Verizon Business says that it is extending its network-as-a-service (NaaS) capabilities by adding software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) based services from Cisco that include options for both 4G and 5G connectivity. The new offerings, which are built upon Cisco’s managed services…
By 2027, 5G will be the dominant mobile access technology, according to a 5G forecast from the latest Ericsson Mobility Report. At that time it will have 4.4 billion subscribers globally, according to the report. Also by 2027, 5G will…
Shentel Glo Fiber, the multi-gigabit FTTH broadband service of Shenandoah Telecommunications, will begin serving Frederick, MD in January. The all-fiber network – the company’s first in Maryland — eventually will offer service to about 20,000 residences and businesses. “This expansion…
The FCC has announced commitments totaling $169,207,501.79 in the fifth wave of the $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund program. The funding could connect more than 500,000 students in 47 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. The fifth wave…
Nokia and Bell Canada say that they have successfully tested 25G PON fiber at Bell’s Advanced Technology Lab in Montreal. Nokia claims this is the first successful test in North America. The trial showed that three iterations of PON technology…
Bluepeak has begun a $70 million project that will bring FTTH networks to more than 70,000 residents of the Wyoming communities of Cheyenne, Laramie, Casper and Sheridan. Construction in Cheyenne has begun, with work in the other three markets scheduled…
Verizon, GreenBiz and the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Climate Resilience Center will announce three winners that will share $500,000 in the inaugural Climate Resilience Prize in February. The program is part of Citizen Verizon, which the company calls its “responsible business plan…
Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) will join AT&T’s Connected Climate Initiative to find ways to use 5G to improve power management and reduce energy consumption in industrial manufacturing scenarios. The Connected Climate Initiative has a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions…
The COVID-19 pandemic and the general increase in the centrality of broadband to the way in which people live has led to a much higher percentage of people using data near the highest level of their speed tier, according to…
DISH has reached an agreement with Cisco that will give the vendor a big role in supporting the 5G network that DISH is building, helping DISH tailor services for the enterprise market. The companies say that the agreement is “multilayered”…
The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) has released research quantifying fiber broadband advantages. These include higher reliability and the lowest cost (per megabit per second) compared to other common delivery media. The technology also has the highest satisfaction ratings, researchers said….
CableLabs, the cable industry’s research and development lab, has formed a working group that will look at hybrid-MVNO options for combining the Wi-Fi and 4G/5G networks that cable companies own with mobile networks that the cable companies use but which…
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