Comcast Business said today that it will offer 5G private wireless networks to enterprise customers. The company also announced its first private wireless network, which will use LTE and 5G technologies at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia this quarter….
Ziply Fiber said today that it is launching 5 Gbps and 2 Gbps symmetrical service in 60 markets in the Northwest. In a pre-briefing with Telecompetitor, Ziply General Manager Chris Denzin said the 5 Gbps service will sell for $300…
Financial analysts at MoffettNathanson are questioning whether SpaceX can make all the satellite launches that would be required to support the company’s plans for its Starlink broadband service. Plans in question include making 100 Mbps service available to the 642,000…
When Verizon turns up 5G mobile service in the C-band later this month, the company also will be offering 5G fixed wireless service in the C-band. In an interview with Telecompetitor, Verizon Business Chief Revenue Officer Sampath Sowmyanarayan said the…
AT&T and Dish were the biggest winners in Auction 110 of spectrum in the 3.45 GHz band, according to information released by the FCC today. Together, the two companies’ winning bids account for 73% of the $22.5 billion raised in…
Telecompetitor has been doing annual telecom/ broadband M&A roundups for several years. Unlike some other recent years, 2021 had no telecom megamergers such as the one between T-Mobile and Sprint or AT&T and Time Warner – at least, not in…
Zayo’s acquisition of SD-WAN services provider QOS Networks, announced today, was made in response to requests from businesses that buy connectivity from Zayo, explained Brian Lillie, Zayo’s chief product and technology officer, in an interview with Telecompetitor. “The strategy is…
The Senate has confirmed Alan Davidson as the new National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) administrator, and Davidson will need to hit the ground running, as NTIA is responsible for the lion’s share of the $65 billion allotted for broadband…
Wireless carriers face a challenging balancing act as they seek to deliver fixed wireless access (FWA) over the same infrastructure that supports their vastly more profitable mobile service. And that has financial analysts at MoffettNathanson questioning why Verizon and T-Mobile…
The U.S. Treasury has released final rules for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund created in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The fund has a budget of $350 billion for disbursement to state and local governments, which…
A draft of permanent rules for the Affordable Connectivity Program is circulating within the FCC and has been made public. The news came just days after the commission launched the program with interim rules, and the draft of the permanent…
The NTIA is seeking input on implementing three broadband funding programs that were established in the infrastructure bill signed into law in November. In a 14-page request for comment (RFC), NTIA asks for input on 36 questions pertaining to the…
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