Regional operator Jade Communications lays claim to being the first company in Colorado to offer multi-gigabit broadband – and the company is doing it with fixed wireless technology. The company uses equipment from Cambium based on Terragraph technology originally developed…
The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA) has sent a letter to the governors of all 50 states asking them to ignore a prohibition against using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) broadband funding for fixed wireless deployments. “This approach will…
T-Mobile has expanded its 5G Home Internet service to 51 markets across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Some customers will see average download speeds of more than 100 Mbps, and the minimum average speed will be at least…
DigitalC, a Cleveland non-profit organization, plans to use private LTE to support an internet service in low-income areas of the city. The offering will use spectrum in the CBRS band. With private LTE, a network operator or enterprise installs its…
Woodstock, IL, the winner of the inaugural T-Mobile Hometown Techover contest, will be the recipient of technology upgrades and other support, which the carrier values at $3 million. Among the prizes: A $200,000 T-Mobile Hometown Grant and technical assistance services…
Mediacom, the nation’s fifth largest cable operator, said it will use equipment from Ericsson to provide fixed wireless service in rural areas using CBRS band spectrum. The cable company didn’t detail how many customers it expects to reach or the…
Should smaller MSOs enter the wireless market? Maybe, says CoBank Fundamental changes in the wired and wireless landscape should lead small cable operators to look at the wireless market, according to a study by CoBank. The problem for the cable…
Verizon yesterday said it has expanded its 5G Home fixed wireless and 5G Ultra Wideband mobile services. Consumers in parts of Austin, TX, and Gresham, OR can now access Verizon’s 5G Home broadband and 5G Ultra Wideband mobility services, while…
Verizon Business has brought the 5G Business Internet fixed wireless offering to parts of five more cities. This brings the total number of markets served to 47. The cities are Gresham, OR; Albuquerque, NM; Austin, TX; Little Rock, AR and…
Anchorage, Alaska — July 20, 2021 — Alaska Communications (NASDAQ: ALSK) is bringing the speed Alaskans need with its new service, AKXinternet. AKXinternet is a mesh fixed wireless solution offering 1 gigabit download speeds and up to 100 Mbps upload speeds….
As Congress considers an infrastructure funding bill, wireless internet service providers (WISPs) are asking legislators not to be too aggressive in setting broadband speed targets. Doing so would delay broadband deployment and could be anti-competitive, more than 400 WISPs argue…
Verizon announced 18 more markets where it will offer its fixed wireless 5G Business Internet service. Today’s press release about the expansion makes it clear which competitor Verizon hopes to displace. “5G Business Internet is an alternative to cable Internet,”…
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