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Burt Lum: Hawaii’s chief broadband strategist envisions a diversified economy built on digital platforms

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                “For a longer-term perspective, broadband infrastructure needs to be robust and resilient enough to attract the cloud platform providers to Hawaii, such as Microsoft, Amazon and Google. The infrastructure to compete in a digital world that is beyond your typical broadband access in a home, must first be built,” said Burt Lum.

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

“For a longer-term perspective, broadband infrastructure needs to be robust and resilient enough to attract the cloud platform providers to Hawaii, such as Microsoft, Amazon and Google. The infrastructure to compete in a digital world that is beyond your typical broadband access in a home, must first be built,” said Burt Lum.