Ninety-four ISPs added wired broadband plans costing $60 per month or less during the fourth quarter of 2020, according to a new broadband price report from BroadbandNow. The research used the FCC broadband definition of 25 Mbps downstream and 3…
By: Carl Weinschenk
Verizon Leverages Samsung’s Virtualized 5G RAN Technology
Verizon has rolled out 5G vRAN (virtualized radio access network) technology from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. The technology aims to help create more programmable networks that dynamically allocate resources. Verizon is also deploying Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) from Samsung. DSS…
Telehealth Adoption Report: 41% of Broadband Households Had a Remote Visit in 2020
The percentage of broadband households that had a remote healthcare visit increased from 15% in 2019 to 41% last year, according to a telehealth adoption report from Parks Associates. The firm also found that 29% of respondents are very likely…
Verizon Sees a Future in 5G Enabled Interactive 3D Applications
Verizon and 3D technology company Unity are partnering on projects aimed at leveraging the carrier’s 5G Ultra Wideband and mobile edge computing (MEC) in combination with Unity’s technology to support 3D applications. The idea is to enable interactive real time…
C-Band Spectrum Auction Ends with Haul of Almost $81 Billion, Shattering Records
The bidding in the clock phase of the FCC’s C-band spectrum auction has ended. In all, FCC Auction 107 grossed more than $80.9 billion, almost double the previous auction record of $44.9 billion. Bidders won all 5,684 spectrum blocks up…
Nokia and Ericsson Land Deals to Support and Further Implement T-Mobile 5G Strategy
T-Mobile has announced multi-billion, five year deals with Ericsson and Nokia that aim to expand and extend its 5G network. The deals will help implement a T-Mobile 5G strategy that relies on two distinct paths. T-Mobile labels those 5G strategy…
Windstream added 60K Broadband Subs in 2020
Windstream finished 2020 with a net gain of 60,000 broadband customers and with its gigabit services available to 589,000 locations, the company says. Ultimately, Windstream wants to get gigabit to50% of it’s ILEC territory within ten years. The year 2020…
Parks: Amid Pandemic, Seniors Embracing More Technology, Close to 1/3 are Video Calling
Use of telecommunications technology has grown among seniors in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Parks Associates. The firm said that during the pandemic, 29% of those 65 and older have used video conferencing, 27% have used…
CARES Act Broadband Funding Lights up New Hampshire Town
CARES Act broadband funding helped enable the town of Bristol, New Hampshire to deploy 24 miles of fiber to pass 400 Bristol residences and connect to Plymouth State University. The CARES Act funding was a $1.52 million grant. In a…
Verizon, UPS Partner on Drone Delivery
Verizon’s Skyward business unit and UPS Flight Forward have agreed to deliver retail products via drones using LTE and to test 5G integration in The Villages in Florida. UPS Flight Forward has conducted more than 3,800 successful drone delivery flights…
USDA ReConnect Illinois, Oregon, South Carolina Awards Total $16.4 Million
The USDA has made an additional $16.4 million in awards in three states through the ReConnect rural broadband program. The USDA ReConnect grants and grant/loan combinations went to telecommunications companies serving Illinois, Oregon and South Carolina. In all, the awards…
Georgia Telco Gets $4.6M USDA ReConnect Grant
The USDA ReConnect program has granted the Pembroke Telephone Company $4.6 million to build a FTTP network in rural Georgia. The grant will be used to deploy a network connecting 3,444 people living in 1,326 households, 73 farms and 19…
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