Tag: CNMI

  • Mobile Data Speeds In Pacific Territories Are Being Left Behind

    Mobile Data Speeds In Pacific Territories Are Being Left Behind

    Guam, CNMI, and American Samoa mobile data speeds have approximately doubled in the last 5 years, according to our analysis. That is versus a national trend of 4- 5- and 6-fold increases.

  • AI Translator Part 2: Building And Testing The App

    AI Translator Part 2: Building And Testing The App

    Håfa ådai! In our last post, we introduced our (still very much in beta!) AI-powered language translator tailored to serve Pacific Islander languages, starting with Samoan. As part of the Pacific Broa…

  • Dresslar Briefs Congressional Offices Of American Samoa And CNMI

    Dresslar Briefs Congressional Offices Of American Samoa And CNMI

    On a busy week for Broadband in Washington DC, Pacific Broadband and Digital Equity (PBDE) Founder Peter Dresslar visited the Congressional delegations from the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands and American Samoa and briefed the Congressional delegation from Guam. The briefings focused on issues where the territories have a particular interest in working together…

  • Powering Regional Broadband Map Challenges

    Powering Regional Broadband Map Challenges

    Earlier this year, Pacific Broadband and Digital Equity (PBDE) supplied comprehensive technical assistance for comprehensive FCC Broadband Map challenges filed by each of Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. As the challenges continue to be evaluated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and addressed by the Internet Service Providers (ISP)…