The FCC released the final list of census blocks eligible for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase 1 auction, which will award up to $16 billion to cover some of the costs of deploying broadband to areas that have no…
By: Joan Engebretson
Cable 10G Economic Impact Report: $126.7 Billion GDP Boost, 376,000 Jobs
As the cable industry gears up to offer 10 Gbps, or 10G broadband, using DOCSIS technology, one research firm is predicting the economic impact of the technology. According to a report from Telecom Advisory Services funded by NCTA – The…
Verizon 5G Stadium Service Will Put Mm Wave 5G + Edge Computing to the Test
A new Verizon 5G stadium offer intends to target sports and entertainment venues with a potentially “safer in-person experience” – and hopefully a more fun one. The offering relies on a combination of two technologies that Verizon has been touting…
FCC Set to Adopt 5G Fund for Rural America Rules — and the Decision on Eligible Areas is . . .
The FCC plans to vote later this month on rules for the $9 billion 5G Fund for Rural America. The plan is to use a two-phase reverse auction to award funding to cover some of the costs of deploying mobile…
Uniti to Offer Dark Fiber Services on Strands It Got from Windstream
Uniti said yesterday that it will begin offering nationwide dark fiber services on 2.2 million fiber strand miles miles spanning 35 states in Tier I, II and III markets. The company said it has “full ownership and use of this…
Report: Postal Service Facilities Could Support Rural Broadband
At a time when U.S. Postal Service revenues are in decline and some have questioned its future viability, the organization is looking for ways to monetize or to enhance the value its assets – and some of those assets could…
Analyst: Not Sold on Rakuten O-RAN Benefits Yet, Implications for 5G
Rakuten Mobile, a Japanese wireless carrier that operates a network based on open radio access network (O-RAN) standards, has gotten a lot of attention in recent months, with many people touting the lower network construction costs that result from the…
Cablelabs Makes Progress on 10G Standards for Cable Broadband
Cablelabs has released several specifications that will help define 10G service for the cable industry. Plans to support 10 Gbps speeds are driving the industry to rethink how networks are architected in much the same way that fiber and 5G…
Cox Pledges $60M to Bridge “Digital Learning Gap,” Though Details are Sketchy
Cox said yesterday that it will allocate $60 million over the next year toward closing what the company calls the “digital learning gap.” The company’s CEO Pat Esser made the announcement on a webcast with media, where several other participants,…
Ahead of RDOF, CAF Lives On as Carriers Opt for Seventh Year of Support
The nation’s largest publicly held carriers had until Monday to advise the FCC if they elect to receive a seventh year of support in the Connect America Fund CAF program, and at least some of them have opted to do…
Verizon Launches New Hardware for 5G Home Fixed Wireless in the Twin Cities
Verizon will launch 5G Home fixed wireless in Minneapolis and St. Paul on Thursday. And with it comes yet another new customer premises device for use with the service. Verizon initially launched 5G Home fixed wireless in 2018 in four…
AT&T Deploys Disaggregated Core Router, Taps Uncommon Vendors
AT&T said yesterday that it has deployed a disaggregated core router in a production environment – an accomplishment the company says is a “first.” Component maker Broadcom will provide silicon supporting the deployment but the other two key vendors that…