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Nokia will deploy 300,000 radio units across several spectrum bands Nokia has secured a $1 billion deal with India’s Bharti Airtel to supply its Single Radio Access Network (SRAN) solution across nine geographic regions in India. Read more at Rcrwireless
Everstream, the business-only fiber network, today announced that it has completed its purchase of Rocket Fiber LLC, a Detroit-based internet service provider. The acquisition provides Everstream coverage in all major Michigan markets and rounds out an expansive fiber footprint in greater Detroit. Read more at www.telecompetitor.com
Cityfibre has today announced that they’ve already started construction of their new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband ISP network in the Suffolk (England) town of Bury St Edmunds (not to be confused with Bury near Manchester), which was only very recently added (here) to their 4bn UK roll-out plan. Read more at ISPreview UK
Assembly Research has estimated gigabit speed broadband services could add as much as $50 billion to the UK economy over the next five years. While the UK has been making steady progress over the last five years in delivering full-fiber connectivity to households, it still lags behind European leaders. Read more at Telecoms.com
A major investment in a Fiber Optics company from Winkler will allow the service to extend its reach across the province. Valley Fiber plans on extending its services to some communities around and west of Highway 75.Valley Fiber, a company that already operates in more than 20 municipalities across Manitoba, has confirmed a financial partnership […]
In recent years, former coal miners were retrained to work with fiber optics, expanding high-speed Internet – and possible economic opportunities – to rural areas.; Credit: Meredith Rizzo/NPR Kirk Siegler | NPR As the COVID-19 crisis took hold and schools in Lockhart, Texas, had to close and shift to remote learning, the school district quickly […]
During the Federal Communications Commission’s monthly meeting today, it ratified unlicensed use of the 6GHz radio frequency spectrum in the USA. This decision opens the way for the proposed Wi-Fi 6E standard to move forward. Industry giants Intel and Broadcom began planning for this move two years ago. Read more at Ars Technica
Residents of a rural village say they feel “cut off” during lockdown due to their slow broadband speeds. People in Pandy, Wrexham, in the Ceiriog Valley, say they typically get broadband speeds of 1MB or less, have limited mobile phone signal and no 4G. Resident Alison Bendall said it was “very frustrating” she could not […]
The coronavirus pandemic is boosting momentum for major broadband legislation, highlighting the widespread lack of high-speed internet in U.S. homes at a time when it has become more essential than ever. Leading lawmakers of both parties say the long-delayed issue of closing the so-called digital divide is gaining new prominence, as Washington weighs initiatives to […]
There’s no doubt that stuck-at-home Americans are generating record levels of Internet traffic while they work, learn and entertain themselves online. However, what’s not clear is whether any of that additional traffic is spilling onto the nation’s 4G and 5G cellular networks, and what that will mean for operators and vendors in the space. Read […]