October 20, 2014

Next Century Cities to share knowledge and expertise in bid to help communities with next-gen network projects. A group of U.S. cities have come together and formed an association tasked with helping communities attract investment in high-speed broadband networks…

Boston, Santa Monica, Palo Alto und zwei Google-Fiber-Städte gehören zu den Next Century Cities. Sie wollen erreichen, dass Städte selbst Glasfasernetze errichten können, was von Konzernen oft verhindert wird…

Rockport took part in a nationwide kick-off today of an organization dedicated to bringing broadband internet to all communities…

32 cities are coming together to launch a new broadband initiative. Next Century Cities aims to ensure the availability of next-generation broadband Internet for all communities. The cities and their elected leaders are joining together to recognize the importance of leveraging gigabit-level Internet to attract new businesses and create jobs, improve health care and education,

Is fast internet as important to a city as roads and waterways? Mayors from 32 cities made that case on Monday, saying gigabit-level internet speeds will be key to the future of their economy, and to improving education and health care…

Next Century Cities, a consortium of 32 cities, has been created with the mission of making 1 Gbps fiber-based broadband available to any community in the United States. During today’s launch in Santa Monica, Calif., mayors and other leaders from 31 cities–including Santa Monica; Boston; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Raleigh, N.C.; Portland, Ore.; Lafayette, La.; and San Antonio,