Telecoms Tech News

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The adoption of Wi-Fi 7 promises to extend ultra-fast connections beyond the cable line, promising improved speeds, latency, and reliability. Read more » The post Wi-Fi 7 adoption: Transforming multi-gigabit internet in Europe appeared first on Telecoms Tech News. But, with ISPs often.

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Telecoms Tech News

MARCH 26, 2025

billion people worldwide still lacking Internet access, the need for innovative and scalable solutions has never been greater. Read more » The post Michuki Mwangi, Internet Society: Bridging the global digital divide appeared first on Telecoms Tech News.

Internet

Total Telecom

JUNE 12, 2025

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.

Broadband

Telecom Talk

JUNE 20, 2025

In a low-profile launch at BSNL’s Ameerepet Exchange in Hyderabad, India took a confident step toward redefining the future of broadband. The state-run telecom major, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), unveiled Quantum 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) a 100% indigenous, SIM-less, fiber-grade internet solution delivered over 5G radio.

Connectivity

Total Telecom

MAY 9, 2025

Carnival Internet UK, a new broadband provider, has launched in the UK, aiming to disrupt the telecoms industry with a focus on fairness, sustainability, and cutting-edge technology. Carnival Internets launch comes at a time when the industry is under scrutiny for rising prices and poor service.

Internet

Total Telecom

MARCH 14, 2025

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?

Connectivity

Telecom Talk

JUNE 20, 2025

In addition, mobile broadband speeds have reached a median of 100 Mbps, placing India among the nations with the fastest mobile internet connectivity, the report highlighted. billion telecom subscribers, with 960 million internet users and 940 million broadband subscribers. GB per user per month.

Internet

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 7, 2025

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.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 29, 2025

Join Broadband Breakfast Live Online and other guests attending Mountain Connect 2025 in Denver for a discussion about this year's conference. This year marks the Colorado-based conference's 11th year as an independent broadband event, and Broadband Breakfast has covered the event regularly in the past.

Broadband

Telecom Talk

JULY 25, 2025

India’s telecom and space sectors are witnessing growth driven by foreign direct investment (FDI), technological innovation, and policy reforms aimed at enhancing connectivity and manufacturing capabilities. “Lots of FDI basically have come from the telecom sector.

Internet

Total Telecom

JULY 14, 2025

The facility will support CityFibre’s continued network investment and enable it to rapidly connect hundreds of thousands of new customers across its nationwide network. The success of the UK’s network providers will help accelerate the rollout of gigabit-capable broadband to millions of homes and businesses across the country.

Network

VoIP Review

JUNE 25, 2025

Quickline Communications has announced an ambitious plan to deliver gigabit-capable broadband across rural regions. Over the next three years, the company aims to provide high-speed internet to 360,000 locations in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, marking a significant step towards bridging the digital divide.

Broadband

Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 3, 2025

Statistical analysis shows that ACP had a role in net additions to broadband subscription levels on the order of 2.9 There was also a positive correlation between the growth in broadband adoption from 2021 to 2023 and ACP enrollment. This growth was in the context of very small growth in overall broadband adoption from 2021 to 2023.

Broadband

Blandin on Broadband

JULY 16, 2025

Broadband Task Force, August meeting plans The Broadband Task Force will be meeting on Wednesday, August 6 from 2:30-4pm in Redwood County at the Minnesota Farmfest. More information on this and past meetings can be found on the Broadband Task Force webpage. Edward Guo, Elizabeth H. Redmond, and Mildred E.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 2, 2025

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2025 – A proposal to cap broadband prices at $15 per month for low-income Californians could save households over $1 billion annually with minimal impact on industry revenues, according to a new report from the California Public Utilities Commission’s Public Advocates Office. Supreme Court.

Broadband

Telecoms Tech News

AUGUST 1, 2025

Read more » The post US telecom providers demand action to protect internet and network systems appeared first on Telecoms Tech News. In a letter sent to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel, the groups say attacks on telecom networks are getting more frequent and better coordinated.

Internet

Blandin on Broadband

JULY 30, 2025

Along with staff from East Central Energy (ECE), officials from the Minnesota Legislature and the Minnesota Office of Broadband Development met in Pine City on July 17 to observe speed testing and review progress tied to state-funded broadband grants as part of the ongoing ECE Fiber broadband expansion project.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 4, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 4, 2025 – Open-access networks are actually a great fit for broadband projects on tribal lands, according to panelists involved in such projects. Tribal communities have long faced steep barriers to broadband access due to remote geography and historical underinvestment.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 24, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2025 – Following in New York’s footsteps, a California lawmaker was one step closer to advancing a sweeping legislative mandate to cap monthly internet bills at $15 for qualifying low-income households. The California proposal does, however, exclude mobile broadband providers from the requirement.

Internet

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 10, 2025

March 10, 2025 – Visionary Broadband, and Internet Service Provider, said on March 1 that it had extended its high-speed broadband service to more than 10,000 homes across Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana. Wyoming saw the largest expansion in service, connecting 6,498 homes across 13 communities, according to the company.

Broadband

Blandin on Broadband

JULY 11, 2025

Pew has assessed and tracked the broadband-related data that is available in the US. Because federal data focuses on information like the number of households with subscriptions, it lacks feedback on network quality and reliability, or on how consumers experience a broadband connection.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 8, 2025

Currently, 95 percent of Canadian households have access to broadband internet at speeds of 50 Megabits per second (Mbps) down and 10 Mbps up, the standard for “broadband” used by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. How is Canada measuring progress toward universal broadband access?

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 11, 2025 – Greenlight Networks has reached a deal to acquire the assets of Loop Internet, a locally owned fiber provider headquartered in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Loop Internet Founder, Chris Hacken , also expressed excitement for the expansion. ”  Founded in 2015 in Wilkes-Barre, Penn.,

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

21, 2025 – Cities and towns were proving that municipal broadband networks can pay for themselves – without raising taxes, without government bailouts, and without private investment. The S&P-rated precedent should make it easier for future broadband projects to secure funding without needing tax-backed guarantees.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 8, 2025

The latest conflicts in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere have serious implications for connectivity infrastructure worldwide. This Broadband Breakfast live session will consider the impacts that global conflict has on subsea broadband infrastructure and global connectivity.

Cable

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 5, 2025

introduced the Rural Broadband Assistance Act last week, aiming to help rural communities overcome technical and administrative barriers to securing federal broadband funding. These funds would help with grant writing, feasibility studies, financial forecasting, and other activities necessary to apply for federal broadband programs.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 25, 2025

Expanding the number of internet exchange points across the United States is essential to developing greater digital resilience. 18, 2025 , this panel will consider the vital role of IXPs in resilience and connectivity. Breakfast Media LLC CEO  Drew Clark  has led the Broadband Breakfast community since 2008.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 31, 2025

March 31, 2025 — A new bill introduced in the Michigan House would exempt broadband grants from state taxation in an effort to accelerate high-speed internet expansion, particularly in rural areas. Karl Bohnak, would make state and federal broadband grant funds tax-exempt. House Bill 4237 , sponsored by Republican Rep.

Broadband

VoIP Review

JUNE 16, 2025

Quickline , a rural broadband provider, is making headlines with its impressive strides in deploying fast, reliable broadband across West and South Yorkshire. Securing contracts in 2024 through the UK Government’s Project Gigabit, Quickline is tasked with providing gigabit-capable connectivity to previously underserved areas.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 14, 2025

Add to that the looming federal budget crisis  threatening to end Medicare payments for telehealth  and the urgency of what a coalition of Vermont healthcare leaders, librarians, and state broadband officials are doing comes into view.  “Our job is not done when we get everyone connected.

Healthcare

AT&T Connects

MAY 28, 2025

Increased connectivity, delivered through high-speed broadband access. When AT&T completed an AT&T Fiber buildout in Oldham County, it brought high-speed internet to more than 20,000 customer locations. According to Paul, [broadband] allowed us to grow into other markets.

Broadband

Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 8, 2025

… Cable has the highest level of internet access (39%). The study found that 3% of consumers do not have a dedicated internet connection at home. Fully 60% of respondents say their home internet is very reliable, but at the same time cite cost as the biggest issue. The broadband satellite sector is even newer.

Technology

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 10, 2025

The core of Hudson’s “SPEED for BEAD” bill isn’t about changing the technologies being deployed for the program, argued Fiber Broadband Association CEO Gary Bolton , but about addressing regulatory restrictions, including a letter of credit requirement as well as other rules.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 24, 2025

March 24, 2025 — Industry groups are opposing proposed Rhode Island legislation that would expand state oversight of internet service providers, arguing it would duplicate federal regulations and impose unnecessary costs. It would also establish a state broadband authority funded by ISP fees and expand broadband mapping efforts.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 25, 2025

Earlier this month, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued a Policy Notice instituting critical reforms to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. Satellite broadband offers compelling advantages that complement, rather than compete with, fiber’s strengths.

Connectivity

Blandin on Broadband

JULY 3, 2025

Senate has passed the bipartisan Rural Broadband Protection Act, a significant step toward enhancing broadband access in underserved rural areas. “We should be able to bring high-speed internet to every family in Minnesota—regardless of their zip code,” Klobuchar said. KIMT3 reports … The U.S.

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Telecom Talk

JUNE 30, 2025

American satellite broadband companies Starlink and Amazon’s Project Kuiper have signed their first commercial agreements with Indian VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) service providers, marking a key step toward launching enterprise and government-focused satellite broadband services in the country.

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