Verizon said yesterday that it will introduce an advanced first responder mobile network and technology to be known as Frontline on Sunday during “pro basketball’s big game.” Although the game was not mentioned by name, the company undoubtedly was referring…
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More than $60 billion will be invested by service providers in the U.S. in fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) initiatives during the next five years, according to a fiber investment forecast from research firm RVA LLC. The figure is about twice the size…
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Comcast reported that the COVID-19 pandemic drove its peak Internet traffic up 32% in 2020. The company says that investments made during the previous three years positioned it to weather the storm. The signs of a singular year were plentiful….
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Wisper Internet and Microsoft have broadened the companies’ relationship in the Airband initiative to include the latter’s global skills initiaitive, which offers curated learning for subscribers in the wireless ISP’s six state footprint. Microsoft’s global skills initiative has elements from…
Small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) that operate telecom networks and other critical infrastructure (energy, financial, water) are particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks, and, therefore, present a risk to national security, according toa new SMB cybersecurity report from USTelecom | The Broadband…
Verizon said yesterday that it will introduce an advanced first responder mobile network and technology to be known as Frontline on Sunday during “pro basketball’s big game.” Although the game was not mentioned by name, the company undoubtedly was referring…
One of the most debated issues in the broadband industry has always been the very essence of broadband itself – a consistent broadband speed definition. A bipartisan group of Senators are weighing in on the debate with a new proposal….
Just when we were getting used to the WFH acronym for service provider work-from-home offerings, T-Mobile is offering a new one. T-Mobile WFX is a new offering that promotes a work-from-anywhere approach — and according to T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert,…
Windstream issued a press release highlighting its plans for using $147 million in funding that the company won for the state of Georgia in the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase I auction. Georgia is one of multiple states…
The largest cable and wireline phone providers all saw significant broadband growth in 2020, according to a research from Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG). Cable broadband continues to dominate total net broadband adds, aided by a drag on telcos from…
More than $60 billion will be invested by service providers in the U.S. in fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) initiatives during the next five years, according to a fiber investment forecast from research firm RVA LLC. The figure is about twice the size…
Charter Spectrum is doubling the download speeds of its lowest-tier internet service from 100 Mbps to 200 Mbps for customers in 17 markets, representing almost 6 million homes. Three months ago, Spectrum announced a similar increase in 17 other markets….
Dish Network and DraftKings have reached a strategic agreement under which the betting company’s sportsbook and daily fantasy products will be available across the video provider’s portfolio. The first step with be the integration of DraftKings’ app into the DISH…
Comcast reported that the COVID-19 pandemic drove its peak Internet traffic up 32% in 2020. The company says that investments made during the previous three years positioned it to weather the storm. The signs of a singular year were plentiful….
In the latest RDOF skirmish, Dish is arguing that SpaceX should not be allowed to gain ETC status, a requirement for RDOF winners. Dish’s argument is based on potential interference from SpaceX’s use of the 12 GHz spectrum band for…
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