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...