Broadband Breakfast

JULY 30, 2025

   However, the new law does not offer similar specific protections for two other bands desired by the cellular carriers: the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band between 3.55-3.7 Furthermore, most leading home broadband providers now sell routers using 6 GHz in conjunction with gigabit-grade broadband.

Router

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 15, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2025 – The Federal Communications Commission should not consider auctioning shared Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum, users told the agency.  WISPA , the cable industry, and consumer groups tried unsuccessfully to secure protections for CBRS, a shared band that sits in the 3.55-3.70

Radio

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 13, 2025

Fixed wireless access uses high-frequency radio waves and antennas to deliver high-speed connectivity between two fixed locations, without the need for physical cabling infrastructure. It can provide greater flexibility and affordability than fiber.

Bandwidth

Rural Broadband Association

JULY 8, 2025

Alongside me were folks from Verizon, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, the head of 911 for the Louisiana Sheriff’s office in the Livingston Parish, Duke Energy, the cable industry and iHeartMedia. With  With Washington, D.C., I am certain that when I go back to our Asheville, N.C.,

Communication

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 2, 2025

With the reauthorization would come a mandate to sell 600 megahertz of exclusive-use spectrum for mobile or fixed broadband, a pipeline the wireless carriers have been pushing to get included. Learn more about Speeding BEAD Summit What is Broadband Breakfast? It’s expected to raise about $88 billion to help pay for tax cuts.

Provisioning

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 23, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2025 – The cable industry can’t afford higher regulatory fees, according to the NCTA – The Internet & Television Association. NAB is hoping to take fee pressure off radio and TV stations. ” Under a pending FCC action, cable operators will be required to pay $1.54

Cable

Gap Wireless

JUNE 9, 2025

The kits include everything needed for rapid deployment – from high-capacity 6GHz radios and PoE adapters to GPS synchronization and mounting hardware. Ideal for specialized deployments, it comes with RF cables, basic mounting kits, and PoE adapters , while letting you choose the best antennas for your environment.

Radio

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 14, 2025

Wednesday, House Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee passed communications provisions in a broader reconciliation budget package unchanged, defeating a series of Democratic amendments that would have redirected spectrum auction revenue toward broadband affordability, public safety, and cybersecurity initiatives.

Provisioning

Developing Telecoms

JUNE 18, 2025

Engineered to achieve a similar mission, Tarana’s next-generation fixed wireless access (ngFWA) broadband platform combines fibre-class performance with the agility of wireless technology to connect communities at a fraction of the cost or time required to deploy wired solutions.

E-Mail

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 20, 2025

The unlicensed band is largely used for Wi-Fi and fixed broadband. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn , both Republicans from the state, to “consider the importance” of the shared Citizens Broadband Radio Service band as they crafted the bill. The group’s members use the shared band to provide broadband.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 19, 2025

    Broadcast companies have asked the court to strike down FCC rules that prevent mergers among the top four broadcasters in a given market, on the grounds that competition from other industries is fierce enough that local TV and radio stations need to consolidate to survive. 

Media

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 6, 2025

That’s been opposed by the cable industry, which now competes for fixed broadband subscribers with 5G fixed wireless, and the Defense Department, which has seen the prospect as all but a mandate to give up its lower 3 GigaHertz band. The proposal would not involve any commercial access to the lower 3 GHz band.

Cable

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 30, 2025

billion in broadband funding. The moratorium, down to five years from ten after previous revisions, is tied to $500 million in new funding for AI development under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. Ted Cruz , R-Texas, and Maria Cantwell , D-Wash., The Senate would still have to approve the measure.

Provisioning

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 22, 2025

Meanwhile, a lobbying group representing the cable industry, wireless ISPs, and consumer groups had called for additional protections for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service, a lower-power shared band. The protections were ultimately never included.

Provisioning

Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

GHz CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) band is experiencing a renewed wave of enthusiasm. The rest of the market comprises fixed wireless broadband networks built using non-3GPP equipment supplied by the likes of Cambium Networks and Tarana Wireless. Billion by the end of 2027. Billion by the end of 2027.

Marketing

Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

EE and LMRT worked together to install a single antenna and cable to the mast, which has significantly expanded the network’s range and improved communication capabilities for rescue teams. We primarily use VHF radios to communicate with our base and other team members on the hill.

Signal

Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Were readers of this publication to present at a telecom conference on the topic of broadband reliability, outages might not be top of mind.  More pointedly, in today’s technology-centric ecosystems, to not have broadband means the real potential for societal catastrophe. 

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 3, 2025

3, 2025 – The Federal Communications Commission found fiber and fixed wireless broadband connections increased in 2023, while DSL fell and cable remained steady. The 314-page document took stock of the fixed, mobile, and satellite broadband markets, plus telephone, video, and radio broadcaster services.

Connectivity

Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 31, 2025

31, 2025 – Charter Communications lost 177,000 broadband subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2024, worse than Wall Street had expected but closer to expectations than the results reported by fellow cable Internet access giant Comcast on Thursday. Charter is the second-largest broadband ISP in the country with about 30.1

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 27, 2024

WASHINGTON, August 27, 2024 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration published Monday draft guidance on how states can fund alternative technologies through its flagship broadband subsidy program. The agency is taking comments through September 10.    For the purposes of the $42.5

Technology

Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

WASHINGTON, September 8, 2024 – Cable TV, satellite TV, broadcasters, and phone companies all need to chip in fees to cover the Federal Communications Commission's $390.1 Pay-TV providers – a category that includes cable, satellite, and IPTV operators – need to pay $1.27 million, or 16% of the budget.

Cable

Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

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.

Internet

Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 19, 2024

The Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) used a tiered licensing system, with incumbent government users, priority license holders, and general access users sharing 150 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band sits right in the midband range, considered an ideal combination of speed and coverage area for 5G.

Radio

Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The company’s proposal would see users of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service, the three-tiered spectrum sharing framework, moved from the 3.55-3.7 The subject of spectrum sharing was also highlighted in Wednesday's Broadband Breakfast Live Online event. WASHINGTON, Oct. GHz band to the 3.1-3.3 Navy systems.”

Cable

Telecoms Infrastructure Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

On a regular basis I keep reading about how Fixed Wireless Access ( FWA ) continues to gain ground at the expense of cable operators, especially in the USA (see articles by Ookla , OpenSignal ). One of the challenges with FWA is the need to (generally) install external antennas, especially when higher frequencies like mmWaves is involved.

Signal

Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 2, 2024

  Wi-Fi innovation has stalled On paper and in simulation Wi-Fi 7 is presumed to reach lofty speeds on every scenario thanks to its use of Multi-Link Operation (MLO,) two radios operating in parallel at different frequencies. A killer app for 5G is clear: residential broadband over fixed wireless access (FWA) networks.

Broadband

Airtel

OCTOBER 9, 2024

We all are well acquainted with the term broadband. But do you know the actual meaning of broadband? Broadband data transmission is the transmission of high-quality data over a large bandwidth. WiFi, DSL, fibre, and satellite connections are examples of broadband connectivity. Buy Airtel Broadband with exciting benefits!

Internet

IEEE ComSoc

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Telcos Betting on Convergence and Scale To End Cable’s Broadband Reign U.S. However, with its partial ownership of Lumos, T-Mobile can presumably generate better returns and healthier margins from its broadband service offerings. telcos have been very active the past two weeks with deals and partnerships.

Ethernet

Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

NextNav’s proposal to reorganize the 900 megahertz band received opposition from spectrum sharing proponents including consumer groups and the cable industry. Secondary to those are licensees providing “location and monitoring services,” and below LMS are amateur radio users. NextNav, based in Reston, Va.,

Cable

ACT Corp

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In a world where we game with pals, and juggle video calls faster than you can say “buffering,” understanding how broadband speed is measured has never been more crucial. Comprehending broadband speed is the foundation of all online enchantment. What Is Broadband Speed? Now, "What is a good broadband speed Mbps?"

Broadband

VoIP Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

In addition to their work with Rockwell, Nokia is collaborating with RUCKUS Networks to provide a combined fiber and Wi-Fi solution for in-building and campus-wide broadband connectivity. It’s worth noting that despite the focus on broadband in CBRS spectrum in the US, Rockwell has not previously highlighted private cellular networks.

Ethernet

Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

11, 2024 – Wireless carriers last week floated changes like increasing power levels for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service. GigaHertz (GHz) band, is in the range considered ideal for 5G coverage, and increasing the allowed power levels would make the band better suited for mobile and fixed broadband. WASHINGTON, Nov.

Mobile

Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 10, 2025

However, don’t think that they won’t switch back to competing fiber or cable connections if their experience changes. These limitations underscore the importance of efficient bandwidth management to avoid replanning from a radio access perspective.  This Expert Opinion is exclusive to Broadband Breakfast.

Bandwidth

Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

11, 2025 – A group of more than two dozen companies and trade groups favoring unlicensed and shared spectrum are urging the Federal Communications Commission not to raise power levels for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service. WASHINGTON, Feb. CBRS spectrum, 3.55-3.7

Radio

Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 8, 2024

” Meanwhile, the FCC’s latest status report said 4 percent of the cell sites were offline in areas affected by Hurricane Helene on Monday – the number was more than 14 percent in parts of North Carolina that were hit – and more than 325,000 cable and wireline subscribers were without service, down from 654,000 on Oct.

Television

EldoTelecom

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Nevertheless as legacy telephone companies replace the twisted pair copper that delivered voice telephone service, less than half of the homes where it is available have fiber service, according to the Fiber Broadband Association s 2024 Fiber Deployment survey by RVA LLC Market Research & Consulting (RVA). percent of U.S.

Telephone

Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Earlier this week, companies and trade groups wrote to the FCC urging the agency to reject major 5G carriers’ bids to increase power levels in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service, which is ideal for 5G coverage and ranges from 3.55 Key players on each side will be watching Cruz’s hearing closely.

Radio