[1st-mile-nm] Albuquerque is one of 5 New Cities to Become Smart Gigabit Communities

[John Floren]

I'll believe it when I see gigabit service in these far-flung distant
exurbs at Menaul and Wyoming ;)

john

On Jun 28, 2017 09:34, "Richard Lowenberg" <rl at 1st-mile.org> wrote:

> 5 New Cities Become Smart Gigabit Communities
>
> BY DUSTIN HAISLER / JUNE 27, 2017 0
>
> http://www.govtech.com/5-New-Cities-Become-Smart-Gigabit-Communities.html
>
> AUSTIN, Texas — At the Smart Cities Connect Conference held June 25-28 at
> the Austin Convention Center, US Ignite and the National Science Foundation
> announced five new cities that have joined the Smart Gigabit Communities
> (SGC) program, which "accelerates the development of advanced gigabit
> applications that cannot run on current networks as the bedrock of smart
> communities by identifying new economic and social opportunities created by
> those applications," according to the SGC website.
>
> Each "gigabit" city receives support from the National Science Foundation
> to use its physical and wireless network infrastructure as an enabler of
> smart applications to solve specific community problems.
>
> Cities joining the program this year include:
>      Washington, D.C.
>      Albuquerque, N.M.
>      Phoenix
>      San Diego
>      Jackson Energy Authority in Tennessee
>
> These selected communities join the ranks of 19 other previously selected
> cities, including Austin; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Lafayette, La.; Kansas City,
> Mo., and Kansas; and Cleveland.
>
> (snip)
>
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