2000: The race for fiberspace
Fiber-optic cable is being laid underground at a frantic and expensive pace in an effort to attract the telecommunications industry to South Florida
2000: Telecom Carriers Coming: Group of 41 vote to occupy center
There are only four NAPs in the nation, and the fifth - the so-called "NAP of the Americas'' - is supposed to lure more high-tech development to the area.
2000: State eyes fiber-optic cables off coastline
Today's Internet business world might operate at the speed of light, but some of those companies are discovering that state government doesn't. Two companies that want to put fiber-optic cables underwater off Florida's coastline agreed Tuesday to pay for the privilege as they wait for the state to come up with rules on who pays and how much.
2000: A Giant Step for NAP
Proponents of developing a high-speed Internet connection point in downtown Miami said Thursday they have the support of nine major telecommunications companies, representing the critical mass needed to make the project viable.
2000: The Internet Coast Dream Gains Critical Momentum
GlobeNet Communications Group Ltd. is constructing a cable landing station in Boca Raton, part of an undersea cable system that is expected to significantly boost the broadband connection between South Florida and Latin America.
2000: Linking continents
GlobeNet Communications and other companies race to build fiber-optic Web connections between the U.S. and Latin America