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Join UTOPIA at Centerville July 4th Celebrations
June 28th, 2012
As you celebrate the 236th anniversary of America’s independence next week, don’t forget to join UTOPIA at Centerville’s Founders’ Park (300 N. Main). View Larger Map From 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on July 3rd and from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the 4th, UTOPIA will be on-site with our Mobile Command Trailer on […]
Read More >Broadband as Infrastructure
June 26th, 2012
Om Malik (founder of GigaOM) recently wrote an article regarding the US-Ignite announcement. He’s not convinced US-Ignite will do what it’s setting out to do, but his perspective regarding broadband is discerning: Broadband is of crucial importance to our global economy. Just as railroads and roads were crucial to the Industrial Revolution, broadband connectedness is […]
Read More >Sharing Information in the Information Age
June 22nd, 2012
Attending a city council meeting where a property tax increase is the central focus, and where interlocal agency you work for is considered the primary reason for that tax increase, can be a very interesting and educational experience. Tuesday night (June 19), the Orem City Council welcomed more than 250 people (according to one report) […]
Read More >Boosting Economic Growth with “Digitization”
June 18th, 2012
One of the key reasons for the establishment of UTOPIA was providing next-gen tech infrastructure to give Utah a competitive advantage in attracting new businesses. It doesn’t hurt in attracting tech-savvy residents, either. Whether you work in tech or not, it’s incredibly hard to get away from it these days. Even people who don’t have […]
Read More >UTOPIA joins US Ignite Effort
June 16th, 2012
Salt Lake City (June 15, 2012) – UTOPIA, the consortium of Utah cities building an open-access fiber-optic network, has teamed with the US Ignite Partnership, launched yesterday at the White House, to capitalize on what is possible through virtualized ultra-fast broadband networks, and “ignite” the development of next-generation Internet applications and services for American businesses […]
Read More >UTOPIA Contributes to National Partnership to Accelerate Adoption of Next-Generation Networks
June 14th, 2012
Todd Marriott, Executive Director of UTOPIA, is in Washington, D.C., today to participate in a White House event which will announce new steps in support of President Obama’s plan for expanding and improving access to broadband technology for American homes and businesses. At this event, US Ignite, a public-private partnership, will be introduced that aims […]
Read More >The Fastest Internet Connection in Utah has arrived
June 13th, 2012
UTOPIA becomes the first in Utah to offer a 1-gig residential connection – ultrahigh speeds will make current technologies work in the blink of an eye and future applications not yet dreamed of possible Salt Lake City (June 12, 2012) – Today, UTOPIA, the open-access fiber-optic network formed by a group of Utah cities to […]
Read More >What Could You Do With a 1-Gig Connection?
June 12th, 2012
Today, UTOPIA announced it is offering unheard of Internet speeds for residents: 1 gigabit-per-second connectivity. The numbers are pretty staggering: that’s 200 (!) times faster than the typical broadband connection of 5 MBPS. So, what does that really mean? At today’s launch event for the 1-gig connection, we shared a video prepared by Steve Freebairn […]
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