The GSA says that there now are 822 announced 5G devices, the first time that the 800-device mark has been passed. Of these, 62% — 511 devices — “are understood” to be commercially available. The total number of devices is…
By: Carl Weinschenk
DE Lightspeed Taps CARES, RDOF Funding for Rural Mississippi Broadband Projects
DE Lightspeed, the broadband subsidiary of the Delta Electric Power Association, has successfully leveraged government funding for the fiber broadband services that the company has deployed in rural Mississippi. DE Lightspeed was created after Mississippi gave electric cooperatives the green…
AT&T Completes First C Band Call
AT&T and Nokia completed what the vendor calls the first call on AT&T’s network using 5G technology in C-band spectrum. The call, which was conducted early last month in Detroit, was not announced until today. AT&T expects to cover 200…
Verizon On Site 5G Launches Commercially
Verizon Business has commercialized its private 5G service. The service, known as On Site 5G, targets enterprise and public sector customers – including campuses, industrial and manufacturing facilities and warehouses. Private 5G services use cellular network equipment deployed at an…
Starry Connect and Microsoft Airband Coming to the Motor City
Gigabit service provider Starry Inc., working with Microsoft through the Airband Initiative, will provide broadband to underserved communities in Detroit. The agreement will bring the low-cost Starry Connect digital equity program to all serviceable addresses in zip codes in the…
C Spire Priority Data Service Targets First Responders in Hurricane Season
As what is forecast to be an above average hurricane season gets under way, C Spire is reminding subscribers about its priority voice and priority data service for emergency first responders’ mobile communications. Both services are available for free to…
Bluebird Network Expands Missouri Network
Bluebird Network has lit a 300-mile, 400 Gbps circuit connecting St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri. The network includes connections to the Missouri cities of Warrensburg, Sedalia and Columbia. The new infrastructure, which will add 9,000 buildings to Bluebird’s network,…
Report: ISP Customer Satisfaction Steady, Subscription TV Satisfaction Up
Customer satisfaction with their internet service provider remained steady, according to a new ISP customer satisfaction report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). The research was part of the ACSI Telecommunications Study 2020-2021, which also found an increase in…
Pew Finds Rise in Smartphone and Home Broadband Penetration
Eighty-five percent of respondents to a Pew Research Center smartphone and home broadband penetration survey own smartphones and 77% have home broadband subscriptions. This compares to 81% and 73% the organization found in 2019. Ninety-one percent of adults have one…
Zayo Completes IFN Acquisition
With the closing of its acquisition of the Indiana Fiber Network, Zayo Group Holdings has added more than 5,000 route miles of on-net connections and what it characterizes as dense fiber to almost 1,000 enterprise buildings in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne,…
Tombigbee Offers Details on CARES and RDOF Broadband Plans
Tombigbee Electric Cooperative provided some additional details about its plans for high-speed fiber broadband deployments in its home state of Alabama. The company received funding through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) and the CARES Act to cover some costs…
FirstNet ROG the Dog Program Offers Therapy Dogs for First Responders
Four-pawed help is coming to first responders via AT&T’s ROG the Dog program. The initiative, which builds on the new FirstNet Health & Wellness Coalition, is aimed at improving the health and well-being of those at the front line by…
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