'Super Wi-Fi' poised for growth in US, elsewhere
Move over Wi-Fi, there's a new wireless technology coming.
Telecom
Sep 2, 2012
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News tagged with rural broadband
Reaching rural America with broadband internet service
All across the U.S., rural communities' residents are being left out of modern society and the 21st century economy. I've traveled to Kansas, Maine, Texas and other states studying internet access and use – and I hear all ...
Telecom
Jan 17, 2018
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Technology is improving – why is rural broadband access still a problem?
There is a well-documented "digital divide" between rural and urban areas when it comes to broadband access. As of 2015, 74 percent of households in urban areas of the U.S. had residential broadband connections, compared ...
Telecom
Jun 9, 2016
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China vows faster, cheaper Internet
China has said it will aim to bring faster and cheaper Internet access to more people, following complaints that a near monopoly by state-backed firms had hurt service.
Internet
Apr 2, 2012
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$103M to expand broadband Internet in rural US
Telecommunications companies in 16 states will share more than $103 million in federal funding to help expand broadband Internet access to those areas of rural America that haven't been reached by the high-speed service or ...
Telecom
Aug 22, 2011
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New wireless communications systems to serve remote and rural areas
Advanced communications technology could bring broadband wireless service to remote and rural areas in the Hawaiian Islands, under a new research grant funded by the National Science Foundation.
Telecom
Oct 14, 2014
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UK church spires used to boost phone, wi-fi signal
Church spires across Britain will be used to boost broadband, mobile phone and WiFi connectivity in rural areas, under a deal struck between the government and the Church of England, it was announced Sunday.
Telecom
Feb 18, 2018
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3 million US students don't have home internet
With no computer or internet at home, Raegan Byrd's homework assignments present a nightly challenge: How much can she get done using just her smartphone?
Education
Jun 10, 2019
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SpaceX starts rolling out Starlink internet, hoping it'll fund Mars flights
SpaceX, having established a formidable reputation in rocket launches, is starting to roll out what it hopes will be an even more muscular arm of its business: broadband internet service.
Space Exploration
Oct 28, 2020
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FCC to propose revamping Universal Service Fund (Update)
(AP) -- Federal regulators trying to bring high-speed Internet connections to all Americans will propose tapping the government program that now subsidizes telephone service in poor and rural areas.
Telecom
Mar 5, 2010
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