Tag Archives: Internet

CenturyLink has expanded its fiber network across the nation and plans to continue its growth by integrating faster internet speeds to additional homes and businesses in several cities, the company reported on Tuesday. 

Drew Schnabel, vice president of federal at Zscaler, told MeriTalk in an interview published Thursday he believes 5G will have the biggest impact on federal information technology in 2020.

Nonprofit technology community Internet2 has tapped CenturyLink to incorporate the latter’s low-loss fiber network service in support of modernization efforts for a research and education network.

A new Deloitte study has highlighted the five elements of a smart health community based on interviews conducted by the company’s Center for Government Insights and the Center for Health Solutions with over 12 innovators.

Sixty SpaceX-built small satellites have made contact to ground stations since their deployment on May 24 as part of the company's efforts to establish an orbital constellation for a new broadband service, Space News reported Friday.

Microsoft and the Department of Veterans Affairs have partnered to provide rural veterans with access to the internet to use telehealth services, receive educational opportunities, secure jobs and grow their businesses.

Iridium Communications has unveiled its L-band broadband service powered by the company’s $3B Iridium NEXT satellite network. The company said Wednesday initial activations of the Iridium Certus service kicked off in December 2018 for terrestrial and maritime applications with the aviation service expected later this year once certification is secured.
 

Intelsat and L3 Technologies have teamed up to bring a satellite-based broadband service to U.S. government aviation users. L3 will integrate Intelsat’s FlexAir broadband service into its portfolio to provide in-flight communications capability for warfighters, government officials and cargo aircraft as well as support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations, Intelsat said Friday. “FlexAir will …

Intelsat General has introduced a broadband service offering intended to help military aircraft passengers connect to the internet while in flight. FlexAir uses the company’s Ku-band and EpicNG communications satellite platforms and is designed to operate with fuselage and tail-mounted antennas, Intelsat said Thursday. The in-flight connectivity service works to support intelligence, surveillance and …

Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, has said the company plans to expand its Airband Initiative to give broadband access to 1M more rural residents from across the U.S. by July 2022. He wrote in a blog post published Monday that the company originally planned to bring internet to 2M people but early …

Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web, has introduced a new contract that outlines a set of principles for internet companies to protect privacy, advance transparency of their algorithms and address online abuse, The Telegraph reported Monday. Berners-Lee said at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, the “Magna Carta for the …

The Defense Information Systems Agency plans to award AT&T a contract to provide global network connectivity services to Pacific Air Forces. A FedBizOpps notice posted Sunday says the company would assess networks; establish a diverse communication virtual private network; perform integrations with FirstNet and NorthStar/LTEspeed networks; and provide tools for waveform capture and conversion through …

NTT DATA closed its estimated $3 billion acquisition of the former Dell Services business in November 2016 to expand information technology services and consulting work for public sector agencies with the backing of a global IT company. Shortly after the deal’s March 2016 announcement, NTT DATA Public Sector President and 2017 Wash100 …

A Viasat-developed satellite has arrived at its intended geostationary orbit and started in-orbit testing which covers the transmission and reception of data from the satellite to a Viasat-built ground segment. Viasat said Tuesday the ViaSat-2 satellite will undergo in-orbit tests then begin commercial service in February 2018 and support the …

Level 3 Communications has received a five-year, $79 million contract from the government of Pennsylvania to deliver backbone network, internet and managed network security services. The company said Wednesday the contract covers managed dedicated fiber, ethernet, virtual private local area networks, private line, multi-protocol label switching virtual private networks and wavelengths. Level 3 …