Category: Internet
!["A Simple Route to Better Internet Infrastructure" by Commissioner Brian Thompson](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/2c/b7/a822c19840349f814f8943e96d25.jpg)
What happens when one is successful, year-over-year, in increasing end user bandwidth? One gets a core network capacity challenge. Commissioner Brian Thompson lays out a vision for not only beefing up national core network capacity, but also lowering the barrier to entry for new service providers.
![THE DIGITAL OCEAN: OUR NEXT INFORMATION FRONTIER](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/f2/be/61b3a34a95331b2d78e07a40c395.jpg)
Oceans make up most of our world, are vital to mankind's survival and are by all accounts an underutilized resource. With a frank assessment of the needs and opportunities, Commissioner Gary Gysin appeals to stakeholders around the world in this call to action to build out the oceans' information infrastructure, starting now!
![GIIC Commissioner Robert Nichols - Conquering the Last Mile](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/3b/53/e6a9a4f1061e60163069a75ddb06.jpg)
The Global Information Infrastructure Commission (GIIC) is an independent, non-governmental initiative involving information and communications related industry leaders from developing, as well as industrialized, countries. The GIIC was initiated from G7 and World Bank concerns in the mid-1990s regarding the economic impact of a digital divide.