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Last Mile Online Reaches the Final Mile

Jun 24, 2009

After four years of bringing readers the latest in community broadband news, Last Mile Online will close its operations on June 24. more >>

Fiber Cable Management Practices for Active Ethernet Architectures

Jun 01, 2009

LM ENewsletter Feature: Industry trends indicate that an active Ethernet approach may become the architecture of choice for fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) deployments. more >>

Wine Region Ferments Broadband Capacity

May 20, 2009

Like many municipalities, the City of Napa in northern California’s world famous wine region requires secure, highly available voice and data communications applications for emergency response, law enforcement, traffic management and other public services. more >>

Optimal Municipal Networks

May 13, 2009

The silos that historically differentiated service providers by the distinct services they offered have collapsed. The proliferation of IP and broadband connectivity lets any service provider — wireline or wireless — offer any voice, video or data service. Consumers are demanding advanced services and they want providers to compete for their business. more >>

Battling Against Instability and Eavesdropping

May 13, 2009

With increasing concerns about security, as evidenced by the Taliban and al-Qaida push across southern Afghanistan and Pakistan, the U.S. military is now shifting its focus from Iraq to this landlocked region of south-central Asia. more >>

Leveraging Stimulus Funds

May 01, 2009

On February 17, President Barack Obama signed into legislation the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which included the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) initiative. more >>

Sharing Your Broadband Story

Apr 22, 2009

When one works in the telecom industry, it can be easy to become caught up in the small details of the network’s function and lose sight of the big-picture benefits. more >>

Corpus Christi Continues to Benefit from Citywide Wireless

Apr 08, 2009

It was almost time for lunch on a busy afternoon in Corpus Christi, Texas, and Saundra Thaxton was sitting at her desk pondering her options. more >>