Frontier announced fiber expansion projects in Connecticut and Texas that will add over 300K locations to its fiber footprint. The vast majority will be added in multiple communities across Connecticut, where the company will add 280K locations. “This infrastructure investment…
When they meant the T-Mobile Shentel deal for Shentel’s wireless network would close in the third quarter, they meant it. A statement was released at 12:00 AM on the first day of the third quarter announcing the deal has closed….
During a keynote address at the Mobile World Congress, taking place in Barcelona, Spain this week, Elon Musk offered an update on SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband service. Citing the service as “[f]illing in the gaps between 5G and fiber,” Musk…
A historic boost in broadband funding is closer to reality as a bipartisan group of Senators and the Biden administration have reached agreement on an infrastructure funding deal. The $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework includes $65 billion for broadband investment….
It has been an unusually hot summer already, especially in the west. That heatwave is giving some SpaceX Starlink users some real trouble, in the form “thermal shutdowns,” where users are losing their internet connections from the satellite broadband service….
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) includes up to $350 billion in funding to be distributed to the states for a variety of projects, broadband included. Rules for how that funding can be allocated are being finalized through the Treasury…
DISH will add yet another big technology name to its 5G network partner list, with Dell Technologies now included. Dell has been selected to provide an open ecosystem of RAN and edge infrastructure for DISH’s 5G buildout. DISH has long…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is administering a new Connecting Minority Communities Pilot program that aims to support minority communities with funding for technology advancement and broadband. The program has a $268 million budget, appropriated from the Consolidated…
Direct connections to third-party public and private cloud service providers are now available to small and medium businesses (SMBs) through Windstream’s Kinetic Cloud Connect. Windstream had already been offering direct connections to cloud providers through its enterprise unit. As more…
Amazon Prime Video penetration is already at 47% of broadband households, according to research from Parks Associates. With a new landmark NFL streaming rights deal, that penetration is expected to push past 50%. Parks Associates estimates that 77.3 million U.S….
Shentel and T-Mobile finalized the asset purchase agreement for the sale of Shentel wireless assets to T-Mobile. The deal is expected to close in 3Q 2021. Back in August 2020, T-Mobile exercised a purchase option for Shentel wireless assets that…
Amazon announced a deal to acquire MGM studios for $8.5 billion today. The deal will provide Amazon a deep library of high value content and a studio and production house to create more, as it looks to compete in the…
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