All locations in the U.S. Virgin Island are set to receive 1 Gbps fixed broadband. The deployment will be funded, in part, through the FCC Connect USVI Stage 2 program. Broadband VI was the winning applicant for the Virgin Islands…
By: Phil Britt
Inland Cellular to Use Intelsat Backhaul for Washington State LTE Network
Inland Cellular, a mobile network operator serving the Pacific Northwest, will use satellite connectivity from Intelsat to provide backhaul connectivity as Inland builds out 4G LTE service to rural areas of Washington state. According to the companies, Inland Cellular had…
AT&T Commits $10 Million Toward Broadband to Support Education Amid COVID-19
AT&T today announced discounted unlimited wireless data plans and content filtering services for more than 135,000 public and private K-12 schools, colleges and universities for a limited time. The AT&T COVID-19 education offer is designed to help cope with the…
NCTC ADTRAN Deal is Latest Broadband Solutions Partnership for the Cooperative
A new deal between the National Cable Television Cooperative and broadband access systems provider ADTRAN will make ADTRAN broadband solutions available to NCTC members, who are, generally speaking, smaller service providers serving rural areas. NCTC membership is made up from…
Verizon Business Internet Secure Targets Small Businesses
Verizon today launched Business Internet Secure for small businesses, complete with Cisco Internet Security and Blackberry Smart Antivirus, designed at enhancing small business network security. The announcement follows last week’s unveiling of Verizon’s Business Mobile Secure, which is included in…
Everstream Expands Again with Fiber Asset Purchase from Uniti
Everstream will expand its fiber network into Pennsylvania and will acquire existing Uniti customers in an agreement the two companies announced today. The Everstream Uniti deal calls for Everstream to add more than 5,600 route miles to its network. The…
Alaska Communications Acquisition Will Take the Company Private
An affiliate of Macquarie Capital and GCM Grosvenor said today that it will purchase Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. The Alaska Communications acquisition is a $300 million, all-cash transaction, the telecom company announced today. Under terms of the transaction, expected…
Puerto Rico Hits Broadband Pay Dirt Thanks to FCC Fund
Funding through Stage 2 of the FCC Uniendo a Puerto Rico Fund will provide the U.S. territory with broadband speeds of 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps, with a third of locations receiving the fastest speeds. The FCC Puerto Rico broadband…
Rural 5G Awareness Study Finds Faster Speeds and Telemedicine as Top Desired Benefits of Rural 5G
Research from Global Wireless Solutions, a provider of mobile network benchmarking, analysis and testing, shows that many rural residents are confused about 5G and whether it is available from their carrier or whether their device is capable of using the…
Verizon Full Transparency Initiative Uses Blockchain to Enhance Corporate Accountability in News Releases
Verizon today announced that it will be using blockchain to enhance corporate accountability for the company’s news releases by verifying and tracking any changes to those releases. The company is calling the project the Verizon Full Transparency Initiative. The initial…
Cox2M Nevada Smart Lighting Pilot Launches
Cox Communications and the City of Henderson, Nev., have deployed “smart” lighting controls and 33 decorative and non-decorative lights, marking the first stage of their smart community collaboration. The deployment came through the Cox2M unit, which focuses on the internet…
FCC Fines Robocaller $37.5 Million for Illegally Spoofed Calls
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has brought the hammer down again in an attempt to get a handle on the explosion of robocalls, fining Affordable Enterprises of Arizona $37.5 million for making millions of illegally spoofed calls. According to the…
