Local Optical Initiatives - One Gigabit or Bust Initiative: A Broadband Vision for California

Published:
Presentations and Seminars
Author(s) and Contributors:
Author(s): Tom West
Source(s) and Collection(s):
Presentation(s): Net@EDU and State Networks (Archives)
ParentTopics:
Infrastructure and Research Technologies Network Architecture and Infrastructure Broadband Access and Policy

Abstract

The first presentation provides an overview of CENIC's initiatives to provide high-speed Internet access to California residents. Included in the overview is a description of the "National Lambda Rail", which seeks to create a dark fiber national footprint to support very high-end experimental applications including network research.
The 2nd presentation details the econonomic benefits for building a ubiquitious next-generation broadband infrastructure for California, providing arguments for the "One Gigabit or Bust Initiative" led by CENIC.

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