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Texas launches $3.8bn broadband grant programme

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billion in funding to advance broadband infrastructure across the state. This substantial investment, administered by the Broadband Development Office (BDO), combines federal dollars from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program with state contributions from the Texas Match Assistance Program (TMAP).

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Vodafone Idea and AST SpaceMobile Partner to Bring Satellite Broadband Connectivity to India

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Indian telecom service provider Vodafone Idea (Vi) and satellite-based cellular broadband network provider AST SpaceMobile announced a strategic partnership to expand mobile connectivity across India’s unconnected regions. billion mobile subscribers.

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Six Lakh Villages in India to Be Connected with Fibre Network in Three Years: Report

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The Centre plans to connect as many as six lakh villages with high-speed optical fibre-based broadband over the next three years, a senior government official said on Monday. lakh crore, has begun rolling out to connect every gram panchayat—approximately 2.5 We need connectivity, which is excellent. per cent of the GCC.

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Signal for Every Indian: Vi’s Big Step with Satellite Connectivity

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based company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network designed to connect standard mobile phones directly to satellites. This step aligns with our vision to deliver next-generation connectivity solutions to every corner of the country,” a Vi spokesperson said.

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SES Awaits Regulatory Nod to Launch Jio-Backed Satellite Broadband Services in India: Report

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Luxembourg -based satellite operator SES is awaiting final security approvals from the Indian government to commercially launch its satellite-based broadband services in partnership with Reliance Jio. SES’s newly inducted O3b mPOWER satellites will enable Jio’s satellite broadband offering for enterprises in the country.

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How MDU connectivity is becoming more competitive

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Podcasts Adlane Fellah, of Maravedis, joined Beyond the Cable to discuss why MDU connectivity has become attractive for market disruptors. Also, in his appearance on the podcast, Fellah stressed the need for research when it comes to strategic decision-making regarding MDU connectivity. Get content like this delivered to your inbox.

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Quickline reveals three-year rural broadband rollout plan

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Press Release Rural broadband provider Quickline Communications has today unveiled the full list of communities set to benefit from its full fibre rollout over the next three years, bringing fast and reliable, gigabit-capable connectivity to a further 360,000 premises across thousands of rural communities.