The situation is becoming dire: Climate change is one of the greatest threats facing people, wildlife and the planet. Tackling this crisis requires a shift in our mindset and practices to change the planet. The telecommunications industry can have a big impact by enabling...
The COVID-19 pandemic redefined how technology plays a role in our work, school, and personal lives. At the same time, it also highlighted a troubling and persistent issue: 6% of the country, or approximately 19 million people, still lack access to reliable and high-speed...
Cambium Networks predicts that 2023 trends and innovations will bring more affordable high-speed internet
With all the investment, federal funding and interest in building out the country’s broadband infrastructure, the industry is now in a strong position to solve the digital divide. In 2023, as...
Ericsson explains three-step approach to sustainably scaling 5G—plan differently, deploy differently, operate differently
In 2020, Ericsson first took a deep dive into breaking the energy curve with a focus on how operators could transition from 4G to 5G without following the historical pattern of major...
Our world is shifting into a new era of modernization, and much like the private sector, governments are feeling the effects. Even before the pandemic, residents and constituents were getting used to — and sometimes demanding — that services be provided digitally. The need...
American Tower (ATC) has invested approximately $300 million in energy efficiency improvements and solutions
Airtel Africa and American Tower (ATC) have announced a multi-year strategic partnership that involves communication sites across Kenya, Niger, Nigeria and Uganda and prioritizes extending digital inclusion to underserved communities and...
Who’d have thought that two decades after the connectivity boom at the turn of the century, sustainability and net-zero would be the key drivers of innovation within the telecommunications industry? It stands to reason that one of the most technologically advanced sectors on the...
'Samsung is responding to the threats of climate change with a comprehensive plan,' said company CEO
Samsung Electronics has updated its environmental strategy, pushing its investment in green initiatives to more than KRW7 trillion ($5 billion) by 2030. The company has joined RE100, a global...
The FCC education funding will support more than 300 schools, 25 libraries and two consortia
Roughly 170,000 students across the U.S. will benefit from the more than $81 million in emergency connectivity funding announced this week by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The funding,...
Huawei recently held its Win-Win Huawei Innovation Week conference, July 18-22, 2022, with a commitment to building “simplified, green and intelligent” Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure. In addition to making recommendations for a joint industry standard for energy efficiency, Huawei also launched its...
The telecommunications industry is no stranger to sustainability development and goals. It is one of the first sectors to surpass the 20% target for the net-zero target by 2050 set by the United Nations (UN). Based on a recent GSMA report, operators accounting for...
FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel coined the term 'homework gap' in 2012 to describe the difficulty millions of students have when completing online school assignments
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week announced additional funding for digital student services totaling more than $77 million. The funds are...
Verizon exec: Reliable connectivity is a 'fundamental right for all students'
As part of its broader mission to expand digital access and resources to promote digital equity and inclusion, Verizon announced that is providing advanced connectivity solutions to approximately 80 Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)...
Renewable energy is part of Telia's larger commitment to create a climate-neutral value chain by 2030
Telia Company signed two long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for renewable energy supplies with Better Energy in Denmark and with Eesti Energia in Estonia. The deal in Denmark stipulates...
The mast will provide 4G coverage and was developed in partnership with Crossflow Energy and Cornerstone
As part of its broader goal of reaching net zero UK operations by 2027, Vodafone is trialing the UK’s first live wind- and solar-powered mobile phone mast in Pembrokeshire,...
When buying a new digital service, be it Netflix or Spotify, customers complete the on-boarding process and then start using the service straight away. For the vast majority of mobile customers, there is usually a delay of several days between on-boarding and getting to...
Coursera CEO: “If you don’t have connectivity, you’re starving both access to the skill development and the access to the economic opportunity”
As it typically does, the World Economic Forum uses its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, as a platform for business and political leaders...
Energy generation is scheduled to begin at the end of 2022
As part of its plan to achieve net-zero U.K. operations by 2027, Vodafone has signed a 10-year agreement with power supplier Centrica and MYTILINEOS' Renewables & Storage Development business unit for power generated from...
Akanksha Sharma, the global head ESG of Sustainability, Social Impact, Governance & Policy at Sterlite Technologies Limited (STL), details the company's sustainability goals
Hoesung Lee, Chair of The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said in a forward to the Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability report released in February 2022: “This report is a dire warning about the consequences of inaction, it shows that climate change...
The art project suggests that Verizon might to be trying to improve the poor curb appeal of 5G cell sites
Verizon and the Susquehanna Art Museum (SAM) in Harrisburg, PA unveiled a new 5G cell site that sports custom artwork designed by local artist Stephen...
The world has changed in the last two years. Companies have swiftly moved onto the digital bandwagon not to thrive — but to survive. When I began my career almost two-and-a-half decades ago, conversations regarding diversity and inclusion were reluctant and, at times, awkward....
