by Pivot
Tag: Broadband Wireless
CELLULARONE Wins Rural Projects for State of New Mexico
SHOW LOW, Ariz., Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Smith Bagley, Inc. (SBI), the Northern Arizona company that owns Cellular One and Sunstate Technology Group, is proud to announce that it has been awarded 13 new…
WISPA Acquires, Welcomes Multifamily Broadband Council Membership
Washington, DC, December 29, 2020 – The Multifamily Broadband Council (MBC) and WISPA have long worked together, most recently partnering on WISPA’s last WISPAPALOOZA trade show, in which MBC hosted its annual conference as the…
T-Mobile Home Internet Expands Michigan Footprint, $50 a Month for 50 Mbps
T-Mobile said today that it is expanding the availability of its T-Mobile Home Internet fixed wireless service in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area. The company began a trial of the service to “select” T-Mobile customers…
CAF II Winner Watch Communications Acquires Indiana ISP
Watch Communications, the wireless ISP subsidiary of Benton Ridge Telephone Company, has acquired Sit-CO, a fiber and fixed wireless broadband provider based in Evansville, Indiana. Watch already serves parts of rural Indiana, as well as…
Verizon Steps Up its 5G Home Game with New Chicago Launch
Verizon is bringing several enhancements to its 5G Home fixed wireless service as it launches in its fifth market, Chicago. The Chicago launch marks Verizon’s first 5G Home launch based on the true 3GPP 5G…
CEO Provides Details on Common Networks 5G Fixed Wireless in San Leandro
Common Networks, a venture capital-backed startup founded in 2016, has launched 5G fixed wireless service in San Leandro, California. The offering supports service at speeds as high as 300 Mbps, the company said. A 20…
Microsoft Airband Nextlink Partnership Targets Rural Broadband in Six States
A partnership between Nextlink Internet and Microsoft aims to bring broadband to hundreds of rural communities in six states through the Microsoft Airband program. The partnership will provide broadband in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma…
Broadband Service Provider Profile: Hill Country Wireless Turns to Fixed Wireless to Serve the Unserved
When Ginger and David McCullough moved from a cattle ranch near Amarillo, Texas to the Texas Hill Country, they were astonished to learn that the only internet connectivity available to them was dialup. As they…
Microsoft, Veterans Affairs Partner on Rural Broadband
The million-plus veterans who live in rural America without broadband at home are the target of a new program involving Microsoft, Veterans Affairs and certain Microsoft partners. According to a Microsoft blog post, Microsoft and…
CBRS Environmental Sensor Capability Ready to Launch, FCC Expected to OK Commercial Deployment Soon
One more milestone that had to be achieved before network operators can begin offering service in the CBRS band has been reached. Federated Wireless said today that it has completed deployment of a sensor network…
C-Band Controversy: Can Satellite Providers Sell the Spectrum or Will it be Auctioned?
The controversy over CBRS band spectrum was contentious, but ultimately it may pale in comparison with what we’re seeing and likely will continue to see with regard to the adjacent C-band. The C-band includes 500…
AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, 35 Others are Qualified Bidders for 24 GHz Millimeter Wave Auction 102
Three of the nation’s four largest wireless carriers – AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon – have qualified to bid in the upcoming 24 GHz millimeter wave spectrum auction, known as Auction 102. Also on the qualified…