Alyson Raletz

  • Gig Bits: Timeline TBA, companies cite Fiber as carrot in KC moves

    Following Google’s announcement last Monday via its Fiber Blog that “Kansas City is Fiber-ready,” Silicon Prairie News reached out to the Mountain View, Calif.-based search and advertising giant for additional details about the timeline for the implementation of its ultra high-speed network in the Kansas City area. The specifics of that timeline are TBD —…

  • Gig Bits: Crews laying fiber in Kansas City, Google applies to test Wi-Fi

    Google announced in a blog post published in the wee hours this morning that crews in Kansas City are ready to begin construction of the company’s much ballyhooed ultra high-speed fiber network. “We’ve measured utility poles; we’ve studied maps and surveyed neighborhoods; we’ve come up with a comprehensive set of detailed …