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Gigabit Broadband – Better than Indoor Plumbing
“We were asked whether we had indoor plumbing,” said Wyoming State Representative Marti Halverson in the above video. She was reflecting on a conversation she had with a reporter at the 2004 Republican Convention. As she points out, not only did they have indoor plumbing, they had high-speed broadband, which was more than the reporter could…
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Star Valley – Data Center Ready
Thayne, Wyoming has multiple assets that put it in a competitive position as a home to data centers, including the right kind of climate, low-cost electricity and now, thanks to Silver Star Communications, availability of a gigabit network that connects to multiple major peering points in places like Silicon Valley, Dallas and Seattle. In the above…
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Leveraging Existing Assets to Bring Fiber to the Bunker
With over 2,000 miles of fiber, Finger Lakes Technology Group, Inc (FLTG)., has transformed from a 90+ year-old, independent last mile provider to a provider of mid-mile connectivity in western New York and northern Pennsylvania. In the above interview, FLTG’s president, Paul Griswold, explains their approach to building out a fiber network with the help of anchor tenants.…
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Managing Risk for New Services #Summit21
“Once you are given the responsibility to protect and manage [somebody’s else’s data]…you need to make sure you are taking all the necessary steps to protect your customers and your clients,” says Stephen Gorman of The Hartford in the above interview. Gorman was referring to the idea that service providers need to account for the security…
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Ethernet & Data Center Services from an Independent Operator
Shaun Carlson of Arvig provides an overview of the type of Ethernet and data center services his company provides and how they have expanded their footprint well beyond their traditional LEC and CATV franchise area. MTA Coverage brought to you by the MTA and ViodiTV.
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Cloud Browsing
“People don’t like to be locked in,” said Karl Mattson vice president and general manager of Maxthon. Mattson was referring to the idea that users want their data to be decoupled from their devices. In the above interview, he describes Maxthon’s cloud-based browser that allows data to follow the user, regardless of device or underlying…
