by Jason Harper | May 27, 2015 | Digital Infrastructure
Comcast announced a few days ago that it will be launching a new tier of 250 Mbps Internet speed to customers in the company’s entire Independence and Olathe service area. Called “Extreme 250,” the upgrade is being heralded as a precursor to the...
by Aaron Deacon | Apr 3, 2015 | Digital Infrastructure, Fiber to the Community
A couple of weeks ago, KCTV5 reported that Google’s effort to bridge the digital divide is coming up short. It’s great to see local news covering this issue and to see broader exposure for partners like Connecting for Good, who have worked so hard to make a...
by KCDD Admin | Dec 9, 2014 | Digital Infrastructure, Mesh Wi-fi Networks
Free Network Foundation Empowering communities to build and maintain their own networks. Learn More Connected and Resilient A 501c3 nonprofit originated in Kansas City with an advisory council in KC and headquarters in Austin, the Free Network Foundation provides...
by Jason Harper | Dec 2, 2014 | Digital Infrastructure, Fiber to the Community
Consolidated Communications, which acquired SureWest Communications, announced that it has launched a 1 Gigabit Internet package in the KC area. Consolidated Communications (CCI) will offer the 1 Gig service to all its Kansas City fiber-to-the-home customers. “Our...
by KCDD Admin | Oct 21, 2014 | Digital Infrastructure
Digital InfrastructureEnsuring community access to gigabit fiber. % of Rally-period Fiberhoods qualified neighborhood representatives reached Opportunity After the initial launch of Google’s high-speed fiber network, local governments in Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas...
by Jason Harper | Aug 29, 2014 | Digital Infrastructure
Could telco providers use the gigabit infrastructure to develop new product lines? Could building owners and developers use the gig to pilot entirely new residential/retail VoIP services to their tenants? A quiet little story involving Kansas City-based provider Avid...
