At the same time that the government is making unprecedented funding available for broadband, it also is considering setting more ambitious broadband goals. A new set of ambitious goals came this week from the FCC Precision Agriculture Task Force which,…
Resound Networks is seeing speeds of 1 Gbps downstream per customer over distances of five miles using fixed wireless equipment in rural deployments in the 5 GHz band, said Resound Networks CEO Tyson Curtis in an interview with Telecompetitor. To…
The average fixed wireless downstream speed used is 5.19 Mbps, according to new research from Preseem, a company that specializes in fixed wireless analytics and that gathers anonymized data from fixed wireless subscribers located primarily in the U.S. The average…
Communities considering public private broadband partnerships should beware of “questionable proposals” from broadband providers, cautions a new report from CTC Technology & Energy published by the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society. The report also offers an analysis of potentially…
A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate would expand the Universal Service Fund (USF) contribution base. The USF includes four programs, which fund rural broadband and telecom deployments; low-income broadband; telecom, school and library connectivity; and a rural telehealth program….
Charter is urging the FCC to act on pole attachment recommendations made by NCTA—The Internet & Television Association earlier this year. Several pole owners have imposed unreasonable requirements on Charter as it plans to deploy broadband to unserved rural areas,…
As 5G networks proliferate across the U.S., technology developers are starting to think about 6G. A new 56-page report from 5G Americas offers a look at what’s likely to be ahead for 6G, including capabilities such as seven 9s reliability,…
Ericsson’s plan to acquire Vonage, announced today, aims to expand Ericsson’s enterprise business and also create new opportunities for Ericsson’s wireless network operator customers by facilitating the development of new 4G and 5G applications leveraging application programming interfaces (APIs). “Our…
The FCC is seeking input on how to implement the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), the low-income broadband program that was created in the infrastructure bill that was signed into law last week. As Telecompetitor previously reported, the new program essentially…
Frontier Communications has a bit of a tarnished customer service reputation, having recently emerged from bankruptcy. Some would argue the company is a good candidate for a fresh, new brand. But new President and CEO Nick Jeffery is not totally…
Apollo Management’s acquisition of Lumen ILEC operations in 20 states isn’t expected to be finalized until the second half of 2022. But that isn’t stopping the acquirers from making big plans, as today’s news that Brightspeed will be the name…
The clock phase of Auction 110 of mid-band spectrum between 3.45-3.55 GHz has concluded, raising $21.8 billion. All but 19 of the 4,060 available licenses had winning bids. Winning bidders will not be known until the assignment phase of the…
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