Dawn Callahan, Boingo's chief marketing officer, offers her perspective on what the tech industry is doing right and wrong when it comes to gender equality. And for those of you that are here for the tech, she also discusses the trends Boingo is keeping an eye on (yes, 5G is one of them).
Extreme Networks provided the site with 19 mobile Wi-Fi access points
Extreme Networks was selected by Novant Health to provide its cloud-managed Wi-Fi solutions to support a mass COVID-19 vaccination event at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.
Earlier this week, data collected by the Centers for...
Verizon, AT&T and Comcast are among the telecom companies freezing political donations
As the U.S. struggles to make sense of the violent events that unfolded last week in Washington D.C. when a mob, incited by President Trump, stormed the Capitol building while lawmakers sought to...
As 2020 is coming to a close, many are reflecting on a particularly challenging year. The COVID-19 pandemic forced much of the world inside, where we tried to continue our work, our schooling and our lives from inside our homes. However, there are also...
On this week's episode of Well, technically... prominent Tech Analyst Carolina Milanesi discusses her new company The Heart of Tech, which aims to help technology providers in two key areas that should be on the minds of every tech company: education and diversity.
The sustainable fiber optic cabling is a 4.5 mm cable in a 10 mm sleeve
KPN will begin testing more sustainable fiber optic cabling that is made from 90% recycled plastic in September in Buitenpost (Friesland) and Nijmegen Dukenburg. The announcement demonstrates the company’s commitment...
Verizon introduced a new series to amplify the voices of the future
In early June, a visibly impassioned Hans Vestberg made a commitment of $10 million to organizations which work for equality and social justice in response to the protests against police brutality that swept across...
Aryaka CEO: 'What’s really going on inside your communities?'
Following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, protesters took the streets, demanding answers and justice. In response, an unprecedented number of companies, from across a variety of industries, released statements of...
Verizon commits $10 million to aid organizations dedicated to equality and social justice
A visibly impassioned Hans Vestberg made a commitment of $10 million to organizations which work for equality and social justice, at times choking up as he spoke of the national protests against...
Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell sent the following memo, re-published in full, to company employees.
"This has been an incredibly difficult time in America – troubling and sad. The murder of George Floyd is an atrocity. We all stand in horror, grieving as a nation...
Intel pledges $1 million "to address social justice, racism"
Intel CEO Bob Swan on May 31 sent the following memo, re-published in full, to company employees.
"I’m writing to you to address recent events that have occurred here in the United States that are weighing heavily on so...
Backed by three years of funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the GSMA is launching a research and pilot program with the goal of tech inclusivity, particularly financial inclusion via mobile.
The new Inclusive Tech Lab will provide a "hands-on approach to research,...
An interview with CENIC CEO Louis Fox reveals the interconnectedness and importance of broadband and wireless to researchers and community at large.
CENIC — the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California — wants to connect the state of California into one giant wireless mesh network. With...
Able to fly in tough conditions, AT&T's all-weather Flying COW drone will help first responders, FirstNet.
AT&T has designed an all-weather drone to keep its wireless network “flying” in a disaster. The all-weather Flying COW drone -- designed by AT&T with help from manufacturers and...
Cisco, Interpol partner to combat cyber criminals worldwide
Following a day after Amazon Web Services (AWS) unveiled its “Secret Region” cloud service for the U.S. Intelligence Community, Cisco announced it will share threat intelligence with the international police network Interpol in a joint effort to...
Los Angeles, Calif. -- Jono Bacon, founder of Jono Bacon Consulting, delivered a keynote presentation titled “The Impact of the Ecosystem” at the Linux Foundation Open Source Summit North America this week.
The Linux Foundation Open Source Summit consists of over 2,000 developers, operators and...
Internet access is vital to the ability for students to complete homework, adults to search for jobs and for people to stay connected in work, education and life. The digital divide, or relative lack of internet access among people with low incomes, means fewer...
A two-year-old dog named Harley had eaten a large toy, resulting in a severe bowel obstruction that required surgery to save her life. Her owners couldn't afford the entire cost of the surgery, which had to be done immediately in order to save her. Luckily...
The San Diego, Calif.-area is home to numerous nonprofits engaged in a wide range of charitable activities. But Mission Edge is different; the organization, itself a nonprofit, provides professional services like accounting, payroll, OSHA compliance and human resources to other nonprofits so they can...
Warriors4Wireless program equips veterans with skills and certification required for work in wireless telecommunications
Among the 20.9 million veterans living in the U.S., about 450,000 are either unemployed or without jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics annual Employment Situation for Veterans. In an effort...
In more than a decade of support, EXFO employees have raised more than $1 million for United Way of Canada. "Several fundraising activities are organized throughout the year," EXFO Communication Manager Maryse Imbeault said. "Direct donations are also given by the vast majority of...
AT&T leverages network to tackle causes customers care about
AT&T is using its network to enable customers to take action on a number of social issues, from carbon emissions to high school dropout rates, as part of its Connect to Good initiatives.
Originally debuted in March...
Engineers love to build, so what better way for a group of engineers to give back to the community than by building together? That’s probably what the Colorado Wireless Association thought when the group planned a volunteer event in partnership with Wish for Wheels...
The team at test, measurement and assurance vendor Viavi's Edinburgh, Scotland, office is engaged in a number of charitable initiatives including with the Bethany Christian Trust, which provides assistance to some 7,000 homeless people in the country including daily meal service and access to...
