Connecting the Last Twenty Percent in Newark - Episode 587 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
Community Broadband Bits
English - January 31, 2024 21:26 - 28 minutes - 16 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsTechnology News Tech News community telecommunications muni broadband wireless wifi fiberoptics economic development fiber Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Newark, New Jersey has been operated a dark fiber network for more than a decade. In recent years, the city has expanded its efforts to leverage those assets in an incremental effort to improve connectivity and competition for local business and residents, while also building out a robust Wi-Fi network. The goal: build a portfolio of approaches to connect the last twenty percent of the city that doesn't have access today.