rural broadband

Mimosa Networks argues broadband operators should build for the business case, not fiber-first dogma. As BEAD funding and rural economics shift, FWA in unlicensed spectrum offers another route to viable …

States have 90 days to comply with revamped BEAD rules, including a ‘Benefit of the Bargain’ bidding round The Trump administration has released its updated rules for the $42.5 billion …

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 …

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 …

Rural PAWR testbed has quadrupled its reach since launch last year The rural testbed of the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) Project Office has quadrupled its coverage area in the past …

In this episode of 5G Talent Talk with Carrie Charles, we explore the industry journey and leadership principles of Gary Ervin, founder and executive chairman of Ervin Cable Construction. Founded …

According to the FCC’s new broadband coverage map, more than 14 million homes and businesses lack mobile 5G coverage This week, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel urged the agency …

Qualcomm’s Chief Sustainability Officer Angela Baker discusses the role that Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) will play in helping rural environments leverage advancements in sustainability. She also shares details about Qualcomm’s …

Huge swaths of the U.S. population still struggle to work, study, or even communicate without access to reliable or affordable high-speed connectivity. This situation, given greater attention as our working …

Formerly LTD Broadband, GigFire continues to expand its operations ISP Gigfire, formerly LTD Broadband, has acquired Illinois-based Rural Comm and now serves 10 states. Rural Comm is based in Farina, …

Telstra said it expects the new Starlink service options to be available for customers and businesses towards the end of 2023 Australian operator Telstra said Monday that it will tap …

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 digital divide between urban and rural households in the U.S. is growing. At a time when access to the internet is becoming increasingly vital for education, remote working, and …

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has proposed a program that would require operators serving the most remote parts of the United States to provide network speeds of at least …

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 …

Rural customers are ‘purchasing products beyond Internet,’ says Charter CFO While Charter Communications reported $6.65 EPS for the Q1 2023 quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates by $0.56 per share, it …

OneWeb currently has a constellation of 618 LEO satellites Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company OneWeb has been selected for two broadband trials in the U.K. as part of …

Starlink services are now available on Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands Ecuador welcomed SpaceX’s Starlink broadband services this weekend, with operations going live in the Galapagos Islands. “Bienvenido Starlink,” tweeted the country’s …

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 …

Will the billions of federal dollars being poured into closing the digital divide actually close the gap? RCR Wireless News looks at the status of fixed and mobile broadband deployments …

AST SpaceMobile CEO has said goal is to ‘close the connectivity gaps that negatively impact billions of lives’ AST SpaceMobile, a satellite operator which is based in the U.S., has …

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 …

‘The next eight weeks are critical for our federal efforts to connect the unconnected,’ says assistant secretary of commerce The Federal Communications Commission plans to release newly updated broadband maps …

The passive optical components in the Corning solution complements the active components in the Nokia solution, said the companies Wesco International, which provides business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, says …

Rural carriers are weighing the “when” and “how” of the transition to 5G, both in terms of technical issues and business cases. During a carrier panel at the Competitive Carriers …