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Tag: Rural 4G
Add Cross Wireless to List of Rural 4G LTE Deployments
Fuego Wireless is Latest Rural 4G LTE Entrant
Fuego Wireless will use Alcatel Lucent equipment for a 4G LTE network in rural New Mexico and Texas.
NetAmerica Introduces Bonfire as Latest 4G LTE Brand
The rural 4G initiative from NetAmerica Alliance will now carry the brand name Bonfire. Panhandle Telephone has turned up its LTE network
Nemont Partners With Verizon for Rural LTE Program
Sagebrush Cellular, doing business as Nemont, has entered into Verizon’s LTE in Rural America partnership program
T-Mobile, RCA Ask FCC for New Spectrum Screen for Verizon-Cable Deal
The FCC has received at least six filings to protest plans by Verizon Wireless to acquire spectrum from four cable companies. T-Mobile wants the FCC to consider a different spectrum screen.
NetAmerica Alliance Opens its ‘SuperCenter’ NOC for 4G LTE
The NetAmerica Alliance SuperCenter houses the IMS based core of the 4G LTE wireless network they are building to be used by their rural wireless network operator affiliates.
Verizon Rural 4G LTE Program Sees First Testing With Pioneer Cellular
Pioneer and Verizon Wireless (VZW) report this is the first test in preparation for a spring 2012 launch of Pioneer’s 4G LTE services, using Verizon 700 MHz
First Rural ILEC Signs With LightSquared for 4G LTE
EATEL is the first traditional ILEC to sign up for LightSquared, who plans to offer a wholesale national 4G LTE network with both terrestrial and satellite
Verizon Updates Rural 4G LTE Progress
Verizon Wireless LTE in Rural America program are set for commercial launches early next year.
NetAmerica Announces Rural 4G LTE Pilot
Today they announced the launch of a pilot network to “to develop, test and refine operating methodologies prior to turn-up of commercial service.” According to
Verizon Now Has 12 Rural 4G LTE Partners, Appalachian Wireless Latest to Join
Verizon now has a dozen rural carriers participating in its LTE in Rural America program.
Wireless and the Cloud Intersect on Path to Rural 4G
uncertainty on data roaming relationships and lack of scale are more pronounced in a 3G/4G world, opening the door for companies like Globecomm and others to offer ‘hosted’ wireless solutions to rural wireless providers.
Wireless Carriers Look to Huawei for Rural 4G
Michigan-based SpeedConnect and Kansas-based United Wireless–announced that they will be deploying rural 4G networks using SingleRAN equipment from Huawei.
Verizon Adds Chariton Valley to Verizon Rural 4G Program
The relative silence of late regarding the Verizon LTE in Rural America program was broken today with news that Macon, Missouri based Chariton Valley Communications
NetAmerica Lands Panhandle for 4G LTE
The NetAmerica Alliance announced another partner win, with Panhandle Telephone of Oklahoma joining the rural 4G LTE alliance.
Vermont Telco, Power Utilities Partner for 4G LTE Powered Smart Grid Project
A new agreement between two utility companies, communications service provider Vtel and 17 partners in Vermont illustrates the smart grid synergies
Rural 4G Outreach Momentum Continues, Will it Last?
It seems the interests of rural America and its lack of mobile broadband coverage is becoming a rallying cry for many companies.
Alaska to See 4G LTE
Alaska Communications today announced that its 4G LTE network will be “the fastest and most advanced” in Alaska, with network speeds as much as 10x faster than current 3G wireless networks.
NetAmerica Reveals Two Partners, Begins Building Rural 4G Footprint
The NetAmerica Alliance, an organization launched with the goal of helping rural network operators gain economies of scale in making 4G deployments, has added
New Verizon Rural LTE Partner Adds a Different Twist
The newest Verizon LTE in Rural America partner, Convergence Technologies Inc (CTI), is the first non-traditional rural telco or rural wireless carrier to join
SI Wireless and LightSquared Ink 4G Roaming Deal
LightSquared and SI Wireless have entered into a bilateral roaming agreement.
Verizon Adds Another Partner to Rural 4G LTE Program
Verizon’s LTE in Rural America program is gaining momentum as the third partner within the past week was announced today , bringing the total announced to
Carolina West is Latest Carrier to Partner With Verizon for Rural 4G
Carolina West Wireless, a unit of Clear Stream Communications LLC, is the latest rural services telecompetitor to sign up to partner with
S and R Communications is Seventh Verizon Rural LTE Partner
S and R will lease 700 MHz spectrum from Verizon and will construct a fiber and