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123Net Partners With Telia Carrier To Meet Bandwidth Demand From Self-Driving Vehicles

SOUTHFIELD - With Michigan leading the nation with the most permissive self-driving vehicle laws in the country, 123Net has beefed up its bandwidth by partnering with Telia Carrier’s 100G-enabled number one ranked global IP backbone to meet this growing connectivity demand. 123Net, Michigan’s premier data center services provider and host of the Detroit Internet Exchange,

By |2019-02-12T13:27:25-05:00February 12th, 2019|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, IoT|

123.Net Helps Bring Broadband Connections To 40 Percent Of Metro Detroit Without Internet

ROYAL OAK - On this segment of M2 Techcast, 123Net CEO Dan Irvin is joined by Diana Nucera, Director of Detroit Community Technology Project, to talk about how DCTP is bringing broadband connections to the 40 percent of metro Detroit that does not have an Internet connection with the help of www.123.Net   To listen,

By |2019-01-07T11:02:17-05:00January 6th, 2019|Featured, IoT, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Tisko Named CEO Of BullsEye Telecom

SOUTHFIELD – Tom Tisko, chief operating officer at BullsEye Telecom, has been promoted to chief executive officer. Tisko will assume his new role on January 1, 2019. He replaces Bill Oberlin, who will continue to serve as chairman of BullsEye’s Board of Directors. “I am so proud of the company that BullsEye has become, with every

By |2018-12-07T12:40:08-05:00December 6th, 2018|News|

Report Suggests Tax Credit To Boost Broadband Access

LANSING - A tax credit to ease the cost of broadband internet service is among the recommendations of a state task force examining the status of broadband use in the state and ways to increase access. The report, the product of the Michigan Consortium of Advanced Networks, created through an executive order from Governor Rick Snyder,

By |2018-08-17T12:09:15-04:00August 17th, 2018|Politics|

AT&T Names VP, General Manager For Michigan, Greater Lakes

DETROIT — AT&T Inc. announced the appointment of Tom Monahan to oversee business in what it calls the Greater Lakes region, including Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and northern Indiana. Tom Monahan. ATT photo. Monahan will manage more than 1,300 employees, 133 AT&T-owned retail locations and more than 267 national distribution outlets and authorized resellers. “Tom brings

By |2018-06-14T19:50:47-04:00June 14th, 2018|News|

Snyder Order Asks For Better Broadband Plan By August 

LANSING - Gov. Rick Snyder pledged Monday to convene a panel dedicated to crafting a "comprehensive plan to improve access to broadband services." Snyder issued an executive order creating a "Michigan Consortium for Advanced Networks,” which will be charged with putting together such a plan by Aug. 1. The plan, according to the Governor's office,

By |2018-02-08T17:17:23-05:00February 8th, 2018|Small Business Association of Michigan|

WOW Now Offering Gigabit Internet In Metro Detroit

DETROIT — The cable TV, internet and phone provider WOW, formerly known as Wide Open West, has announced the avalability of one gigabit-per-second internet service to its residential and business customers in metro Detroit. “We’re seeing an increasing number of families and individuals that have heavy data demands due to multiple Internet-enabled devices in the

By |2018-01-25T18:56:12-05:00January 25th, 2018|ESD, IoT|

Comcast To Expand New Gigabit Internet Service Across Michigan

PLYMOUTH — Comcast Corp. announced it would expand its new 1-gigabit-per-second internet service across southeastern Michigan, Flint and Bad Axe by early spring to residential and business customers. The company will also launch the service across most of Comcast’s service area in West Michigan, including Grand Rapids and Holland, on Jan. 31. Comcast’s new gigabit

By |2018-01-25T18:56:12-05:00January 25th, 2018|ESD|

AT&T Expands Gigabit Internet Service To Ann Arbor, Royal Oak, Metro Detroit

DETROIT — AT&T Inc. says it has expanded its 1-gigabit internet connection service to more locations of Detroit, Ann Arbor, Royal Oak, Huntington Woods, Berkley, St. Clair Shores, Livonia, Pittsfield Township, and surrounding areas. The company had already established gigabit service in parts of Canton Township, Lyon township, Novi, and Grand Rapids. Next up for

By |2017-08-25T03:07:13-04:00August 25th, 2017|ESD|

Michigan Opts Into FirstNet First Responder Wireless Broadband Network

RESTON, Va. - Michigan will become the 10th state or territory to adopt first responder advanced technologies by opting in to FirstNet, an AT&T specialized wireless broadband network. AT&T, in a public-private partnership with FirstNet, will build, operate and maintain a highly secure wireless broadband communications network for Michigan’s public safety community at no cost

By |2017-08-04T13:44:28-04:00August 4th, 2017|Connected Tech, Politics, Science|