http://t.co/CaoluSKc0u -> Broadband Bytes for 2013-05-03 http://t.co/v0DTiXrk6n -> Is CenturyLink doing fiber-to-the-home or fiber-to-the-press release? http://t.co/5O48mFKVer -> Dutch police are essentially authorized to commit acts of war. http://t.co/2Hdv20wnCm -> CenturyLink's entire DSL network goes down. http://t.co/darBI6ZoR5 -> Broadband plans don't… Continue reading
Before I could publish this, Chris Mitchell at MuniNetworks.org did a much more in-depth version of what I wrote here. I highly recommend reading his article for the nitty gritty details. Unsurprisingly, we both reached the same conclusion. When Google announced they would be building a gigabit network in Austin,… Continue reading
And yet more gigabit that isn't Google, this time from Vermont. And at half the price. http://t.co/wDbUg2X2p6 -> CISPA dies, but probably in the same way a zombie does. http://t.co/mG27pV7zbc -> Special intro pricing may be dying off. http://t.co/pfJa605juE -> Broadband Bytes for 2013-04-26 http://t.co/ogxQ9qxw1H -> Learning the Wrong Lessons… Continue reading
Over the last year or so, it seems that Orem has taken a real hammering over UTOPIA expenses. Witness the latest low-information rant masquerading as publishable material for further evidence of this. The common refrain is that UTOPIA causes nothing but financial despair for cities. If that’s the case, why… Continue reading
I suppose this kind of response to the Google Fiber announcement was inevitable, just as it’s completely false assumptions are. The author gets a number of predictable things wrong. [A]nd finally Provo will be out of the Telcom business. No, it won’t. It’s still paying for the bond, it has… Continue reading
Google Fiber: The best deal Provo deserves, but not the best deal it can get http://t.co/FTSAFHwdfH -> So I got quoted in a little publication you might have heard of: Forbes. http://t.co/eCq6jJIIys -> Instead of chasing down Google, find the local equivalent for your big broadband needs. http://t.co/Q4VXa4ID1p -> Sales… Continue reading
If your neighbor won the lottery, would you quit your job right then because you’re certain that your ticket is going to pay off next? Of course you wouldn’t. Unfortunately, a lot of people are taking that same kind of attitude with regards to broadband. Even before Google announced that… Continue reading
Even before Provo announced that Google Fiber would be taking over iProvo, there’s been a lot of speculation that Google Fiber could potentially take over UTOPIA. UTOPIA made their pitch with 1100 other cities, and I produced my own video explaining why a partnership would be a good deal for… Continue reading