Category Archives: bandwidth

First Day at School: you get EduRoam Network Access

Posted on August 29, 2017 by broodjejaap

Remember that first day you went to school or university. Exiting, new friends and a whole new world openend up for you. These week that happens to millions of eager, baffled and starry eyed kids and students all over the … Continue reading →

Posted in #7thSense, bandwidth, eduroam, govroam, Holland Heroes, Uncategorized, Wi-Fi network access | 2 Comments

‘Das Digital’1.0: Appreciation of internet and its Impact

Posted on May 29, 2017 by broodjejaap

Introduction Most public & media stories for the last decade or so about ‘the internet’ ; whatever that is; are alarmist and use ‘memes’ (look it up!) to attract attention. ‘Bad for children’, ‘harmful to your brain’, ‘incites sex and … Continue reading →

Posted in bandwidth, belief system, btwiener, Communities, ecology, Exponential growth, Fiber optic cables, Fiber-to-the-Farm, ICT Infrastructure, Internet Exchange Map, Internet Freedom, Internet success, Network Architecture, Network Dynamics, Network Effect, Network Infrastructure, Network Science, New Power, Optical Fiber Cables, P2P Commons, Platform cooperativism, resilience, social innovation, Tillevision Model, TransTribalCollaboration, Uncategorized, Wealth creation | Tagged | 3 Comments

Postcapitalism and the city — P2P Foundation

Posted on October 12, 2016 by broodjejaap

Paul Mason delivered this Keynote at Barcelona Initiative for Technological SovereigntyCCCB, 7 October 2016: The idea of postcapitalism consists of two hypotheses, about the unique effects of information technology (ICT). First, that information technology is preventing the normal adaptation process, … Continue reading →

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The Way Ahead 2 : Rethinking Interconnected Europe in the twenty-first century

Posted on June 28, 2016 by broodjejaap

The following shortened article by political scientist Ulrike Guérot is, although long, extremely relevant IMHO to help the definition process of a future for Europe, post-Brexit, called “Network Europe 21” .  Hat tip to Felix Stalder on Nettime  and Michael Gurstein … Continue reading →

Posted in bandwidth, Collaboration, Corridoria, Europa, Fiber-to-the-Farm, Network Europe 21, Regionalism, Regionalisme, regionalismus, Uncategorized | Tagged | 2 Comments

Zoomable World Map of Internet Exchanges (IX’s), taken offline.

Posted on April 1, 2016 by broodjejaap

The zoomable map & text has been taken OFFLINE by me, in reaction to access today, May 17 2023, to this page by Orcs from #Mordor. jaap van till, TheConnectivist 

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(NP12) What Drives Broadband Access Demand ? (in the Dutch Language)

Posted on July 12, 2015 by broodjejaap

On June 11 2015 in Enschede (NL),  during the “NDIX Relations Day”, I presented a short lecture about why we will need 1 / 1 Gig bit/sec network access in offices and at home. The sheets are in the Dutch … Continue reading →

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(NP3) Broadband Fiber Access? #SOTU2015: Breakthrough Power to Municipal Community FTTX projects, (updated)

Posted on January 21, 2015 by broodjejaap

(Published January 21. Updated January 26 with an article dated January 22, 2015, see below) 1. In his very inspiring “State Of The Union” (#SOTU) speech President Obama said one sentence which represents a breakthrough for the USA ‘Internet Infrastructure’, … Continue reading →

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