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
The future of smart cities and mobile connectivity is driving the industry BHC RHODES civil engineering and surveying firm hired Mr. Kevin Travelstead to lead their national telecom engineering sales initiatives. Travelstead will focus on two markets, telecom fiber and wireless. He brings more than 22 years experience in the telecom industry with the last Read More
Tags: Fiber Optic, Sales, Wireless
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
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