Comcast, Level 3, Peering, and a Bad Best Case Scenario
So Comcast and Level 3 are in a peering dispute following the Netflix partnership with Level 3 to distribute their streaming movie service. Studies suggest Netflix movie streaming has become a...
View ArticleThe Economics of the Google Gigabit
In the excitement around Google's unveiling of the $70 gigabit broadband connection in Kansas City, some may be wondering how it is that Google can offer a gigabit for moderately more than what most of...
View ArticlePeering: Then and Now on Community Broadband Bits Podcast #96
This week we are welcoming Scott Bradner, a long time doer, writer, and thinker on Internet matters. Thanks to a listener request, we had already recorded an interview last week discussing peering...
View ArticleDublin Plans Upgrade Dublink to 100 Gbps
Dublin, Ohio's Dublink has been saving public dollars and spurring economic development since 2002. The gigabit fiber network is on the verge of a 100 gigabit upgrade. The Dublin Villager reports that...
View ArticleKC Fiber Innovates in North Kansas City - Community Broadband Bits Episode 157
Every now and then, we stumble across something, read it twice, and then decide we need to verify it. In North Kansas City, a municipal fiber network operating in partnership with KC Fiber, is...
View ArticleAndrew Blum Decides to Visit the Internet - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 187
We head directly into the Internet this week with Andrew Blum, author of the book Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet. We wrote about it when it was published back in 2012. It is as relevant...
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