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Blog: Category Archives: Equity & Access
Tribal Broadband Connectivity: Obstacles, Opportunities, Optimism
Categories Equity & Access Tribal
At CENIC’s 2022 Annual Conference, Tribal telecommunications experts Matthew “Speygee” Douglas, Linnea Jackson, and Matt Rantanen shed light on a few of the stubborn obstacles to Tribal broadband deployments – what they are and how they complicate Tribal broadband deployments in California – and how progress has been made in the face of them. They also reminded attendees that these challenges may take on different aspects for the 574 federally recognized Tribes throughout the US.
Old Problems Need New Solutions: Digital Equity in California
Categories Equity & Access
To solve problems that have never been solved, we must do things that have never been done. In a nutshell, this was the message shared by California leaders in economic development, higher education, policy, and infrastructure during the “Digital Equity in California” panel at CENIC’s 2022 Conference that took place this September in Monterey, CA.
The Broadband Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Identifies and Connects Schools to CalREN
Categories K-12 Equity & Access
The Broadband Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Identifies and Connects Schools to CalREN
The San Diego Promise Zone: Connecting Potential with Promise
Categories University of California Equity & Access
The San Diego Promise Zone: Connecting Potential with Promise When parts of San Diego became one of the twenty-two federally designated Promise Zones in the U.S., the community came together in creative ways to improve the quality of life for all Zone residents. The focus of the initiative is to increase access to everything from affordable housing to jobs, safe environments, educational opportunities, healthcare, and economic activity.
Val Verde School District Broadband Network Provides Case Study for Closing the Digital Divide
Categories K-12 Equity & Access
A public-private partnership to provide internet connectivity for residents in the Val Verde Unified School District (USD) serves as a model case study for broadband deployment to hard-to-reach populations.
CENIC Perspectives: Hybrid Approach to Last-Mile Connectivity Should Include Wireless
As we are entering a moment where decisions are being made about state and federal broadband resources, policymakers should focus on standards for what constitutes broadband rather than the specific technology chosen for last-mile infrastructure.
The Minds We Need: Federal Broadband Investment Should Include Research and Education Infrastructure
Categories RENS & NRENS Equity & Access CENIC Perspectives
Tags The Minds We Need
As the federal government considers a major investment in broadband, members of the research and education community, including CENIC, Internet2, The Quilt, and EDUCAUSE, came together this spring to support and publish The Minds We Need.
CENIC PERSPECTIVES: Fixed Wireless Solutions to Extend Internet Connectivity
Categories Equity & Access CENIC Perspectives
Many CENIC member community anchor institutions are looking for ways to extend online connectivity to unserved and underserved communities, particularly now that broadband has become essential during the COVID 19 pandemic. In areas where wireline broadband may be geographically or economically prohibitive, fixed wireless Internet may be an option. In tandem with a previous CENIC blog article on wireless technologies as a whole, this article specifically explores fixed wireless solutions that our members are using or could use to address equity and access issues.
CENIC PERSPECTIVES: Wireless Internet Technologies for Access, Equity, and Continuity
Categories Equity & Access CENIC Perspectives
Wireless technologies have the potential to address many common challenges facing the CENIC community. While CENIC is not providing wireless connections, we have been working with our members, offering our expertise in solving access and equity problems, and providing referrals to our private sector partners.
Internet Exchange Points: An Essential Infrastructure for Rural Broadband Initiatives
Categories RENS & NRENS Equity & Access
IXPs are one of the building blocks around which the Internet is built. They are the physical locations where networks come together, and where content providers place content closer to end users to increase the speed and efficiency of networks. Currently, there are dozens of IXPs nationwide but most of them are concentrated in big cities. Increasing the number of IXPs across California will result in a more resilient, competitive, and interconnected Internet (especially for households in more rural areas).