Schools need more bandwidth. Like 100Mbps per 1K students. http://t.co/xbypFf3I # The Internet has a permanent place in DC lobbying. http://t.co/lpOvVz8S # AT&T thinks app developers want to pay them money to bypass caps. (Hint: they don't.) http://t.co/mgS7pMgF # It's not your imagination: your broadband has probably gotten worse lately…. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Robyn Geist 801-364-0088 ext. 106 or 801-680-1135 Brian Wilkinson 801-364-0088 ext. 102 or 801-673-5615 UTOPIA Supports DISH Network’s Efforts to Provide Consumer Choice DISH Network faces lawsuit from TV networks over its newest technology: a user-enabled commercial skipping feature called AutoHop Salt Lake City (June 1, 2012)… Continue reading
WiFi and cell to hit 60% of all Internet traffic? Nonsense. (Hint: something wired is attached to those towers.) http://t.co/DL2MvYSD # There's no such thing as "enough" bandwidth. http://t.co/TA4Gd1dK # Odds are good you're going to have several internet connections within a few years. http://t.co/lbZUn7BD # Cable still eats teclos'… Continue reading
A lot of cities have been talking property tax hikes lately, and the most certain thing about all of the proposals is that elected officials are going to look for someone or something to blame. In UTOPIA member cities, blaming the fiber network has become the easy go-to solution, especially… Continue reading
Cable companies agree to WiFi roaming. http://t.co/A86VE8jh # Just the DVR? No, Comcast makes the entire STB networked. http://t.co/GdnRGbHm # Even a behemoth like Google has slow fiber deployments. Why? Pole attachment bureaucracy. http://t.co/nriQisL7 # ISPs delay "six strikes" enforcement. http://t.co/O8GdUyNB # The market for IPv4 addresses is heating up…. Continue reading
NVIDIA pushing streaming gaming with virtualized GPUs. http://t.co/0A4nQ8cM # Yes, most of you hate your cable. http://t.co/APriWErR # Comcast changing up their caps. http://t.co/pdiDZfd1 # Lack of adequate fiber is slowing down LTE deployments. http://t.co/matLIN3P # Comcast may be prioritizing traffic once again. http://t.co/YS9Xn4EQ # Powered by Twitter Tools
Comcast is doing everything it can to kill over-the-top video. http://t.co/b7T8rMFC # You're not getting the full potential of your Internet connection. http://t.co/qcA6uIxP # The Internet has a fever, and the only prescription is more fiber. http://t.co/arFId6Pe # CenturyLink's earnings drop yet again. http://t.co/1jbxkudS # Dish pushing commercial-free prime time… Continue reading
Out of the top 5 most indebted cities in Utah, none of them are UTOPIA cities. http://t.co/SGbM01py # Powered by Twitter Tools
$66B spent on broadband networks last year. http://t.co/mVDpLkGD # FTTH is cheap, at least relatively speaking. http://t.co/XtQhg6on # DSL continues its death spiral. http://t.co/vH47YT3I # Some good questions about video as networks get flatter than ever. http://t.co/5oOjZjws # Powered by Twitter Tools
As you know, I’ve been doing some digging into the fortunes of AFCNet to try and figure out what it’s current status is. The preliminary research revealed that the buyer hasn’t been keeping current on interest-only payments and that the city has been losing a lot of money on it… Continue reading