ISOC-NY #OneWebDay event: Bob Frankston – “Infrastructure commons – the future of connectivity” #broadband

The 6th annual global OneWebDay celebration will be Thursday September 22 2011. ISOC-NY’s contribution will be to host respected computer scientist and Internet iconoclast Bob Frankston who will present on the theme “Infrastructure commons – the future of connectivity”.

The subways, roads and sidewalks are vital infrastructure. The Internet should be no different – our economy, health and safety depend on our ability to communicate. Yet its provision and economy are based on outdated, inequitable, and inefficient telecom models. How do we move to a connected future?

What: Bob Frankston “Infrastructure commons – the future of connectivity”
When: OneWebDay, Thu Sep 22 2011 – 7.15pm – 9pm
Where: Rm. 202, Courant Institute NYU, 251 Mercer St NYC
Who: Public welcome. In person or by webcast.
Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsocietychapters
Twitter:@isocny, #onewebday, @bobfrankston
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=175684272508607
shorturl: http://bit.ly/frankston

Dave Burstein
We are happy to also announce that Dave Burstein of DSL Prime has agreed to moderate the session. Dave will also talk about the practicalities of establishing community networks.

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Hunter Newby on Open Access Infrastructure #broadband #fiber #innovation @AlliedFiber

Hunter Newby at INET NY

Hunter Newby at INET NYHunter Newby, CEO and President of Allied Fiber, has visited ISOC-NY more than once to explain the company’s plans to build an open access backbone fiber ring around the USA. We liked his ideas enough to invite him to participate in the Technology Panel at the recent INET New York. Writer John Savageau has interviewed Hunter and published part 1 – Hunter Newby on Communications in America – Are We Competitive? – of a resulting series of three articles.

Savageau concisely sums up the Allied Fiber philosophy. See below:

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Video: Building Tomorrow’s Broadband @ ISOC-NY #structsep #fiber

On Nov 17 2010 ISOC-NY hosted a panel of broadband infrastructure builders – Hunter Newby, CEO of Allied Fiber, Joe Calzone of the ION Upstate New York Rural Broadband Initiative, and Louis Houle of Connect Quebec.  Strategies and impediments were discussed. The archived webcast can be seen below. Now ad-free and downloadable.

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