Telecom Talk

JUNE 5, 2025

They argue that these constraints could significantly reduce the range and throughput of such devices, impacting high-bandwidth applications including augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR), which require low latency and high throughput. In contrast, India currently offers Wi-Fi services over the 2.4 GHz band.

Bandwidth

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 15, 2025

As with most other essential services, there are many places in the United States where no purely private business case will support investment in broadband networks. Federal subsidies therefore are necessary for ubiquitous access to internet service. Call that “Mission Accomplished.”

Telephone

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 4, 2025

Here are three proposals for common-sense solutions to improve the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program of the U.S. Topic #1: Fiber Priority When we consider broadband infrastructure as a 30-year investment rather than focusing on speed targets, the case for building fiber networks in rural areas becomes clear.

Broadband

Total Telecom

MAY 23, 2025

Adtran and Netomnia today announced a major milestone in the evolution of the UKs broadband market with the first-ever commercial deployment of a 50G PON service. From AI-driven smart homes to lag-free metaverse experiences and tomorrows enterprise demands, were making sure the most powerful internet lives on our network. London, UK.

Bandwidth

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2025 – With less than 90 days to rework its broadband deployment strategy under the Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment program, Virginia officials were scrambling to respond to sweeping federal changes that leaders say “throw years of planning in the trash.” ” Sen.

Broadband

All West Telecommunications

JUNE 16, 2025

5G Internet vs. Fiber: Reliability Showdown for 2025 Choosing between 5G home internet and fiber internet can be a tough call for households, remote workers, gamers and small business owners. Winner: 5G Future-Proofing Fiber: Scalable and capable of supporting future internet demands. Find out if 1000 Mbps is fast enough.

Internet

Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 28, 2025

It’s not in Minnesota – but it still looks good for folks who are involved, or wanting to get involved in public broadband, or what I might call community networks… RSVP HERE Community First: The Future of Public Broadband Conference and Hill Day May 1415 | Washington, D.C. Not an AAPB member? Join today.

Broadband

Total Telecom

JUNE 16, 2025

Press Release eCommunity™ Fiber, a leading open-access fiber network provider, today announced the deployment of Ciena’s (NYSE: CIEN) routing and multi-layer network control solutions as the high-capacity backbone connecting The District in Morrow, Georgia, directly to the Atlanta Internet Gateway.

Router

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 6, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2025 – Thousands of GCI customers in Sitka, Alaska, will lose most internet services starting Sunday because the company may need repair to its undersea fiber network, according to a statement on its website. Basic mobile voice and text are expected to remain intact. Sitka (pop.

Bandwidth

Total Telecom

MAY 20, 2025

However, as the demand for low-latency, high-bandwidth connectivity accelerates, this delay could actually work towards the UKs advantage. Having symmetrical bandwidth is especially important for applications requiring high upload capacity. This is the question at the heart of the UKs connectivity ambitions.

Bandwidth

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 9, 2025

Some of the nation’s leading thinkers and doers in the community broadband sector will connect and collaborate in the nation’s capital for the inaugural  Community First: The Future of Public Broadband Conference and Hill Day  next week. Registration and tickets are still available  here.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 5, 2025

NASHVILLE, June 5, 2025 – Rural broadband providers are increasingly choosing to operate their own middle mile infrastructure, according to a report from the Fiber Broadband Association. Learn more about Speeding BEAD Summit What is Broadband Breakfast?

Hospitality

All West Telecommunications

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In today's fast-paced digital world, small business internet and phone services have become indispensable tools for driving growth, enhancing customer interaction, and ensuring operational efficiency. Clear Understanding of the Essentials For small businesses, maintaining a reliable internet and phone infrastructure is critical.

Phone

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 14, 2025

Add to that the looming federal budget crisis  threatening to end Medicare payments for telehealth  and the urgency of what a coalition of Vermont healthcare leaders, librarians, and state broadband officials are doing comes into view.  “This (VITAL VT initiative) is an entry point.

Healthcare

Total Telecom

MARCH 6, 2025

This project aims to strengthen the regions internet infrastructure by providing a more diverse and resilient route for data to travel. It combines Sparkles expertise in global subsea systems with Turkcells established presence in Turkey, creating a high-quality network to meet the increasing demand for bandwidth and faster internet speeds.

Cable

Telecom Talk

JUNE 20, 2025

The device , which Jio calls its latest innovation, supports mesh networking and is compatible with all major Internet Service Providers ( ISPs ) when connected via Ethernet. Powered by Wi-Fi 6 with OFDMA and MU-MIMO, JioRouter delivers speeds up to 6,000 Mbps and covers about 2,000 sq. ” Jio said on its website. GHz (802.11

Router

Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 7, 2025

Minneapolis St Paul Magazine posts an article from local broadband provider Arvig Despite the importance of these connections, unforeseen events a network outage or inclement weather can cause significant disruptions. Theres a proactive option instead: a redundant internet connection.

Connectivity

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 23, 2025

The question around connectivity therefore needs to evolve: it’s no longer just about speed or bandwidth, it’s about access and resilience. billion allocated through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program represents the largest broadband investment in American history.   The $42.5

Broadband

AT&T Connects

MARCH 14, 2025

This is why AT&T has committed to investing tens of billions of dollars annually to build state-of-the-art broadband networks throughout the country. Removing unnecessary bureaucracy that drives up costs and slows down broadband deployment is essential to keeping America economically and technologically competitive.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 18, 2025

Cisco filed a notice with the FCC to move forward with new rules that would enhance internet connectivity for the almost 20 million annual U.S. " Cisco’s report revealed that current trends pertaining to cruise ships justified the enhancement of internet connectivity. cruise ship passengers.  As the number of U.S.

Bandwidth

TDS Connect

MAY 22, 2025

In todays digital age, the demand for faster and more reliable internet is at an all-time high. According to the latest Broadband Insights Report from OpenVault, average monthly data consumption reached a record high of 698.2 gigabytes (Gig) in the fourth quarter of 2024, marking a significant 8.9 % increase from the previous year.

Video conferencing

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 2, 2025

billion investment in universal broadband internet access may be on track for a major overhaul. Three years into its meticulous planning and implementation process, and with  significant progress  already made, the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program may pivot from prioritizing fiber to satellite connectivity.

Broadband

AWS Telecommunications

MAY 1, 2025

Telecom workloads consist of multiple domains such as RAN, packet core for mobile broadband Internet, IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) for voice communication, and Operational Support Systems/Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS) for management and operations. Today, the bmn-cx2.metal-48xl

Network

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 8, 2025

Learn more about Speeding BEAD Summit What is Broadband Breakfast? of unserved / underserved and unfunded broadband serviceable locations (BSLs) are in geographic areas with a fiber provider within a few hundred yards (the same FCC fabric L8 hexagon).  In any area with existing fiber. We   In fact, 30.4%  Often.

Hospitality

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 13, 2025

Because broadband throughputs and speeds – meaning how much data the system is capable of carrying, and how quickly data is actually delivered, respectively – are constantly changing (and consistently improving), tracking those toe vital metrics is critical to the future of both enterprise planning and governmental policymaking.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 20, 2025

This is the final post in a four-part series that attempts to provide context for NTIA’s BEAD program, the nation’s leading broadband grant funding program. Part 1:  Explaining BEAD, Broadband Abundance? As explained in prior posts, Congress created the BEAD program to once and for all close the digital divide.

Broadband

IEEE ComSoc

JULY 8, 2025

However, network slicing software may also have a place in the home broadband network, as per a demo from Google Fiber and Nokia. In the long-term, this could truly change how home internet works, especially when it’s driven by the customer. ” In a GFiber Labs demo , gaming was used as the test scenario. .

Network

Rural Broadband Association

JULY 21, 2025

Finally, the broadband and power infrastructure required to support data centers, especially those housing AI training centers, may be attractive to other businesses that rely on robust, high-speed internet connections. Broadband and power infrastructure needs can be catalysts for ongoing economic development efforts.

Construction

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 11, 2025

  “Kudos to Secretary Lutnick and the Trump administration for reversing course and refocusing BEAD on its core objective: connecting Americans to the Internet as expeditiously and efficiently as possible,” Cruz said. The Biden NTIA in 2023  promised  Texas about  $3.3 billion  in BEAD funding.

Bandwidth

Total Telecom

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Whats driving all the bandwidth consumption? We rely on the internet for products, services, and applications we use continuously more and more. concert, sports), online gaming, along with virtual and augmented reality are some of the products and applications growing network traffic and consuming bandwidth.

Bandwidth

Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

More than two-thirds of UK businesses face an unnecessarily high risk of having their data, including commercially sensitive and personal information, intercepted by hackers because they are not following best practices for securing data on their networks, according to a report from Beaming , an internet service provider for businesses.

Bandwidth

Total Telecom

OCTOBER 29, 2024

News The deal will support AT&T’ ongoing fibre network rollout AT&T has signed a multi-year deal with glass specialist Corning to supply the fibre optics and related technology to help expand its high-speed broadband network to more communities across the US.

Bandwidth

Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

15, 2024 – An isolated Alaska community reachable only by air and sea lost its main internet and mobile service last month, causing thousands to adjust their lives and businesses to a vexing Internet-age disruption. WASHINGTON, Sept. "GCI teams worked through the night and have successfully restored all services in Sitka.

Internet

Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

2, 2024 – A key Alaska city and a popular port of call for cruise ships has not had landline internet and cell phone service for days, and it could be at least another week before the restoration of normal service. Some Sitka businesses went cash-only because credit cards sales required Internet access. WASHINGTON, Sept.

Internet

ACT Corp

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

When it comes to understanding internet connections, two terms that are often confused are bandwidth and broadband. What is Bandwidth? Bandwidth refers to the maximum rate at which data can be transferred through a network connection. What is Broadband? How much WiFi Bandwidth do I need?

Bandwidth

ACT Corp

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Are you confused about the difference between broadband and satellite internet? In today's fast-paced world, having a reliable internet connection is essential for both personal and professional use. Understanding Broadband Internet What is Broadband Internet?

Internet

ACT Corp

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

In today's digital age, internet speed plays a crucial role in our daily lives. Whether you are streaming a movie, conducting a video conference, or simply browsing the web, a fast and reliable internet connection is essential. One key factor that determines the speed of your internet connection is bandwidth.

Bandwidth