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• Is Your Co-op Prepared for a Cyberattack?

  March 22, 2018 | Written By Phil Carroll in IP
  Phil Carroll

  On a recent flight, Tim Lindahl noticed the passenger next to him had a bag with her company’s name on it. So he started asking questions about the firm. “By the end of the flight I knew what...

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• IEEE Releases Report on Power Saving IoT Wake-Up Radio Initiative

  November 30, 2017 | Written By Molly White in IP
  Molly White

  The IEEE has taken aim at one of the biggest obstacles to the success of the IoT. It has published a report on Wake-Up Radio, which is a technology from the 802.11ba Standards Task Group. The millions...

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• Survey: 75% See Smart City Benefit

  October 10, 2017 | Written By Andy Heins in IP
  Andy Heins

  Smart cities are a winner with consumers – especially those who skew a bit younger, according to a study about smart city benefits released by three organizations at Smart Cities Week. The survey gathered...

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• Lawmakers unveiled a plan that would potentially make affordable high-speed internet a reality for millions of rural Americans.

  October 4, 2017 | Written By Michael Kahn, NRECA, Cooperative.com in IP
  Phil Carroll

  Lawmakers unveiled a plan that would potentially make affordable high-speed internet a reality for millions of rural Americans.   Supporters propose using at least $40 billion in federal funds to connect...

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• Attitudes Toward Artificial Intelligence: Survey Finds Interest, Wariness

  August 18, 2017 | Written By Larry Fausett in IP
  Larry Fausett

  People are eager to exploit the benefits of artificial intelligence but also are wary of the technology, according to a new survey about attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI). Almost 70 percent...

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• Bluetooth Mesh Introduced to Support IoT

  July 19, 2017 | Written By Steve Senne in IP
  Steve Senne

  Bluetooth has raised the bar for its short-distance, wireless networking products and services with the introduction of mesh networking. Bluetooth’s new wireless mesh networks can support many-to-many...

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• Broadband Driving Smart Grid Evolution

  April 4, 2017 | Written By Barb Ostrander in IP
  Barb Ostrander

  Smart grid strategies is a topic of conversation at IP Vision next week. Finley’s Andy Heins will round out the panel discussing how broadband data helps drive smart grid evolution. The session, slated...

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• ABI: 5G Service Revenues Will Reach Nearly $200 Billion Cumulatively by 2026

  December 2, 2016 | Written By Steve Senne in IP
  Steve Senne

  Wireless carriers will earn nearly $200 billion in cumulative service revenues from 5G deployments that make use of millimeter (mm) and centimeter (cm) wave frequency bands by 2026, according to a 5G service...

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• ITU 5G Standards Pursued

  November 15, 2016 | Written By Finley Engineering in IP
  Finley Engineering

  Industry members of the ITU (International Telecommunications Union) have called on the organization’s standardization branch to pursue a range of ITU 5G standards. Aiming to boost investment and...

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• NOC Importance Grows as Carriers Shift to All IP Networks

  August 29, 2016 | Written By Steve Senne in IP
  Steve Senne

  Finley Active NOC Infographic As broadband carriers continue down the path to all IP networks, the importance of network operations centers (NOCs) grows. Reaching optimal performance for IP networks is...

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