CommScope and Corning are investing a combined nearly $550 million to in manufacturing facilities for the fiber optic cables designed to help close the digital divide, the U.S. Commerce Department announced today. CommScope will be making an additional $47 million…
The Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) and Corning Optical Communications LLC are collaborating on a pre-apprenticeship training program aimed at promoting careers in fiber optics and providing access to industry-recognized programs. The initiative will be conducted through the WIA’s Telecommunications Industry…
Lumen Technologies is adding 6 million fiber miles to its business network. When the upgrade is completed in 2026, the network will consist of almost 12 million fiber miles and provide diverse routes to more than 50 cities across the…
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…
AT&T and Corning will create a program to help train a workforce capable of supporting the massive investments that are being made in fiber broadband networks. The Fiber Optic Training Program will provide training on optical fiber and networking, network…
The current COVID-19 pandemic has confirmed the critical nature and essential need for broadband everywhere. There are now calls for universal broadband to ensure no child, frontline worker, small business, or community is ever left behind without broadband connectivity again….
The broadband industry is beginning to feel the monumental transformation that 5G brings. This latest generation of wireless will enable some historic technology evolution that will eventually change our way of life. Indeed, the future of 5G is bright. While…
A CenturyLink fiber expansion plan will see the carrier add 4.7 million miles of fiber across the U.S. and Europe, creating what the company calls the “largest ultra-low-loss fiber network in North America.” CenturyLink reports the first phase of this…
Stakeholders know that because small cells will have shorter range, operators will need a dense fiber network to support them. Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam yesterday offered a sense of just how dense that network will need to be. Verizon small…
In prep for the next generation optical fiber backbone necessary for the deployment of 5G, Verizon has agreed to a minimum purchase agreement with Corning worth at least $1.05 billion. The purchase includes fiber optic cabling and associated hardware. The…
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