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Broadband as vital as water to Santa Cruz County economy
by Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Upgraded broadband infrastructure is at the center of Santa Cruz County’s proposed economic development plan, and the public is being asked to comment on it. At their last meeting, […]
County of Santa Cruz seeking public review of Economic Vitality Strategy
by Sara Isenberg Publisher, Santa Cruz Tech Beat Working draft open for public review and comment period The County of Santa Cruz is currently developing a new Economic Vitality Strategy (EVS) to identify goals, policies […]
Without competitive pressure, fiber can be as slow as copper
by Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates A new home development on the back side of the former Ft. Ord in Monterey County is getting fiber to the home. But don’t confuse that with fiber-to-the-home service, […]
Cruzio’s Master Plan for broadband expansion in Santa Cruz County
by James Hackett Cruzio With the news last week that the long-planned CASF-backed fiber backbone from Santa Cruz to Soledad — a project that Cruzio has worked on for years and spearheaded in an earlier […]
Google offers a better benchmark for Santa Cruz broadband policy
by Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Google offers a better benchmark for Santa Cruz broadband policy The color scheme is optional. Santa Cruz County is moving closer to cutting red tape for broadband projects to […]
Which Santa Cruz communities are eligible for broadband subsidies?
by Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates New ranking of Santa Cruz communities eligible for broadband subsidies posted for discussion CASF-eligible areas in Santa Cruz County. Click for larger map. The Pleasure Point/Twin Lakes area topped […]
CPUC president wants to put $11 million into Salinas Valley to Santa Cruz fiber
by Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates The route is in blue, red and yellow indicate areas where broadband service is poor and non-existent, respectively. The Salinas Valley is one huge step closer to getting a […]
Rising hopes for turbocharging Salinas Valley economy with fiber to Santa Cruz
by Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates With a fat broadband pipe direct to Santa Cruz. A dark fiber link between Santa Cruz and broadband-deprived areas of the Salinas Valley is closer to becoming a reality, […]
Santa Cruz entrepreneurs plot disruption with DNA and bicycles
by Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Daylight cruise, night time workout. “I look for transitions in markets”, said Neal Saiki, the founder of NTS Works as he explained why he’s designing and building high tech, […]
Santa Cruz Tech in Review – 2013 Highlights
[Did we miss something? Feel free to send email to santacruztechbeat@gmail.com if you have any newsworthy additions.] OpenCounter Opens (Feb) Biggest non-story: Santa Cruz stays connected despite major fiber line cut (Apr) Privacy Choice […]