The FCC has awarded almost $159 million in its latest ECF (Emergency Connectivity Fund) announcement. The funding is for applications from all three of the application windows. The funding will support more than 300,000 students in Alabama, Guam, Kansas, Pennsylvania,…
Ericsson and the National Science Foundation-funded Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program have struck an agreement under which the vendor will provide its radio access network (RAN) and related equipment and services to the Agriculture and Rural Communities (ARA)…
AT&T and Amarillo have a tentative agreement on a $24 million symmetrical 5 Gbps fiber network build that will pass 22,000 homes, businesses and government agencies in the Texas city. The agreement must be approved by the city and a…
Brightspeed says that it will pass 380,000 addresses with its XGS-PON fiber broadband in Ohio during the next few years. The company says that more than 170,000 of those passings will be completed by the end of next year. The…
Resound Networks said today that it achieved gigabit download speeds and 500 Mbps upload speeds over distances of seven miles using fixed wireless equipment in licensed and unlicensed spectrum bands. Resound was one of the largest winning bidders in the…
Ninety-four percent of IT decision makers feel that secure access service edge (SASE) technology adoption is accelerating due to digital services and remote/hybrid work. Additionally 98% believe convergence of network and security is “critical or very important,” according to respondents…
The goal of a $10.5 million grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to Merit Network and Michigan State University is to interconnect the state’s Internet pathways to create a statewide middle mile network. The Michigan Open Optical…
Consolidated Communications now can deliver symmetrical 2 Gbps service across its Fidium Fiber footprint. The company also now includes WiFi 6 in all its broadband packages. Fidium Fiber, which is available in parts of California, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire,…
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin last week awarded $124,967,392 in funding for 71 projects in the state’s Broadband Expansion Grant Program. The projects, which are aimed at areas that are unserved or underserved, will bring broadband to more than…
Verizon and McGraw-Hill have introduced a free immersive and interactive augmented reality (AR) app for students in grades K-12. The goals of the app are to bring academic concepts to life and provide new ways to engage with the content….
Brightspeed says that it will pass 120,000 locations in Alabama with fiber within the next few years. As is its pattern, the service provider divided the announcement into passings by the end of next year and the years beyond. In…
UScellular and Ericsson are testing 5G and drone technology “at altitude” to determine how the connectivity that the drone experiences differs from connectivity on the ground. The initial trials involved a visual line of sight operations. A drone outfitted with…
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