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Quickline hits first milestones in fast and reliable broadband rollout to West and South Yorkshire

Total Telecom

Getting full fibre broadband has made us part of the rest of the world, but I can still live in the countryside and keep my distance.” Quickline, the rural broadband provider, was awarded the contracts for West Yorkshire and the York area (Lot 8) and South Yorkshire (Lot 20) in 2024 under the UK Government’s Project Gigabit programme.

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FBA CEO defends rural fiber subsides at Connected America

Total Telecom

News By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities The Fiber Broadband Association CEO pushes back against rhetoric questioning the feasibility of subsidizing rural fiber at Connected America. Boltons comments came in response to another panelist during a keynote discussion on Day 2 of Connected America, titled Fiber for Everyone?

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Vodafone and AST spacemobile launch European satellite broadband comp 

Total Telecom

News This week, Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile have announced a new joint venture, SatCo, to bring space-based mobile broadband to Europe. The collaboration is set to deliver mobile broadband directly to users without requiring additional hardware or software. Join us at Connected North, 23-24 April in Manchester.

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Wireless Broadband Alliance Wi-Fi 7 Trials Demonstrate Significant Performance Gains for Real-World Enterprise Environments

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The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the global industry body dedicated to driving the seamless and interoperable service experience of Wi-Fi across the global wireless ecosystem, has today announced the results of Wi-Fi 7 industry trialsin Enterprise Scenarios , conducted in collaboration withAT&T, CommScope (RUCKUS Networks), and Intel.

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Wireless Broadband Alliance Services Launches Commercial AFC Service

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Wireless Broadband Alliance Services (WBA Services), a subsidiary of the Wireless Broadband Alliance , has today announced the commercial launch of WBA Services AFC , its Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) service. The cloud-based platform is fully certified by the U.S.

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New Mexico Connects More Students to Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

May 7, 2025 – Students and rural residents in New Mexico can look forward to improved internet access following a new broadband expansion plan. New Mexico Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in New Mexico. Broadband Breakfast State Broadband New Mexico Gov.

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One-in-ten UK farmers lack internet connectivity

Total Telecom

The Censuswide survey, commissioned by CityFibre, the UKs largest independent full fibre platform, found that although almost two-thirds of farmers surveyed * (60%) believe internet connectivity is critical [1] for day-to-day farming activities, nearly one-in-ten farms (8%) have no internet connectivity at all.

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