importance of broadband to business in nebraska
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Reasons why broadband is important to rural businesses
• Social networks extend potential markets
• Track and communicate with clients
• Business growth creates new jobs
• Technology in management saves time and resources
What happens when a community is innovative and supportive of new and
existing businesses?• Young people are attracted
• Community resources such as recreation, education, businesses and organizations continue to thrive
• Community pride
Findings
• Very few people could define broadband
• Don’t realize the potential of broadband
• Small percentage of businesses using broadband
With your phone, please go to:
– pollev.com/bb13 and answer this question please.
• Download
– Browsing
– Searching
• Upload
– Email attachment
– Data sharingAverage in NE• Download – 3-5 Megabytes/second• Upload - .5-1 Megabytes/second
NEW App for Mobile Devices
• Wireless broadband performance metrics, mapping, and analytics
– Find at your phone’s App Store – mobilepulse
• Takes only 100 megabytes of space
• Does not wear down battery
• Randomly pulls broadband data if left on or running
Here’s example data being collected.
This data comes from a 3G iPhone.
If you have a 4LTE you’ll be pleasantly surprised at the difference. 4LTE is actually better than the average home Internet connection.
SNG research reveals that more than 1 in 5 new jobs (22.4%) is directly attributed to broadband and the use of e-solutions.