by Jason Harper | Jan 30, 2015 | Fiber to the Community
When Google Fiber announced it was coming to Kansas City, many began asking: Who could possibly need that much bandwidth? Now, just two years out, one man is answering: “It almost seems like you can’t have enough.” That’s Joe Fives, director of...
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 Jason Harper | Nov 5, 2014 | Fiber to the Community
A study conducted in the summer of 2014 by KC Digital Drive in partnership with the Kansas City EDC’s LaunchKC initiative revealed that gigabit access for tenants is not currently available at most local coworking and startup incubator spaces. The high cost for the...
by Jason Harper | Sep 8, 2014 | Fiber to the Community
North Kansas City is a part of the metro that has been somewhat silent in recent discussions of gigabit Internet in the region. But the whole city is about to get a free gig to its churches, public institutions — and even homes and businesses. But it’s not...
