Category: Technology
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Alabama’s Internet Exchange: The MGMix Story
I recently joined Tony Porterfield, CTO for the City of Montgomery, at ALANOG-6 for a deep-dive “fireside” conversation about the MGMix — Alabama’s first and only city-owned Internet Exchange Point (IXP). CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR FIRESIDE PRESENTATION MGMix (Montgomery Internet Exchange) was originally launched in 2016 enabling network operators with a presence at the…
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Lightwave LINK Mobile App Lands In Central Alabama
In an age where digital technology is reshaping how we live, work, and communicate, the need for local connection and community has never been stronger. People are looking for ways to feel grounded—to see and support what’s happening around them. At Alabama Lightwave, we recognize that broadband isn’t just about speed—it’s about bringing people together.…
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Simplifying the Core: Introducing Rapid5GS
One of the hardest parts of building a private LTE or 5G network is getting a functional network core up and running. In mobility parlance, this core is known as the EPC (Evolved Packet Core) or 5GC (5G Core)—and it’s essentially the brain of a cellular network. This “brain” handles all the essential functions that…
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Artificial Intelligence Arrives On The Surveillance Grid
For the first time in years yesterday I once again graced the doors of Birmingham’s Innovation Depot. This lovely startup incubation space was the venue for the 3rd “Breakfast Club” event I’ve attended hosted by local software development firm Daring Bit Assembly – this is a monthly “mixer” event where technology professionals meet to chat…
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Lead Generation With AI, Powered By Zapier
Today I attended a webinar hosted by Jane Zhang from Zapier’s product marketing team. The focus was on Zapier’s new AI agent offering, with the webinar providing some real concrete examples of how AI agents can help a business with their lead generation efforts. There’s a lot of buzz, hyperbole, and misinformation in this space…
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Decentralizing the Internet: The Case for Stronger IXPs in Alabama
The “Cloud”, for all the marketing lingo and buzzwords flying around about it, is actually quite simple. At it’s core, the Cloud is simply computers connected across diverse areas and networks. That’s it. There’s no incantations or magic spells holding our digital age together – though on second thought, the engineers that design and keep…
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When Fiber Fails, Wireless To The Rescue
Pictures are worth a thousand words – and this one has a story indeed. Shown in the center is a Mimosa ethernet NID. It’s connected to an outdoor wireless internet CPE used for this customer to get internet. It was part of a recent install where a customer upgraded from unreliable fiber internet to Lightwave…