T-Mobile is eying a fiber broadband business, either through a joint venture or some other type of partnership, according to a Bloomberg report. If it happens, T-Mobile would join AT&T and Verizon as both mobile and fiber providers. According to…
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Stratus Networks Selects Ekinops for Mobile Backhaul Connectivity
Ekinops (Euronext Paris – FR0011466069 – EKI), a leading supplier of optical transport systems and access network solutions, is delivering its 1651, a 10Gb/s Ethernet Access Device, to Stratus Networks, a leading provider of wholesale and private fiber network solutions, based in…
Verizon: 50% of Cell Sites to be Served by its Own Fiber by Year’s End
Verizon currently connects 48% of its cell sites with fiber that it owns and is on track to achieve its goal of having 50% of cellsites on owned backhaul by the end of the year. Fiber in the core network…
Segra CEO: Dish Tower Deal Highlights Growing 5G Fiber-to-the-Tower Opportunity
Regional fiber operator Segra announced last week that it has connected fiber to 500 cell towers to support Dish’s 5G rollout. And according to Segra CEO Kevin T. Hart, Segra’s business with Dish isn’t finished. “This was phase one,” said…
Add PON Anyhaul for 5G to the Long List of Fiber Broadband Benefits
It’s now widely accepted that using PON fiber broadband networks to support mobile transport makes a lot of sense. The PON Anyhaul business case is compelling. Fiber broadband networks, built to deliver fixed connectivity to consumers and businesses, are becoming…
Kinetic Wholesale Added Fiber to 354 Towers During 2Q21
Kinetic Wholesale by Windstream says that it added fiber to 354 macro tower sites during the second quarter of the year. Kinetic Wholesale, which is a business unit of Windstream, operates in 18 states. It is in the midst of…
Bluebird Network to Link More Than 500 Towers for 5G
Regional network operator Bluebird Network said it will provide fiber access to more than 500 towers to support 5G network deployments. The company’s network now reaches across five states and 28 markets in the midwest. The Bluebird Network 5G powered…
Dish Picks Four Carriers for Massive Fiber Access Deal to Power 5G
Dish said today that it will use fiber access connectivity from Everstream, Segra, Uniti and Zayo to provide backhaul and fronthaul capability for the Dish 5G network. It is the latest of numerous Dish 5G vendor announcements, which the company…
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…
CBRS Backhaul Supports Texas Citywide Hotspot Deployment Targeting Students
The city of McAllen, Texas is tapping unlicensed CBRS spectrum to provide backhaul for a citywide WiFi hotspot deployment aimed at enabling students in the city to gain internet connectivity to support distance learning during COVID-19. A large percentage of…
Verizon IAB Aims to Speed 5G Builds
Verizon and Ericsson have completed a proof-of-concept trial of integrated access backhaul (IAB) technology, which Verizon hopes will speed 5G deployment in the millimeter wave band. Even before 5G, regulatory approvals, permitting, licensing and installation for fiber backhaul builds have…
Telesat Joins C Spire Rural Broadband Consortium
Satellite broadband provider Telesat has joined the rural broadband consortium that Mississippi wireless and broadband provider C Spire established last year. The consortium was created with the goal of spurring broadband adoption and deployment. Other consortium members include equipment providers…
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