E-rate schools and libraries program funding should be used toward the cost of wireless or wireline connectivity for home broadband for students and teachers, said Microsoft in a video meeting with FCC officials last week. Microsoft estimates that over 19…
Regional wireless and broadband provider C Spire will begin offering the Microsoft Office 365 business package, which includes Microsoft Teams. The cloud-based office suite is enjoying a surge in subscriptions, thanks in part to the pandemic. C Spire says it…
Wisper Internet and Microsoft have broadened the companies’ relationship in the Airband initiative to include the latter’s global skills initiaitive, which offers curated learning for subscribers in the wireless ISP’s six state footprint. Microsoft’s global skills initiative has elements from…
Verizon said it will partner with Microsoft to integrate its 5G Edge network with Microsoft Azure edge services, a move designed to support private 5G networks for enterprise customers. The Verizon news was released around the same time that rival…
MATTOON, Ill. – Oct. 8, 2020 – Consolidated Communications (NASDAQ: CNSL) a leading broadband and business communications provider, today expanded the availability of its Microsoft 365 suite of services that offer businesses an affordable, cloud-based platform, enabling easy collaboration and on-the-go productivity with advanced…
Microsoft Azure yesterday announced Azure for Operators, which the company defined as a “carrier-grade cloud” that will bring Microsoft technology to the operator’s edge. According to Microsoft, “this, in combination with our developer ecosystem, will help operators to future proof…
Enterprises will be able to connect machines and equipment securely to the cloud worldwide and accelerate IoT deployment via a platform being developed as part of the AT&T Microsoft IoT partnership announced last year. The integrated IoT solution features an…
Bellevue, Washington — September 21, 2020 — As the most important National Small Business Week of the last decade begins today, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) is doubling down on its commitment to this vital community. The Un-carrier is launching new Magenta…
Verizon and Microsoft are partnering to simplify and speed IoT development and deployment by integrating all critical platform components. The elements include Verizon’s 5G/LTE network and The ThingSpace IoT platform and the Microsoft Azure IoT Central. The Verizon contribution includes…
Land O’Lakes and Microsoft have created a multiyear strategic alliance aimed at developing agricultural tools to enhance the food supply chain, expand sustainability practices for farmers and the food system and to close the rural broadband gap. Although member-owned cooperative…
Watch Communications, which has been a member of the Microsoft Airband initiative since last July, has announced broadband projects in Indiana and Illinois. The projects will feature partnerships with rural electric cooperatives to bring broadband to customers in those two…
RIDGELAND, Miss., May 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — C Spire Business has introduced a suite of collaboration and remote working tools for businesses of all sizes from Microsoft 365 that offer a wide range of industry-leading email, file sharing, video chat and related…
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