Rural broadband providers saw their average revenue per user (ARPU) and subscribership increase in 2021, according to the 2022 Telecommunications Benchmarking Study from Moss Adams, an accounting firm with a specialty in rural telecom. Subscribership increased 5.2% between 2020 and…
The next update of the FCC broadband map, expected in late November or early December, is likely to have a considerable number of errors, according to sources familiar with the broadband data collection initiative on which the map will be…
T-Mobile for Business customers now have access to Secure Wi-Fi, a virtual private network (VPN)-based mobile app that the carrier says goes beyond basic security with capabilities aimed at improving end users’ experience. The “set and forget” app is part of the carrier’s Coverage Beyond….
CableLabs today announced six winners of The 10G Challenge, a competition meant to inspire innovators to leverage emerging 10G broadband networks. An industry consortium of NCTA, CableLabs, and Cable Europe has established a 10G brand, calling it the next leap…
Consolidated Communications has made the Fidium symmetrical all-fiber broadband service available to 41,000 homes in eastern Maine. The communities are Augusta, Biddeford, Falmouth, Rockland, and Waterville. The company also says that construction is underway in Lisbon Falls, where 6,000 homes…
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded a $29.3 million Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program grant to the Native Village of Port Lions in Alaska. With today’s award, NTIA has now made 70 awards totaling more than $755.7 million…
Nextlink Internet has announced details about its plans to bring fixed wireless access (FWA), along with fiber broadband, to underserved and unserved rural communities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. The company…
Wireless 5G connections are doubling every year, reaching 813 million connections by the end of the second quarter of 2022, according to a report from Omdia and 5G Americas. Global 5G connections are predicted to reach 1.1 billion by the…
The USDA announced $502 million in USDA ReConnect awards this morning and at a pre-briefing with media yesterday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the balance of awards in Round 3 of the program will be announced soon. In addition, Vilsack…
The FCC’ Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program is committing almost $55 million in a new funding round that will support about 125,000 students in five areas. The new round focuses are California, Indiana, Michigan, Puerto Rico, and Texas. The announcement…
Comcast has chosen Samsung to provide radio access network infrastructure for the 5G network it will be building. In a blog post on the Comcast website, Comcast Senior Vice President of Wireless Strategy Tom Nagel said the company has licenses…
SpaceX Starlink download speeds decreased between the second quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2022 in every country assessed — including the U.S. — according to Ookla’s Speedtest. However, the satellite service’s median download speed in North America…
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