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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 5th, 2014 / Central Coast, Columns, East Ventura County, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Governments, businesses band together on better broadband
The Broadband Consortium Pacific Coast has been launched to bring the region’s Internet up to speed. The effort is a collaboration between public- and private-sector officials in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties and has received an initial $300,000 in grant funding for its first two years from the California Public Utilities Commission.
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By Staff Report / Monday, January 6th, 2014 / Central Coast, Latest news, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on SLO group spearheads broadband push
The Economic Vitality Corp. of San Luis Obispo County is launching a letter-writing campaign for a grant from the California Public Utilities Commission to form what would be called the Broadband Consortium of the Pacific Coast.
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By Staff Report / Friday, November 9th, 2012 / Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Row 44 bought in $430M deal
Westlake Village-based Row 44, a supplier of broadband Internet systems for airplanes, has been acquired in a deal valued at $430 million that will combine it with a content provider. A purpose-made company called Global Eagle Acquisition Corp. will roll together Row 44 with Advanced Inflight Alliance AG, a German-based content company that has deals Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, January 13th, 2012 / Features, Small Business, Technology / Comments Off on Web wars: Impulse brings faster broadband to Santa Barbara
Impulse Advanced Communications is targeting mid-sized and small businesses with a new broadband offering in the Santa Barbara area.
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