OCT 22, 2020 — The Rural Independent Network Alliance (RINA Wireless), in partnership with Ericsson is pleased to announce its CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) buildout solution. RINA Wireless and Ericsson have been working together for years to provide rural…
Nearly 75 entities have applied to bid in Auction 107, an auction of 280 MHz of coveted mid-band spectrum in the C-band between 3.7-3.98 GHz. The list of would-be C-band bidders reads like a “Who’s Who” of service providers and…
True to form, T-Mobile is seizing on a competitor’s recent move, and aiming to capitalize on it. T-Mobile announced today an expansion of its fixed wireless markets, bringing the service to 450 additional cities and towns. T-Mobile claims many of…
Regional broadband provider Shentel announced the launch of Beam Internet, a new fixed wireless service to be offered in parts of Virginia, West Virginia and Ohio. Beam internet will use both existing 2.5 GHz mid-band spectrum and CBRS spectrum. The…
Watch Communications has acquired West Central Ohio Internet Link (WCOIL), an ISP that focuses on central Ohio. Financial details of the Watch Communications West Central Ohio Internet Link deal were not disclosed. WCOIL, which is based in Lima, OH, has…
Verizon announced today a dramatic expansion of its 4G LTE fixed wireless service, which targets more rural markets. The service is now available in 189 markets across 48 states. Verizon initially launched the 4G LTE fixed wireless service back in…
Verizon will launch 5G Home fixed wireless in Minneapolis and St. Paul on Thursday. And with it comes yet another new customer premises device for use with the service. Verizon initially launched 5G Home fixed wireless in 2018 in four…
Rural broadband valuations have “remained elevated” over the last 12 months and are likely to continue to remain at elevated levels, according to a new report from CoBank Knowledge Exchange, a unit of rural broadband lender CoBank. “For fiber-rich operators,…
The FCC will vote later this week on two items aimed at freeing up more spectrum for commercial use. The actions involve 100 MHz of spectrum in the 3.45 GHz band (between 3.45 and 3.55 GHz) and 50 MHz of…
Some wireless internet providers (WISPs) are seeing fixed wireless speeds of at least 100 Mbps in rural areas over distances as great as six miles using CBRS spectrum. Of two WISPs on a webcast with press and analysts today, Watch…
Nextlink today revealed some additional details about how it will use the spectrum it won in the recent Citizen’s Band Radio Service (CBRS) auction. As expected, Nextlink CBRS plans involve bringing fixed wireless to rural areas where high-speed broadband is…
Cincinnati Bell said today it will expand broadband coverage in 17 greater Cincinnati, Dayton and Hawaiian counties, using spectrum that it won in the recent CBRS auction, Auction 105. Cincinnati Bell CBRS winnings include 56 Priority Access Licenses (PALs). The…
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