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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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Why TDS fiber beats other providers

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Other local providers may say they offer “fiber,” but often simply add fiber to their existing cable lines. This is known as “Radio Frequency over Glass,” or RFoG. That means that users who need high upload bandwidth – for sharing photos, uploading videos, or transferring files, for example – may struggle with reduced speeds.

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Where Fiber Doesn't Fit

Broadband Breakfast

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. It can provide greater flexibility and affordability than fiber.

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Deloitte and TM Forum : How AI could revitalize the ailing telecom industry?

IEEE ComSoc

Last year (2024), spending on radio access network infrastructure fell by $5 billion, more than 12% of the total, according to analyst firm Omdia , imperilling the kit vendors on which telcos rely. Another potential source of gen AI monetization is what’s being called AI Radio Access Network (RAN).

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

IEEE ComSoc

Problems with 5G for V2X Communications: There are several problems with using 5G for V2X communications, which is why the 5G NR (New Radio) V2X specification, developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) in Release 16, hasn’t been widely implemented.

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Can Telecoms Stop Fixed Wireless Fraud and Bandwidth Abuse?

Broadband Breakfast

Considering that FWA subscribers already use anywhere from 20 to 50 times more bandwidth than mobile users, it’s not hard to imagine how fraud can cause a host of problems for FWA operators, including but not limited to network strain, increased operational costs, and revenue loss.

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Alaska City Loses Internet, Cell Service for Days after Subsea Fiber Break

Broadband Breakfast

The city of Sitka, located on the Alaska Panhandle, lost service Thursday morning after an undersea cable break apparently just 30 miles away. According to a published report , GCI, the state's leading broadband provider, has dispatched repair vessels from Seattle about 850 miles away to find the cable break and fix it.