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Innovative Technology Connect Residents to Fiber

BHC RHODES partnered with Biarri Network to provide engineering in the transformation of Springfield, Missouri into a “Gigabit City.” DENVER, Colo. — Biarri Networks announced its working relationship with Las Vegas based The Broadband Group to provide its innovative digital network engineering services with City Utilities in Springfield, Missouri. The $120 million fiber network expansion project will transform Read More

Tags: Broadband, Fiber Optic, Smart City, Telecom, Utilities

The Rural Broadband Challenge

This article was originally published by The Kansas City Star “For small-town Johnson County, internet service isn’t a given” 4/02/19 Something was very wrong in De Soto, and Kevin Honomichl knew it. Then came the incident that drove the point home. His son was collaborating with classmates on a team project, but the kids Read More

Tags: Broadband, Economy, Fiber Optic, Telecommunications, Utilities

Three Challenges for Non-LECs

In telecommunications, a Local Exchange Carrier (LEC), is simply a public telecommunications company. Most consumers are aware of the giant LECs dominating the industry, such as Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint. However, these are not the only companies trying to gain access to the right-of-way. Non LECS are companies not registered as Local Exchange Read More

Tags: CLEC, Fiber Optic, Telecom, Telecommunications, Utility Coordination

What Is A Smart City?

What is a Smart City? If you asked this question to five different people, there is a good chance you may get five different answers. If I had to answer this for myself I would not know where to begin, but what I would know is technology and connectivity are at the core of it. Read More

Tags: Driverless Cars, Fiber Optic, Gigabit Economy, Gigabit Society, Smart City, Transportation, Utilities