Ubiquity has launched open access networks in Carlsbad, CA and Mesa, AZ. The company said the Mesa deployment is the nation’s first scaled fiber deployment, in which service provider tenants will use both lit and dark fiber to service business…
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As AT&T Gigapower Deal Closes, Plans are Revealed for Next Markets
AT&T’s Gigapower joint venture with investment firm Black Rock, announced in December, closed today, and the partners took the opportunity to reveal the next markets where they plan to deploy fiber networks. “In addition to Las Vegas, Gigapower now expects…
Big RDOF Winner Resound Receives Final Authorization for Gigabit/FWA Plans
Resound Networks has received final authorization from the FCC for winning bids in seven states in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) program. The company was the winning bidder for over $300 million in funding to cover some of the…
Eight More States Get BEAD, Digital Equity Planning Grants
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced another set of planning grants for its Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) and Digital Equity programs. BEAD is a $42.45 billion program and Digital Equity is a $2.75 billion program….
With AT&T’s Help, Corning Arizona Facility Will Boost U.S. Fiber Availability
Corning announced plans to build a new fiber manufacturing facility in Gilbert, Arizona that should help meet burgeoning U.S. demand for fiber. AT&T reportedly is investing in the project, which will help it shore up its own fiber supply. The…
Arizona Awards Nearly $100 Million in Broadband Grants
The Arizona Commerce Authority this week awarded nearly $100 million to 20 awardees of the Arizona Broadband Development Grant Program (ABDG) to expand high-speed broadband to Arizona’s unserved or underserved areas. With the awards, Arizona joins Maryland, Wisconsin and many…
Google Fiber, Three Others Poised to Deploy Fiber in Mesa, Arizona
The Mesa, Arizona city council has approved license agreements with four fiber service providers that will be key to enabling the providers to build fiber networks in the city. The companies are Google Fiber, SiFi, Ubiquity and Wyyerd. The new…
Google Fiber Poised to Build Arizona Fiber Network
A Google Fiber network could be coming soon to Mesa, Arizona. The Mesa city council is expected to vote on July 11 on measures that would enable Google Fiber to deploy a gigabit fiber broadband network in the city. Google…
Verizon Establishes 5G Lab at Arizona State
Verizon has launched a 5G lab, which the company calls a 5G Innovation Hub, at Arizona State University’s Learning Futures Collaboratory, Studios and Emporium. At the hub, students, faculty, entrepreneurs, and corporate partners can collaborate to test and create 5G-based…
CAF II Funding Ready to Authorize in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Other States
The FCC is ready to authorize Connect America Fund CAF II funding for five more companies for rural broadband deployments in six states, including Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Missouri, Colorado, Nebraska and Arizona. The commission says it is ready to authorize CAF…
