Verizon transported 1.2 terabytes per second of data across a single wavelength on its live metro fiber network
Verizon said its commercial fiber network trials in metro Long Island, NY successfully demonstrated increased speed, increased reliability and increased overall capacity for its fiber network. Working...
AT&T raised guidance for the year based on a strong third quarter performance, emphasizing that its 5G and fiber-focused strategy is enabling the company to drive profitable customer growth and "healthy" revenue gains across its mobility and fiber segments.
Here are key takeaways from...
As brownfield Open RAN deployments pick up and interoperability processes are refined, questions around fiber expense and massive MIMO still dog the ecosystem
Open RAN has come a long way since the days of the xRAN Forum and C-RAN Alliance. Standards have been developed and...
“Welcome to the fourth quarter” greetings from Florida, Georgia, Virginia, and Missouri (picture is of the Atlantic Ocean from Virginia Beach the morning after Tropical Storm Ophelia – the ocean was still churning). The Patterson Advisory Group “back in business” tour is in full...
Jio initially launched its 5G FWA service in eight cities across India
Indian telco Reliance Jio Infocomm announced the launch of its 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) service in eight cities across the country.
The new offering, dubbed JioAirFiber, will be initially available in the cities...
Altafiber—the brand name under which Cincinnati Bell now does business—says it has raised $600 million in new equity funding to expand fiber networks across its footprint in Ohio, Hawaii, Kentucky and Indiana.
The company provides service in Hawaii under the name Hawaiian Telecom, and it...
Deutsche Telekom will equip more than 28,000 sites with high-speed connections at 10 Gbps
German operator Deutsche Telekom has already connected 83% of all 5G mobile communications locations nationwide with fiber optics, the telco said in a release.
The telco also said that more than 10,000...
Nokia will manufacture multi-rate optical modules for Optical Line Terminals (OLTs) at Fabrinet’s facility in Santa Clara, California
Following on a recent announcement that it would manufacture fiber electronics in the U.S., Nokia has now revealed additional plans to manufacture fiber broadband optical modules in...
One of the telecom industry's concerns about the massive amount of federal Infrastructure Act dollars that are poised to pour into the market to close the digital divide over the next few years, has been associated requirements on buying American-made products for use in...
Verizon says the new network design is less expensive to build, quicker to deploy and addresses the 'unique complexities' of distributed end users
Verizon used its mmWave spectrum holdings and fiber infrastructure to demonstrate point-to-multipoint internet service to multi-dwelling units (MDUs) in a network design...
FWA is emerging as a cost-efficient, agile broadband solution
Despite its “fiber-first” approach to networks, Nokia knows that fiber won’t be the economical solution for every deployment, particularly in hard-to-reach or lower-density areas. Thanks to the additional capacity of 5G, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) is...
The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program has taken a step closer to becoming reality, with state and territory funding allocations having been announced. Now, states and territories must submit their five-year plans to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to describe...
The Biden administration has announced more than $930 million for high-speed "middle mile" infrastructure connections, meant to help expand capacity and lower the cost of connecting local broadband deployments to regional and national networks.
Middle-mile infrastructure doesn't connect end users directly, but rather connects...
USDA awards $420 million in grants, $294 in loans for fiber deployments
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding more than $700 million in broadband funding for projects in 19 states as part of its ongoing ReConnect program focused on rural connectivity and development across...
Lumen says its Quantum Fiber internet is on track to connect more than 500,000 homes and small businesses this year
This week, Lumen — rebranded from CenturyLink in 2020 — expanded its Quantum Fiber availability in 18 cities. The service, which the company says provides...
John Stankey says AT&T will finish $6 billion cost-cutting plan this year, then move into cutting legacy infrastructure costs
Now that it’s well-past the divestiture of Warner Media and executing on a back-the-basics approach to wired and wireless networks, AT&T CEO John Stankey touted a...
Cox Communications is taking full ownership of Unite Private Networks, of which it is the majority owner, and plans to create a standalone company that combines fiber provider UPN and infrastructure and business services company Segra.
The transaction is expected to close by June 30. “We...
Crown Castle said its capital expenditures during the quarter were $341 million
Crown Castle reported revenues its site rental revenues reached $1.62 billion in the first quarter of the year, climbing 3% compared to the year-ago quarter, the company said in its earnings statement.
The company’s...
AT&T reported a first quarter in which it saw its mobile subscriber growth slide compared to last year's performance and its free cash flow figure fell short of analysts' expectations, leading to a 10% drop in the company's stock in midday trading.
AT&T reported 424,000...
Alaska Communications debuted fiber service in 2022
Alaska Communications says that after a successful pilot of fiber-to-the-home service last year, it plans to extend its fiber network to another 14,000 homes over the course of 2023.
Alaska Communications' fiber network already serves some neighborhoods in...
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Greetings from the Midwest as we slowly turn from winter into Spring. Pictured is the Wayne County (Nebraska) courthouse from the week of March 13. Still a good snowpack even as late as last week.
This week’s Brief is...
AT&T has marked five years of network building in the US with a press note about what $140 billion of infrastructure investment gets you – in terms of best-of awards for coverage, reliability, and support for emergency services, and how higher-performance fiber and cellular...
Broadband and mobile service providers around the world are investing billions in fiber deployments to support their 5G network and service ambitions. Fiber plays a key role: it supports the increased number of small cells that 5G standalone (SA) requires to meet coverage, performance...
Greetings from the Southeast and the Midwest as winter transitions into spring. In this Brief, after a full market commentary, we will provide a retrospective on larger macro trends since the 2020 shutdown (pictured is Bossy Beulah’s, a favorite lunch spot during COVID that...
