Nokia has provided details on how it is working with Nextlink Internet to integrate its Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum auction winnings into the 11 states it serves. The upgrade, which will feature Nokia’s Airscale 4G LTE RAN, will…
The USDA’s ReConnect program continued its flurry of awards with grants and combined loan/grants for broadband networks in South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Nevada. In all, investments of almost $61 million in six projects will potentially connect 7,831 people,…
AT&T and Ericsson are partnering to provide private cellular networks utilizing shared CBRS spectrum that the companies say will optimize localized activities that demand low latency and high security. AT&T Private Cellular Networks are an extension of the idea that…
The USDA’s ReConnect program yesterday announced grant and combined grant/loan investments in rural broadband totaling almost $105 million in four states. All told, the investments, which are part of the $550 million second round of the program, will help build…
The FCC will provide funding of $1,366,378 to 291 schools in 32 states and Puerto Rico through its E-Rate program. A total of 220,584 students could benefit from the new E-Rate funding. The funding was awarded to entities that applied…
A demonstration combining 10G networks and an interactive holographic streaming system are on display at the SCTE•ISBE Cable-Tec Expo in Denver. The demonstration is a cooperative effort of Charter Communications, CableLabs, CommScope, Comcast and the SCTE•ISBE. It features a holographic…
In its latest announcements, the USDA ReConnect program has awarded almost $20 million to telecommunications providers in Wisconsin and Tennessee. Five USDA ReConnect Tennessee awards were made and one award was made in Wisconsin. The awards impact close to 13K…
The USDA Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grant program is investing almost $72 million in 116 distance learning and telemedicine projects in 40 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The money can be used for equipment and software to…
Comcast says that it has achieved symmetrical 1.25 Gbps transmission on a live production network in Florida. The Comcast symmetrical 1.25 Gbps trial involves a home in Jacksonville. The trial is running on a network built on Comcast’s Distributed Access…
The USDA ReConnect program is investing more than $16 million to provide broadband to unserved or underserved areas of Arkansas and Indiana. The investments are part of the $550 million second round of the program. There were three investments made…
Internet2 is undertaking an infrastructure upgrade across the United States aimed at “enabling scientific collaboration on a greater scale” and on-demand cloud connectivity while cutting carbon emissions. The research and education network will use Cisco 8201 and 8202 routers in…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ReConnect Program has awarded a grant of $4.6 million to The Bay Springs Telephone Company, an affiliate of TEC, for deployment of a FTTP network in rural Mississippi. The network will serve 5,139 people, 69…