Community focus on making Charlotte
the Crown Jewel of Gigabit Internet cities.
One of the beautiful streets in the Myers Park area of Charlotte, NC.
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Our mission is to educate and advocate for ultra high speed internet and digital transformation. Read more About Us here.
Important Links:
NC Broadband Plan released June 2016: Download here
Official Google Fiber site for Charlotte: Click here.
Official AT&T GigaPower site for Charlotte: Click here.
Digital Charlotte: Digital Media Literacy for Everyone: Website
Find out if your apartment is getting Google Fiber: Click here
AT&T GigaPower location map, zoom in on Clt: Click here
Recommended reading for those interested in Smart Cities.Events:
June 15 - A discussion of the impact of digital inclusion on healthcare in Charlotte: Info here.
June 21 - Queen City Fintech Charlotte Demo Day: Free, but you must register here.
Read Our Newsletters:
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Google Fiber deepens embrace of streaming, adding Sling TV: https://t.co/yBg2uMmtDZ -
RT @dsocia: This is a great story about what's happening across the country. Gigi says, "we should be talking about both - lack… https://t.co/u81OijbF94
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Google's wireless gigabit internet is now called Fiber Webpass https://t.co/dcMWz37oZo
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It will be interesting to see if this comes to Charlotte: https://t.co/26VCAqDwZK
Attracting Talent
Improvements in Internet infrastructure will bring the best and brightest technical and creative talent to the city. Businesses will find that Gigabit Fiber will help attract highly skilled people in technical fields, making recruiting an even easier process. Even better, studies show MSAs with Gigabit Internet have 1.1 percent higher GDP.
Kansas City issues a Digital Roadmap. Digital inclusion, Open government, Civic engagement, Industry support, Smart City.
Gigabit - Killer Apps
The promise of Gigabit Internet is 1 gigabit (Gb) synchronous Internet service to the home: low latency, faster response time, improved quality.
Why do you need a Gig? read here
The Killer App for local fiber networks is economic development. Click for case studies.
See the 2014 Pew Research results on killer apps from 1400+ industry experts: Killer Apps in the Gigabit Age
Entrepreneurship
High-impact entrepreneurs create the most jobs. When Gigabit Fiber was deployed in Kansas City there was an immediate increase in entrepreneurial activity including: Kansas City Startup Village, Home for Hackers, and a Sprint Accelerator powered by Techstars. Brad Feld even purchased a FiberHouse!