Ethernet wired LAN was invented at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in 1973, inspired by the ALOHAnet packet radio network and the ARPANET. In 1980 Xerox, DEC, and Intel published a specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over coaxial cable that became the IEEE 802.3-1985 Standard. Later augmented for higher speeds, and twisted-pair, optical, and wireless media, Ethernet became ubiquitous in home, commercial, industrial, and academic settings worldwide.

Currently, the IEEE 802 family consists of 67 published standards, with 49 projects under development. The committee works with standards agencies worldwide to publish certain IEEE 802 standards as international guidelines.

rganizing is not a process of ideological matchmaking. Most people’s politics will not mirror our own, and even people who identify with us strongly on some points will often differ sharply on others. When organizers do not fully understand each other’s beliefs or identities, people will often stumble and offend one another, even if they earnestly wish to build from a place of solidarity. Efforts to build diverse, intergenerational movements will always generate conflict and discomfort. But the desire to shrink groups down to spaces of easy agreement is not conducive to movement building.

Die Internetoffensive Österreich, hinter der A1, T-Mobile und Drei – jedoch nicht die gesamte Internetbranche Österreichs – stehen, möchte die Fördermillionen lieber zur Bewerbung ihrer eigenen, für KonsumentInnen oftmals wenig attraktive Netze einsetzen. Im Gegensatz dazu fordert die Open Fiber Austria den flächendeckenden Ausbau einer gemeinsamen und offenen Infrastruktur, die von allen Anbietern gleichermaßen und fair genutzt werden kann.