“Industry stakeholders should expect AI-driven attacks on mobile networks and [must] detect and respond to such attacks,” the paper said.

FBA noted barriers to Tribal broadband like inconsistent application requirements, limited technical capacity, and competition.

By the time Wi-Fi 9 is released, networks will need to enable multi-gig speeds with sub-5ms latency and zero tolerance for packet loss.

The analysis suggested that providers attempting to more than double their networks may have a harder time managing their BEAD projects.

According to the analysis — and keeping with growth in fiber and fixed wireless — more locations overall qualified as “served” in the dataset.

The AARP report noted that according to 2023 data nearly a third of older Americans lacked fully wired broadband access at home.
