Utah has the fastest average internet connection speed in the West. According to the “First Quarter, 2013 State of the Internet“ report, released today by Akamai Technologies, Utah ranked number 5...
Last updated: July 23, 2013
July 2013 Map of the Month: Broadband Connections at Utah Libraries
For July’s Map of the Month, the Utah Broadband Project’s mapping team mapped libraries and their subscribed download speeds. This interactive map utilizes ArcGIS Online, a platform to share simple...
Last updated: July 12, 2013
White House Unveils ConnectEd Initiative
The White House recently unveiled its new ConnectEd Initiative, which calls on the FCC to connect 99 percent of the nation’s schools with high-speed broadband service within the next five years....
Last updated: July 1, 2013
Tribune: Utah No. 1 for Internet Access
The Salt Lake Tribune recently published an article highlighting Utah’s computer ownership and Internet use ranking in the Current Population Survey (CPS). The survey gave Utah the highest ranking in the...
Last updated: June 24, 2013
May 2013 Map of the Month: Speed-based Use Cases and Populated Areas
The Utah Broadband Project’s May 2013 map of the month displays Utah’s populated areas with broadband coverage areas for 3 different levels of service. The data sources are residential and mobile...
Last updated: May 20, 2013
April 2013 Map of the Month: Broadband Service Levels and Utah Association of Governments
The Utah Broadband Project is working together with Utah Associations of Governments (AOGs) to address broadband planning issues on a regional level. Beginning in Spring 2013, the Project will convene planning...
Last updated: April 22, 2013
Utah Broadband Project Meets with Southern Utah Technology Council
Tara Thue, the Utah Broadband Project Manager, was recently asked to speak to the Southern Utah Technology Council (SUTC) in Cedar City. SUTC is a group with approximately 180 members, made...
Last updated: December 18, 2012
Tri-State Telecommunications Conference Highlights
The Utah Broadband Project Team recently attended the Tri-State Telecommunications Conference in Jackson, WY. The conference focused on issues relevant to independent and mostly rural telecommunications providers in Utah, Idaho,...
Last updated: August 7, 2012
What is Broadband?
The term broadband commonly refers to high-speed Internet access that is always on and faster than the traditional dial-up access to the Internet. It includes any type of transmission technique...
Last updated: December 10, 2010