T-Mobile U.S. and the research and development unit of Deutsche Telekom, T-Labs, today unveiled T-Challenge, which the sponsors described as a global competition “for startups, developers, researchers and designers to submit innovative research and solutions for using 5G networks and…
Windstream is getting involved in the development of 400G wavelength technology. The company plans to partner with a company called II-IV Incorporated to develop next-generation transceivers that aim to streamline deployment of 400G services while reducing costs, power consumption and…
Wi-Fi on the Go from broadband platform provider Calix aims to give broadband service providers the ability to allow their subscribers to roam on Wi-Fi networks throughout their communities. Subscribers will use a mobile app to access the Wi-Fi on…
Underline, a network operator that was in stealth mode until now, plans to build open access networks with a twist, beginning in Colorado Spring, Colorado. We talked to Underline founder and CEO Bob Thompson about the company. Some open access…
FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has shared a proposed rulemaking with colleagues that could lead to a requirement that mobile carriers block illegal robotexts. The proposed initiative is a follow up to the FCC’s ongoing work against illegal robocalls. The…
Ting Internet, a subsidiary of Tucows, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Simply Bits, a fixed wireless network provider based in Tucson, AZ. Simply Bits is the largest fixed wireless company in the city, according to Ting, and the…
Ookla, in its third-quarter market report, says that Verizon again provides the fastest fixed broadband service in the United States with a Speed Score of 178.38 Mbps. The firm found that T-Mobile had the fastest and “most consistent” mobile service…
Verizon 5G Edge with AWS Outposts, announced earlier this year, is now available to U.S. enterprise customers. The offering is designed to be deployed at the customer premises. As companies grow their communications infrastructures, they increasingly are looking for low-latency…
Several more winning bidders in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction have received eligible telecommunications carriers (ETC) designation for areas where they tentatively won funding. The new designations are for states where the FCC Is responsible for awarding designations….
TDS Telecom has been awarded more than $2 million for two broadband projects in Wisconsin. The broadband funding was made available to the state through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The ARPA broadband funding awards were made by the…
Ziply Fiber’s $500 million expansion continued this week with an announcement of an additional five markets in Washington and Idaho. The new markets bring the total to 41 this year and 57 since the company began the expansion 18 months…
The FCC has authorized 21 more winning bidders in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). The only large bidder on the list is Cox Communications, which had funding authorized for nine states. Cincinnati Bell also had funding authorized for deployments…
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