rural broadband

RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change The World? Kelly Hill, RCR Wireless News (Bonus Episode) Separating 5G hype from reality with the benefit of hindsight Kelly Hill, executive editor …

Qualcomm’s Dean Brenner and Alice Tornquist discuss funding connectivity and devices for students The developing COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a devastating blow to the global economy and upended day-to-day life …

The 5G Fund for rural America to replace the Mobility Fund Phase II In the latest show of support for rural America, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced the launch of …

80% of Peruvian localities, most of which were rural, lacked internet coverage in 2016 Last week, an Alphabet Inc. subsidiary Loon, which uses stratospheric, autonomous balloons to deliver mobile internet to …

5G might make the city smart, but it can also make the country clever PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island—This week, Ericsson finalized its new deal with Kansas-based mobile operator Nex-Tech Wireless and …

Greetings from Lake Norman/ Davidson, North Carolina, where the college football season has started.  We took in the Davidson College home opener and the Wildcats (red jerseys) defeated Georgetown 27-20 …

The Federal Communications Commission has authorized the largest amount yet for rural broadband expansion funded by the Connect America Fund II auction: $524 million, which will be spent on projects …

Carriers commit to building out a 5G network that will cover nearly all rural Americans T-Mobile US and Sprint have committed to building out a nationwide 5G network that will …

More than 100,000 rural homes and businesses in 43 states will get a minimum of 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload speeds, rather than 10 Mbps/1 Mbps speeds that …

America is becoming more joined up in its pursuit of global 5G leadership, with presidential vision and objectives, complementary corporate strategies and the FCC’s plans to Facilitate America’s Superiority in …

FCC has auctioned 1,500 megahertz of millimeter wave spectrum for 5G Later today (April 12) President Donald Trump and Aji Pai, chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, will head …

  The company said the new offering will allow U.S. carriers to rollout 5G and IoT across rural areas Massachusetts-based communications infrastructure provider Altaeros has launched what it claims to …

USDA’s Telecommunications Programs awarded grants and loans to increase rural broadband access The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced $91 million in funding to expand rural broadband access, through a …

California-based fixed wireless provider details plans for extending rural broadband access into underserved and unserved markets GeoLinks, a California-based rural broadband provider, walked away from the U.S. Federal Communication Commission’s …

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Money will extend rural broadband to more than 700,000 homes and small businesses With the U.S. Federal Communication Commission’s Connect America Fund auction on the books, some 103 service providers …

U.S. Department of Agriculture program provides loans and grants for a dozen rural broadband projects The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding a dozen projects in 11 states with loans …

Rural connectivity schemes typically focus on on overcoming last mile issues, oftentimes at the expense of figuring out answers to the myriad of other challenges related to backhaul, core, OSS/BSS …

CAF II auction will begin July 24 and award nearly $2 billion over 10 years The Federal Communications Commission has approved 220 bidders to participate in the upcoming Connect American …

Industry experts talk fixed wireless opportunity While the big four U.S. carriers are locked in a 5G arms race that comes with a good deal of marketing hype, there are …

ORLANDO, Fla.–Smart cities. Public safety communications. Cellular evolution, including LTE and future 5G systems. Land Mobile Radio. The internet of things. Telecom technologies are evolving rapidly, and panelists at a …

SuperTower equivalent of 30 conventional towers Ericsson is working Boston-based startup Altaeros to demonstrate a new “SuperTower” to help operators deploy LTE in hard-to-reach rural communities using tethered aerostats. Last …

  In the push to deploy ever-faster broadband across America, no one should be left behind. The need for faster broadband is particularly acute in rural America, where the speeds …

  Losing contact in modern society — physically, digitally — is a new kind of scary. We’ve seen this before: five years ago, Hurricane Sandy’s floodwaters and winds downed communications …

The TC3 Summit, hosted by by the Telecom Council of Silicon Valley, is one of the more interesting industry events we cover each year, and the 10th anniversary show, held …