Due to population density and opportunity awareness, Oahu will surely lead broadband initiatives. However, a different scale of opportunity exists in rural Hawaii Island. Creating a global model for sustainability will require a global model for connectivity and community including video collaboration and online education. Fast data connections are a requirement.
Broadband is as it’s often referred to is an access speed currently possible and probably for rural areas. Boradband is also via for telecommuting and it’s wide-spread adoption could be considerd the corner-stone in a stronger digital economy for Hawaii Island.
I’ll do my best to keep updating these resources over time. If anyone is interested in managing a site with a “Broadband in Hawaii” focus, I’ll set you up.
Broadband in Hawaii Resources
- Contact / Point person in the effort to proliferate broadband on Hawaii Island – Jeff Gray, Netcom Enterprises.
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Broadband Census Resources:
- Hawaii Broadband Task Force web site
- Hawaii Broadband Task Force initial report [PDF], December 2007
- “Task force targets expansion of Hawaii’s broadband capabilities,” article, Pacific Business News, August 8, 2008
- “The State of the Internet,” Akamai Report, May 2008
- “17-member consortium to invest $500m in 20,000 km Asia-America Gateway submarine cable system,” Press Release, Telstra International
- “Oceanic debuts turbo Road Runner in Hawaii Internet-service war,” article, Honolulu Advertiser, October 1, 2007
- Federal Communications Commission Data on Hawaii Broadband(BroadbandCensus.com, August 9, 2008)
- June Meeting of Broadband Breakfast Club : Spending the Broadband Stimulus - Technologies That Enable Universal Broadband Connectivity
- SpeedMatters.org speed test results for Hawaii (PDF) also visit SpeedMatters.org
