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Today marks the birth of Broadband
Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband, Broadband Stimulus, Science and Engineering, US Broadband Coalition on January 6th, 2012
This day January 6th 1838 Samuel Morse’s telegraph system was demonstrated for the first time at the Speedwell Iron Works in Morristown, New Jersey. For those of you to young to remember Morse Code (required for FCC 1st class licenses) sent a series of pulses long and short that was used to transmit words and information over wire. This invention would eventually revolutionize long distance communications and yes today’s Internet where the pulses are streams of data.
The Telegraph was truly an invention and spurred millions of new ideas creating what today is a world wide network bridging the gap between Nations and People.
My Congratulations to a real inventor and a healthy acknowledgement of Samuel Morse’s impact on the world.
Sustainability
Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband, Broadband Stimulus, Cooperatisim, Earth Day, Economy, Physics on July 27th, 2011
by Mark Hewitt
May you live in interesting times… an old Chinese saying that sometimes is called a curse; and as I watch our political leadership mire itself in their own self-interest jockeying for position as to which political party will survive the 2012 election at the expense of not only our economy; at the expense of lives and our future.
This process however is as predictable as knowing that the Sun will rise in the East; Interesting to realize that the only way to succeed at the point of the greatest level of complexity in a society is to not play the game. I hope that most of you have had the opportunity to read some of the work from Physicist Geoffrey West who properly states Read the rest of this entry »
BTOP Report to Congress Sets New Schedule
Posted by Jim Tait in Broadband Stimulus on August 29th, 2009
August 17th the BTOP quarterly program report to Congress provided a new schedule and objectives for the Broadband Stimulus program. The schedule and summary are kept current on the “Stimulus” tab of this blog.
Key points for anyone seeking an opportunity to file for the second tranche of Broadband Funding and a guide to the mine field of the instant broadband “experts” that seem to be popping up everywhere.
We will we collecting data and watching the progress of the first tranche very closely, our industry friends and DC experts will keep you posted. Check back here often for updated news and information.
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