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

[Gillian Densmore]

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On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 9:44 AM, John Floren <john at jfloren.net> wrote:

> 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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>> Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
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