Tag: broadband services

January 9, 2024

As Congress works to hash out a federal budget, the Federal Communications Commission is warning that the Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides monthly subsidies to help American families pay for broadband services, will have to end unless it receives an […]

December 6, 2023

T-Mobile US is touting its tests of millimeter-wave spectrum in its 5G Standalone production network, saying that it has been able to hit download speeds of 4.3 Gbps. Those downlink speeds were achieved with aggregation of eight channels of mmWave […]

August 4, 2023

Adtran announced that 123NET is utilizing its scalable and flexible Mosaic software platform to rapidly roll out ultra-fast high-speed fiber broadband services across Michigan. The deployment leverages Adtran’s XGS-PON technology to connect the state’s diverse range of communities, including previously […]

July 20, 2023

When we think about broadband services, we tend to think about speed. But over the years, as bandwidth demand has grown, operators have not been able to raise ARPUs proportionately. This has meant lower rates of return from their networks […]

January 3, 2023

As federal regulators continue their efforts to better quantify where broadband is available and where it is not, the second window for data collection of where network operators are offering broadband services opens today. The Federal Communications Commission is urging […]

June 17, 2022

The pandemic taught us broadband services are essential, and now, many digitized opportunities in remote work, distance learning and telemedicine have become ingrained parts of modern society. But not everyone is benefitting. People living in poverty or rural areas are […]

May 13, 2021

The Federal Communications Commission this week officially launched two pandemic relief programs designed to improve access to and affordability of broadband services. Families across the U.S. can now apply for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, which will make available up […]

April 28, 2021

Cox Communications has struck a deal to acquire the commercial segment of North Carolina-based Segra, the latest in a series of investments in fiber providers. Segra is privately held and financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The company, […]