The widespread availability of 10G in the future will transform the face of American agriculture, according new a new NCTA smart ag white paper. The cable industry uses the term “10G” to encompass a range of innovations aimed at boosting…

The widespread availability of 10G in the future will transform the face of American agriculture, according new a new NCTA smart ag white paper. The cable industry uses the term “10G” to encompass a range of innovations aimed at boosting…
Hawk Networks hopes the Althea microtransactions platform it has built will be the secret sauce for the networks the company is establishing in rural areas to support precision agriculture. We talked to Althea CEO Deborah Simpier recently about the company’s…
A new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange Division estimates the upfront cost of deploying a private wireless network to support precision agriculture at $50,000 per farm if deployed through one of the nation’s farm supply cooperatives. The annual recurring cost…
The idea of using private wireless to support the smart farm gained further traction this week with the news that Federated Wireless has deployed a private wireless network using CBRS spectrum to support a 2.1 square mile vineyard. Federated Wireless…
Private wireless networks are poised to play an important role on the nation’s farms, potentially creating opportunities for rural network operators, as news this week from Inland Cellular and edge computing provider Trilogy Networks illustrates. We talked to Venky Swaminathan,…
Farms need broadband – and not just to the farmer’s home, but more broadly to fields and outbuildings, according to a new report from Benton Institute for Broadband & Society sponsored by United Soybean Board. The report includes a wide…
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