I am pleased to report that the latest Get Broadband eNews went out about an hour ago. You an read it online. It includes an article about TIES and Internet2 based on a conversation I recently had with one of my favorite network engineers, Dan Boehlke.
Over the last six months or so, the Blandin Foundation has been re-investigating the best ways to approach broadband across Minnesota – especially in rural Minnesota. Last month they sent a concept paper on one promising approach – Open Networks. Below is a excerpt from the document sent to the board. I post this with the permission of the Blandin Foundation. I thought it did a great job of describing open networks and Blandin’s perspective on open networks. Continue reading