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GCI Customers In Sitka, Alaska to Lose Service for Days Amid Fiber Maintenance

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The company said it will provide alternate, third-party connectivity for low-bandwidth services via satellite and radio wave during the 8-day maintenance period.    “Home internet service will be available in a very limited capacity and will only support very low bandwidth activities like email.

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Tim Stelzig: Explaining BEAD, Trying to Bridge the Digital Divide

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The value of mobile phone service has changed market dynamics and today more than 99.1% of occupied housing units have a fixed and/or mobile telephone service subscription. There also are more mobile devices in the U.S. In contrast, the demand for internet bandwidth has been growing exponentially, and shows no signs of abating.

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Rohit Rawool: Why Hardware Matters in a Software-Driven World

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  ROADM modules, on the other hand, allow network operators to remotely manage and reroute optical signals without manual intervention, making networks more flexible, efficient, and scalable to meet growing bandwidth demands.

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Where Fiber Doesn't Fit

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White Paper Where Fiber Doesn't Fit Learn More White Paper provided by Wesco: Because it delivers high speed and reliability, as well as vastly higher bandwidth, fiber is the technology of choice to support robust connectivity. Do you need seamless connectivity for mobile operations?

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How Internet and Phone Services are Revolutionizing Small Businesses

All West Telecommunications

Consulting with providers to conduct a bandwidth assessment can ensure that the chosen package aligns with business needs. Fiber-optic services generally offer higher speeds and better reliability than traditional DSL or cable options, making them ideal for businesses that rely on high data usage.

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J. Randolph Luening: What Does Tech-Neutrality Mean for BEAD?

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  According to the Restructuring Policy Notice a Priority Broadband Project must “support the deployment of 5G, successor wireless technologies, and other advanced services”   4G/5G mobile broadband is typically backhauled using fiber or – if fiber is not available – point-to-point microwave. 

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Agentic AI and the Future of Communications for Autonomous Vehicle (V2X)

IEEE ComSoc

Federated Learning and Self-Improvement: Vehicles independently train machine learning models locally and transmit only model updates—preserving data privacy, minimizing bandwidth usage, and improving processing efficiency. Agents equipped with cognitive capabilities enhance system robustness against 5G performance limitations or outages.