Network engineers from Puerto Rico’s broadband providers met for several days this week at the Telegrafo facilities in Santurce for the “2013 IPv6 Summit for Broadband Network Operators,” to begin preparations for Puerto Rico’s transition to IPv6 – the next generation Internet Protocol.
The Puerto Rico government has submitted a proposal to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s First Responder Network Authority seeking $1.4 million to develop a public safety broadband network for the island, La Fortaleza’s Chief Information Officer Giancarlo González confirmed Monday.
The Federal Communications Commission is looking to expand the availability of in-flight broadband connectivity to airline passengers by proposing the establishment of an air-ground mobile broadband service system to communicate with planes, while taking advantage of technical innovations to expand sharing of certain spectrum among users.
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