Fiber

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 — …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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, …

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 …

[email protected] Mar 26, 2023, 3:21 PM (16 hours ago) to jim Greetings from the Midwest as we slowly turn from winter into Spring.  Pictured is the Wayne County (Nebraska) courthouse from the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Verizon EVP and CFO Matt Ellis, who’s leaving the post on May 1, provided an update on the carrier’s strategic priorities this week at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and …

Vapor IO/Open Grid Alliance on leveraging edge compute to digitally transform Las Vegas Internet of Things (IoT) devices using cellular networks reached 2.7  billion connections in 2021, according to the …

Rise operates FWA services in 16 states and will focus on expanding fiber services under new ownership ISP Rise Broadband, which operates across 16 U.S. states, has been acquired by …

With the broadband sector now flush with cash, another challenge has emerged: finding the fiber techs to do the job The Covid-19 pandemic put the need for more ubiquitous broadband …

With colocation, Crown Castle sees double the per site activity at 10% the incremental cost Based on commentary from Crown Castle EVP and CFO Dan Schlanger at the Citi 2023 …

Continuing its back to the basics approach, AT&T highlighted long-term growth opportunities from fiber and wireless Following its divestiture of the Warner Media assets and under the leadership of CEO …

Lumenisity makes hollow core fiber for data centers and ISPs Microsoft has acquired U.K.-based Lumenisity, a start-up that makes hollow core fiber (HCF) solutions, primarily for data centers and internet …

The global market for fiber infrastructure is exploding. This is fueling a rise in specialized fiber companies including telcos who are now separating off their fiber business to increase market …

As part of the acquisition, BAI obtains ZenFi’s portfolio of assets, including over 1,100 route miles of fiber network throughout the New York and New Jersey metro region Communications infrastructure …