Internet

Teenage Entrepreneur Wins Big In Tech Market

Alex Granados and Frank Stasio — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:43:15 +0000

In the late '90s the Internet was king and everybody wanted a piece of it. Jud Bowman was a student at the North Carolina School of Science and Math when he had an idea for an Internet start up. It was called Motricity, and he managed to get investors onboard before things went south in the Internet market.

Universities Work Together To Bring Ultrafast Internet To NC

Eric Hodge — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:48:29 +0000

A consortium of universities and municipalities are working to bring ultrafast Internet access to central North Carolina. North Carolina State, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Duke will submit a request for proposals Friday to Internet providers.

Researchers to Design a Future Internet

WUNC News — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:25:00 +0000

Researchers from NC State and UNC Chapel Hill are working on an improved blueprint for the Internet. The project is part of the National Science Foundation’s effort on “Future Internet Architecture.” The team in North Carolina is focused on making more choices available to end-users. Ilia Baldine is a senior researcher at UNC.

Lawmakers Pass Broadband Bill

Jessica Jones — Fri, 06 May 2011 09:30:00 +0000

State lawmakers have passed a measure that would make it harder for cities and towns to build their own Internet broadband systems.