CFO: Charter Expects to Launch a CBRS Market “Going Into Next Year,” Eyes 50% Mobile Penetration
CFO: Charter Expects to Launch a CBRS Market “Going Into Next Year,” Eyes 50% Mobile Penetration Charter expects to have a mobile radio access network “fully deployed across one of our larger markets . . . by the end of this year and going int.....»»
Mobile Bundles are New Bundling Battleground, Verizon Adds Video Games
Mobile Bundles are New Bundling Battleground, Verizon Adds Video Games Major carriers are redefining the bundle, with mobile bundles now the battleground to differentiate a carrier’s offering. Verizon has embraced the move to mobile bundles with t.....»»
Point Broadband to Expand Fiber Internet to Ohio Communities in Partnership with MVCC
Point Broadband to Expand Fiber Internet to Ohio Communities in Partnership with MVCC CENTERVILLE, OH (May 17, 2021) – Point Broadband today announced a joint effort to expand its state-of-the-art fiber broadband network to communities represented.....»»
Windstream Wholesale Adds Ultra-High Capacity International Access With Telxius
Windstream Wholesale Adds Ultra-High Capacity International Access With Telxius MAY 20, 2021 — LITTLE ROCK, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Windstream Wholesale, a leading provider of advanced optical solutions, today announced that it has c.....»»
Verizon 5G Live in 60+ Stadiums & Arenas
Verizon 5G Live in 60+ Stadiums & Arenas Basking Ridge, N.J. — May 20, 2021 — Verizon today announced the deployment of 5G Ultra Wideband in 14 additional arenas and multi-year agreements as the exclusive 5G partner of the 15 NBA teams.....»»
AT&T Study Finds Strong Interest in Hybrid Schooling Post-COVID
AT&T Study Finds Strong Interest in Hybrid Schooling Post-COVID AT&T’s 2021 Future of School report shows that a majority of educators and parents have accepted the value of the hybrid schooling models that became commonplace during the COVID-.....»»
AARP Joins Chorus Asking FCC to Thoroughly Vet RDOF Winning Bidders
AARP Joins Chorus Asking FCC to Thoroughly Vet RDOF Winning Bidders Consumer group AARP has joined a growing number of entities that have asked the FCC to thoroughly vet the long-form applications of companies that were winning bidders in the Rural.....»»
Bandwidth Demand Forecast: 300 Mbps Will Be Enough for Most Households to 2031
Bandwidth Demand Forecast: 300 Mbps Will Be Enough for Most Households to 2031 The rate of fixed broadband traffic growth is slowing, according to new research from Strategy Analytics. The research firm’s bandwidth demand forecast calls for most h.....»»
NTCA Expands Smart Rural Community Program
NTCA Expands Smart Rural Community Program NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association has added two member programs – the Smart Tribal Community and the Smart Connected Community (STC and SCC) – to its Smart Rural Community (SRC) Network. The program.....»»
FCC: One Million Households Sign up for Emergency Broadband Benefit Program in First Week
FCC: One Million Households Sign up for Emergency Broadband Benefit Program in First Week More than 1 million households signed up for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program during the first week of its availability, according to the FCC. The prog.....»»
FCC Proposes New STIR/SHAKEN Date for Possible Robocall Facilitators
FCC Proposes New STIR/SHAKEN Date for Possible Robocall Facilitators WASHINGTON, May 20, 2021—The Federal Communications Commission today proposed and sought comment on shortening the amount of time afforded to certain small voice service provider.....»»
Mediacom Seeks to Halt Google Fiber Build, Citing Favoritism
Mediacom Seeks to Halt Google Fiber Build, Citing Favoritism Mediacom Communications Corp. subsidiary MCC Iowa LLC this week filed a petition with the FCC seeking review of the rights-of-way management practices of the city of West Des Moines and wh.....»»
Shentel Fixed Wireless Expands in Virginia
Shentel Fixed Wireless Expands in Virginia In the next step of its broadband expansion, Shenandoah Communications (Shentel) has announced plans to bring its Beam fixed wireless broadband service to 2,700 households in New Canton, Mount Jackson and D.....»»
Google Cloud, SpaceX Team up for Network Edge Services
Google Cloud, SpaceX Team up for Network Edge Services Google Cloud and SpaceX are partnering to deliver data, cloud services and applications to customers at the edge of the network. The new capabilities are expected to be available in the second h.....»»
Verizon: Data Breaches Up by One-Third
Verizon: Data Breaches Up by One-Third Verizon reports 5,258 data breaches from 83 contributors worldwide in its 2021 report, a jump of more than one-third over the previous report. The service provider suggests that the uptick was the result of the.....»»
What’s Best for Rural Fiber Broadband?
What’s Best for Rural Fiber Broadband? The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) has set a minimum performance tier of 25/3 Mbps but prioritized support for services with faster speeds and lower latency. The goal was to close the “digital divide.....»»
Consolidated Expands Gigabit Service in Texas
Consolidated Expands Gigabit Service in Texas May 13, 2021 – CONROE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As part of the company’s five-year plan to expand its fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network, Consolidated Communications (NASDAQ: CNSL) is.....»»
Windstream to Expand Kinetic Gigabit Service in Pennsylvania
Windstream to Expand Kinetic Gigabit Service in Pennsylvania May 13, 2021 – LITTLE ROCK, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kinetic by Windstream, a long-trusted community partner for high-speed internet, will significantly expand the number of.....»»
The Case for Rural Fiber Buildouts: Don’t Be “Expectations-Neutral”
The Case for Rural Fiber Buildouts: Don’t Be “Expectations-Neutral” As policymakers consider the best way to expand broadband availability, a key question is where to set speed targets which, in turn, will impact the technology used – fiber-.....»»
Report: FCC Broadband Map Over-Reports Access by 6.5% of U.S. Population
Report: FCC Broadband Map Over-Reports Access by 6.5% of U.S. Population A new report from BroadbandNow quantifies problems with FCC broadband map data that have been a major issue for policymakers for several years. According to the researchers, FC.....»»