Tag: broadband

March 27, 2024

Minnesota cities are asking the Legislature for power to slap internet providers with new fees, an idea they say will lead to more broadband in the state with the added bonus of helping to pay for basic government access programming […]

January 26, 2024

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), handling Wi-Fi industry cooperation and initiatives, has said Wi-Fi HaLow is ready to rock in “commercial IoT deployments across a range of sectors”. As such, it has issued a new white paper with a bunch […]

January 5, 2024

Traditional broadband is being threatened by new competitors and changing technology. It’s out with the old, and in with the new. This is both a real challenge and a new growth opportunity. FWA and satellite technologies are impacting the marketplace. […]

January 4, 2024

In the transition to 5G, communication service providers (CSPs) have invested billions of dollars in building their infrastructure and virtualizing key components. Funding from the recent Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in the United States will further infuse capital nationwide to expand […]

December 27, 2023

The telecoms industry is undergoing a seismic shift driven by the rapid rise of disaggregation, or the decoupling of hardware from software. This approach already has a strong presence in the mobile RAN (Radio Access Network), but in 2024 and […]

December 27, 2023

Vandis, Inc announced today that it has agreed to be a reseller partner of T-Mobile for Business, the provider of the nation’s largest, fastest 5G network to help organizations of all sizes be more efficient, collaborate more effectively, and transform […]

November 30, 2023

The total number of cellular IoT connections will reach around three billion at the end of 2023, reckons Ericsson, with most, and the increasing majority, connected on so-called ‘broadband’ cellular IoT technologies LTE (4G) and 5G. The arrival of reduced-capability […]

October 24, 2023

The maritime sector is embracing the use of optical fiber links, instead of traditional coaxial cable, to carry signals throughout maritime vessels. With fiber being lightweight, smaller, easier to manage and route round obstacles, including bulkheads, it is the preferred […]

October 23, 2023

In an anticipated move, the FCC, now with its full complement of three Democratic commissioners, voted at the October monthly Open Meeting to move forward with a proceeding to reestablish open internet protections for millions of American consumers and businesses. […]

October 19, 2023

Gogo Business Aviation announced AirSprint Private Aviation, a Canadian fractional operator, will begin upgrading its Cessna Citation CJ3+ and Embraer aircraft to Gogo 5G, making it Gogo’s first Canadian fleet customer. The company noted that Gogo 5G is expected to […]

October 12, 2023

NEC Corporation has developed a 150 GHz transmitter IC chip and supporting technologies in preparation for Beyond 5G and 6G mobile access radio communication systems. According to an NEC survey, this is the first demonstration of preferred beam steering performance […]

October 11, 2023

Perhaps this hasn’t affected you yet, but my email has been coming in in clumps—three emails at once, a pause, then another six emails at once. While I can only read one message at a time, the reason for my […]

October 2, 2023

HNM Systems, Inc. (HNM), a leader in providing direct hire, contract to hire and professional placement to the telecommunications, utilities and IT sectors, today announced it has joined the Fiber Broadband Association, an organization that is dedicated to accelerating the […]

July 14, 2023

There’s no denying that the region is undergoing a technological renaissance. There are an estimated 460 million internet users across six markets spanning Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam. Combined, these markets play an instrumental role in powering […]

June 30, 2023

The telecom industry has embraced ground-breaking solutions to meet the growing demand for internet connectivity. In a world where people work remotely, communicate digitally and increasingly consume online, fiber broadband and 5G technology have become a critical role in bridging […]

June 12, 2023

With us today for a chat is industry evangelist and entrepreneur Hunter Newby. Hunter is always busy with something in the world of data centers, meet-me rooms, and network-neutral interconnectivity, and evidence of his unique touch is spread throughout today’s […]

June 1, 2023

Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties are asking residents and businesses to take a 15-question survey about internet service at their households. The survey asks whether high-speed (“broadband”) internet service is available at a given address, and at what speed. The […]

May 31, 2023

Back in September 2021, I wrote an article, Rural Broadband May Soon Get a Boost, about the bipartisan infrastructure bill which was being debated in Congress. The Infrastructure and Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was passed in November of 2021. […]

May 22, 2023

Harmonic Inc. today announced that it has appointed Walter Jankovic as chief financial officer, effective immediately. Mr. Jankovic brings over 30 years of executive experience from a range of leading technology companies. He was most recently senior vice president and […]

May 19, 2023

The past few years have shown us that humans can adapt to ever-changing conditions, even with the disruption to schools and workplaces, through ingenuity and resilience. Connectivity was one of the driving forces behind this transition, becoming integral in linking […]