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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: 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 Tour Gathers Connectivity Ideas From Regional Broadband Consortia
Categories Private Sector
Tags california emerging technology fund casf digital divide geolinks libraries policy regional broadband consortia rural
Many rural areas in California still lack reliable, or any, Internet connectivity. To find ways that CENIC can help expand Internet access in underserved communities, President and CEO Louis Fox is visiting all 17 regional broadband consortia in California in partnership with California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) leaders.
CENIC Honors AT&T, GeoLinks, and CENIC NOC for Outstanding California Wildfire Response
Categories RENS & NRENS
In recognition of their immediate and effective response to ensure emergency connectivity to communities and organizations affected by catastrophic wildfires, AT&T, GeoLinks, and CENIC’s Network Operations Center are being recognized with CENIC’s 2019 Christine Haska Distinguished Service Award.
Collaboration Kept Pepperdine Connected During Wildfires
Categories Private Universities & NPS RENS & NRENS
With the Woolsey wildfire closing in on its campus, Pepperdine University worked with CENIC to save critical internet service and keep the university’s communication lines open for parents, students, faculty, and staff to stay informed during the emergency. Engineers responded quickly, many volunteered to help, and partners collaborated with agility.
Grow Food, Grow Jobs: How Broadband Can Boost Farming in California’s Central Valley
Categories CA Community Colleges Cultural & Scientific University of California Private Sector RENS & NRENS
Tags calren conference geolinks rural
Broadband helps farmers and students in California’s Central Valley use technology and develop skills to improve the agriculture economy. Read how CENIC collaborators such as the USDA, UC ANR, community colleges, and ISPs find funding and develop plans for better connectivity for the far reaches of the state, to help grow food and grow jobs.
GeoLinks Recognized with CENIC Corporate Partnership Award
Tags award cenic conference data digital divide geolinks innovations in networking awards network research skylerditchfield therightconnection
CENIC is recognizing GeoLinks for their understanding of the importance of high-speed broadband for California research and education communities, and their strategy for reaching those with limited or no access to broadband due remote locations and challenging terrain using fixed wireless technology.