WASHINGTON DC - A new bill aims to make high-speed internet more accessible everywhere in the US, including far-flung locations and underserved communities. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn has introduced the Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act (PDF), which will spend $94 billion to ensure that unserved and persistent poverty communities have access to affordable high-speed internet.
DETROIT – This new wave of connectivity is going beyond laptops and smartphones, it’s going towards connected cars, smart homes, connected wearables, smart cities and connected healthcare. Basically a connected life. According to Gartner report, in 2020 connected devices across all technologies reached 20.6 billion. HP did a small survey in which they estimated the
LANSING - The number of video and cable television operators in Michigan declined by one to 36 in 2020, and the number of subscribers fell by more than 75,000, according to the Michigan Public Service Commission’s annual Status of Competition for Video Services in Michigan report released today. The number of video/cable customers statewide declined to 1,610,279 in
WASHINGTON DC - As the Internet of Things grows to connect an amazing diversity of devices to electronic networks, four new publications from the National Institute of Standards and Technology offer recommendations to federal agencies and manufacturers alike concerning effective cybersecurity for these devices. The four related publications will help address challenges raised in
NEW YORK - With remote work becoming the new normal for many, more companies are now willing to not only hire remote workers, but to hire them from anywhere. More than one third say they are willing to hire 100 percent remote workers anywhere in the US or internationally. Conducted by The Conference Board in
WASHINGTON - Seventy-one percent (71%) of students who expect lower grades than usual while learning remotely don't always have access to high-speed internet, according to a new report from The Manifest, a business how-to and news website. The survey accounts for 400 high school and college students' impressions on remote learning in the fall 2020
LANSING—Connected Nation Michigan, the state’s unit of the broadband advocacy group Connected Nation, will host a webinar on telehealth usage and advances for patients and doctors on Tuesday, Sept. 22. The event, set to begin at 11 a.m. Eastern time, will feature a discussion with Ryan Palmer, chief of the Telecommunications Access Policy Division within
SOUTHFIELD — The Stefanini Group, a $1 billion global technology company specializing in digital solutions with locations in 41 countries across the Americas, Europe, Australia and Asia, has launched its Smart Cities solution to make city operations more efficient. The solution increases sustainability and optimization while utilizing new technologies and digital solutions for various challenges
LANSING - To keep students learning during extended school closures, Michigan families now have access to free digital content from more than 70 high-quality online learning courses youth can access from home, from Michigan Virtual, formerly known as Michigan Virtual University. In addition, educators also have access to a host of online professional development resources
LONDON, England - Data could be transmitted through lasers a thousand times faster than current internet cables after a major breakthrough, scientists have said. The new research uses terahertz quantum cascade lasers that could send data around the world at speeds unimaginable using current technology. The lasers could be used to vastly speed up data communications, according to the
