MuralNet, a nonprofit that helps indigenous peoples to gain control of their Internet access future and build their own wireless networks, today announced they are working with Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) to launch a Sustainable Tribal Networks program that is critical for indigenous communities to enable...
On March 12, Cisco took a very bold step and declared a global “work from home” policy for most of our 140,000 employees, contractors, and partners. The almost-overnight move presented a number of challenges—for example, securing 130,000 devices across 498 offices in 94 countries. Overall,...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Distance learning is the new normal for students in the age of COVID-19. And for many, clicking into a Zoom class or another online meeting space is as easy as one, two, three. But for Native Americans living on reservations in San Diego...
The Federal Communications Commission on Friday extended by 30 days a deadline for American Indian tribes to apply for free licenses to use broadband-friendly airwaves. The extension gives tribes until Sept. 2 to complete their applications for 2.5 GHz band airwaves. Tribes sought an extension, citing...
Yesterday, Congresswoman Deb Haaland and Senator Elizabeth Warren introduced the DIGITAL Reservations Act, a bill which ends the current Federal Communications Commission (FCC) practice of selling wireless spectrum rights on the lands of Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations and grants ownership, management, and governance of...
See how the Makah Tribe launched an emergency network on EBS spectrum during COVID-19...
Throughout my life, my grandma, Mary Jane Fate, imparted the importance of education on my brothers and me. We understood early on that education is the means through which we can make a difference in the world. She led by example, and I’ve carried this...
Broadband internet access in Alaska’s village can be difficult, spotty and, with few local options, expensive. A new program from the Federal Communications Commission is giving tribes across the country the opportunity to claim licenses that would allow them to provide broadband to their communities....
Throughout my life, my grandma, Mary Jane Fate, imparted the importance of education on my brothers and me. We understood early on that education is the means through which we can make a difference in...
Throughout my life, my grandma, Mary Jane Fate, imparted the importance of education on my brothers and me. We understood early on that education is the means through which we can make a difference in the world. She led by example, and I’ve carried this...
