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FEATURED TOPICDigital Transition -The term "Digital Transition" describes the process all organizations must go through in the 21st Century, as they leverage new technologies that provide new options for Applications, Equipment, Processes, and Networks that make them more effective. In contrast, the term "Municipal Wireless" is limiting. It puts the network technology ahead of the application and process changes that drive the business case. ORIENTATION |
« Louisiana: Lafayette Fiber Shows How a Muni Initiative is Won | Weblog | Mesh Networking Tutorial » Illinois: BPL to the Rescue?Chicago Defender / Local Take on BPL What's more interesting than the facts on BPL presented herein (not much new) is the fact that governmental groups like the Illinois Commerce Commission are actively looking into technologies like BPL. Illinois has a problem and is doing something about it. Ford then cited statistics from the Federal Communications Commission, which concluded that Illinois ranked 27th in broadband penetration. Considering that Illinois is the nation's sixth most populous state, the commissioner added, this finding proved disturbing. So, they invited experts in to give them a BPL tutorial. Good for them. I call that progress. I hope they encourage their electric utilities to get a move on! Posted on August 04, 2005 at 05:06 PM CommentsPost a commentTrackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: |
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