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Airtel, Starlink to boost broadband services in India

As part of this partnership, Airtel and SpaceX will consider making Starlink equipment available through Airtel’s retail stores Indian carrier Bharti Airtel announced that it has entered into an agreement with SpaceX to offer Starlink’s broadband services to customers in India. In a release, Airtel noted...

Airtel pushes for telco consolidation, rural expansion

Sunil Mittal, chairman of Indian telco Bharti Airtel, said during MWC 2025 that consolidation in the telecom sector is essential to enable operators to invest heavily in infrastructure and partner with satellite providers BARCELONA- Indian telco Bharti Airtel’s chairman Sunil Mittal has called on governments...

Commerce to review BEAD, signals shift toward ‘lowest cost’, ‘tech-neutral’

Commerce Secretary says the program "is in dire need of a readjustment" and emphasized "lowest cost" deployments The U.S. Department of Commerce is going to review the rules surrounding the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, prompting worries about further delays in...

AI-driven expansion fuels SK Telecom’s growth in 2024

SK Telecom had reorganized its operations into seven key divisions, with a strong focus on AI Korean telco SK Telecom has reported its financial results for the fiscal year 2024, highlighting significant advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) alongside steady revenue growth in its telecommunications and...

From Data Centers to DeepSeek: Navigating the Future of Digital Infrastructure with Hunter Newby

In the premiere episode of Let’s Get Digital with Carrie Charles, we dive deep into the future of digital infrastructure with industry icon Hunter Newby of Newby Ventures. As a pioneer in carrier-neutral Meet-Me-Rooms, data centers, and network interconnection, Hunter shares his insights on...

Louisiana first to get final BEAD approval

The Bayou State is the first to receive full and final BEAD approval to proceed with broadband deployments Louisiana is the first U.S. state to receive final BEAD approval for its plan to connect unserved and underserved areas via the federal Broadband Equity, Access and...

Net neutrality dealt a final blow in court

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati ruled that the FCC did not have legal authority to reinstate net neutrality rules A federal appeals court ruling last week overturned an April 2024 Federal Communications Commission vote to restore certain net neutrality rules...

Federated Wireless looks to ride BEAD wave with new CBRS planner tool

Spectrum management company Federated Wireless has released a new network planner tool for fixed wireless access (FWA) and private networks in CBRS spectrum in the US. The product is AI-powered, said the firm, insofar as it offers advanced radio frequency channel planning, coverage analysis,...

Kagan: Air Wireless introduces DOCSIS wireless broadband for cable TV

Yesterday, Air Wireless just popped-up on the radar. They are a new company with a top team of executives who are using a new twist of DOCSIS to help companies offer wireless broadband. This wireless DOCSIS helps cable television, broadband providers and wireless networks...

Jio experiences widespread network outage in India

The outage affected Reliance Jio Infocomm's mobile and broadband services Indian carrier Reliance Jio Infocomm, owned by local conglomerate Reliance Industries, experienced a nationwide network outage on September 17, affecting millions of users across India. The outage, which began earlier in the day, was attributed to...

The future of home broadband networking (Reader Forum)

The concept of the “connected home” has been around for quite some time. Beginning with something as simple as connecting multiple computers to one Wi-Fi router, today’s connected home can now also include multiple TVs streaming videos; gaming devices interacting with other devices in...

AT&T sees fiber/wireless convergence as a ‘line of sight’ to revenue

Citi Global Conference attendees were told that AT&T will provide additional fiber investment updates 'in the coming weeks' Last week, Jenifer Robertson, AT&T’s executive vice president & general manager of mass markets, offered insight into the operator's convergence strategy at the Citi Global Conference,...

AT&T strikes 5G, fiber bundle deal with Windstream’s Kinetic

AT&T has struck a deal with Kinetic, the broadband brand of Windstream Communications, to create a fiber + wireless service bundle across Kinetic's 18-state, rural-focused footprint. Kinetic serves customers in the central U.S. from Minnesota to Texas, across the Southeast and in parts of...

AT&T signs multi-year deal with Nokia as it continues betting on fiber

In December, AT&T said it was eying an additional 10-15 million incremental locations within its existing fiber footprint Per a five-year agreement, Nokia will provide AT&T with its Lightspan MF and Altiplano platforms to support the carrier’s current and future fiber network. The fiber technologies...

Kagan: Air5 aims to revitalize cable TV broadband with 5G wireless

Yesterday, a new company with a breakthrough idea popped up on my radar. If it works as advertised, Air5 technology could be a solution for the cable television industry to help restart growth in their broadband business — a sector that is being targeted...

New York, Wyoming BEAD plans approved

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved the initial plans of the states of New York and Wyoming, for how they expect to use their respective portions of federal funding to expand broadband services. New York was allocated more than $664 million...

America Movil ends Q2 with 12.8 million 5G subscribers in Mexico

In April, America Movil had reached 125 cities across Mexico with its 5G network Mexican telecoms group America Movil ended the second quarter of the year with a total of 12.8 million subscribers in Mexico, according to the carrier’s earnings report. In Mexico, America Movil operates...

Creating Digital Equity with Scott Woods of Ready.net

In this episode of 5G Talent Talk, Carrie Charles interviews Scott Woods, President of Public Private Partnerships at Ready.net. They discuss Scott's transition from a private practice attorney to a key figure in telecommunications, emphasizing his work at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration...

Building Up the Fiber Workforce with Cesar Ruiz, Deb Bennett and Deborah Kish

In this special episode of 5G Talent Talk, Carrie Charles welcomes industry experts Cesar Ruiz, President & CEO of Learning Alliance Corporation; Deb Bennett, VP of Apprenticeship for the Wireless Infrastructure Association; and Deborah Kish, VP of Research & Workforce Development for the Fiber...

Study, identify, allocate: Technical studies are key to a successful national spectrum strategy 

It’s more important than ever that the federal government show united leadership around the necessity of technical spectrum studies While a significant percentage of Broadcom’s revenue comes from broadband and Wi-Fi, it also has significant exposure to the mobile cellular market. Therefore, when it comes...

Kagan: Will wireline broadband still be around in ten years?

Here is a question to ponder. Will traditional wireline broadband be extinct in ten years? In what seems like a massive blow to existing wireline broadband providers like the cable television and telephone companies, there is speculation that the industry is rapidly moving to...

Editorial Report: Can we really bridge the digital divide without workforce investment?

The significant funding allocated to broadband deployment through various U.S. legislative efforts will play a crucial role in overcoming the primary obstacle to bridging the digital divide: the high infrastructure costs that have led to delayed or absent ROI. However, another challenge has emerged:...

US internet users increased by 13 million in two years, NTIA says

There have been 'great strides' in closing the digital divide, NTIA says, but wide variations in who is connected remain The numbers of United States internet users increased by about 13 million between 2021 to 2023, according to new numbers from the National Telecommunications and...

A shrinking and aging workforce — The problem facing broadband in the US

The FBA predicts that 205,000 fiber optic technicians will be needed across the country over the next five years Last June, the Biden administration announced how it will allocate the $42.5 billion in federal funding for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program to U.S. states...