Total Telecom

MARCH 4, 2025

Ofcoms latest Connected Nations report highlights an increase in network incidents on the ageing infrastructure, rising by 45% in the past year. BT advises businesses to switch to digital services to ensure continuity and take advantage of modern connectivity options. Despite the benefits, some businesses remain reluctant to upgrade.

Telephone

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 26, 2025

Lawmakers launched the USF Working Group on June 12, 2025, aiming to work out the future of the multi-billion-dollar broadband funding program. This Broadband Breakfast live session will feature staff from the offices of USF working group members and include a lively discussion about the future of the subsidy program.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 11, 2025

As the demand for global connectivity rises, Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite broadband is emerging as a powerful solution to bridge the digital divide. With new technological advancements and regulatory shifts, how will spectrum allocation impact the future of satellite broadband?

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

JULY 8, 2025

As America’s broadband infrastructure faces growing pressure from cyber threats, geopolitical tensions, and increasingly frequent natural disasters, the need for resilient, future-proof networks has become more critical than ever. Breakfast Media LLC CEO  Drew Clark  has led the Broadband Breakfast community since 2008.

Broadband

VoIP Review

JULY 27, 2025

Virgin Media O2 has announced the expansion of its small cell network to Bristol. The initiative is part of Virgin Media O2’s £700 million Mobile Transformation Plan. The initiative is part of Virgin Media O2’s £700 million Mobile Transformation Plan. GHz band.

Media

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

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 10, 2025

A distinguished panel of experts gathered for Broadband Breakfast Live Online to examine whether mounting concerns about cable sabotage reflect genuine threats or media-fueled hysteria. Broadband Breakfast Ted Hearn However, the practical challenges of successful sabotage may be overstated. "The

Cable

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 9, 2025

Expanding broadband access has become a cornerstone of federal and state infrastructure efforts. These logistical challenges are often compounded by legal disputes, poor communication, and even community opposition, threatening the ability to make meaningful progress in expanding broadband infrastructure.

Construction

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 7, 2025

April 7, 2025 – North Carolina announced on Tuesday more than $22 million in broadband grant awards.    The money comes from the state’s Completing Access to Broadband program, funded by $400 million from the American Rescue Plan Act. Zito Media, local ISP Comporium, and Frontier also won awards.

Broadband

Total Telecom

APRIL 3, 2025

Press Release Manchester, UK Connected North, the Norths leading digital economy event, returns to Central on April 23-24, 2025, and introduces the co-located Data Centre Summit. Hosted by telecoms media and events specialist Total Telecom, Connected North is the regions premier digital economy event.

Connectivity

Total Telecom

JUNE 17, 2025

Motorola Solutions will integrate multiple existing land mobile radio (LMR) systems and add new mission-critical Push-to-X (MCX) broadband services to enhance interagency interoperability and access to data applications to better protect Brazil’s communities.

Radio

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 25, 2025

We know it will mean more GPU chips, more energy for powering data-centers, and more fiber to connect them. On a recent Broadband Breakfast webinar, a CTIA speaker suggested that a lack of suitable 5G spectrum might somehow hinder AI development and usage. This Expert Opinion is exclusive to Broadband Breakfast.

Mobile

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 29, 2025

While some industry leaders have voiced skepticism and insist on relaying geostationary orbit satellites, many feel LEO could solve challenges in connecting the world’s most isolated areas. Yet that proximity addresses only one piece of the rural‑connectivity puzzle; deeper structural hurdles remain.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 17, 2025

Sign up for BroadbandLive on Zoom Panelists Panelists have been invited Drew Clark  (moderator), CEO and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast Breakfast Media LLC CEO  Drew Clark  has led the Broadband Breakfast community since 2008.

Broadband

Total Telecom

APRIL 28, 2025

According to the article, the company is exploring plans to launch a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that could challenge the dominance of the UKs current biggest four operators, EE, Virgin Media O2, Vodafone, and Three. Join us at Connected Britain, 24-25 September in London. Get tickets here!

Mobile

Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

27, 2025 – House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans blocked efforts to expand Congressional oversight of broadband affordability and the Federal Communications Commission, during a contentious 12-hour markup session Tuesday. “Unfortunately, this committee's oversight plan only prioritizes broadband availability.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 7, 2025

On the positive side, dedicating funding for AI infrastructure is a noteworthy investment that could significantly bolster AI capabilities within our broadband networks. From a broadband engineering standpoint, clarity and consistency in regulation are essential. This Expert Opinion is exclusive to Broadband Breakfast.

Broadband

Total Telecom

APRIL 14, 2025

News Newspaper reports suggest that the newly merged telco giant is preparing to bundle Pay-TV services with fixed broadband, phone, and mobile plans According to reports, Vodafone and Three may be preparing to launch a Pay-TV, seeking to capitalise on their newfound scale and help grow their subscriber base.

Marketing

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 1, 2025

At a Broadband Breakfast Live Online event Wednesday , representatives from major telecommunications associations and local governments discussed the growing problem and potential solutions. "Over She leads the association’s efforts on state and third party engagement on policy issues impacting the broadband industry.

Television

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 4, 2025

Here are three proposals for common-sense solutions to improve the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program of the U.S. Topic #1: Fiber Priority When we consider broadband infrastructure as a 30-year investment rather than focusing on speed targets, the case for building fiber networks in rural areas becomes clear.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 9, 2025

Sign up for BroadbandLive on Zoom Panelists Panelists have been invited Drew Clark  (moderator), CEO and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast Breakfast Media LLC CEO  Drew Clark  has led the Broadband Breakfast community since 2008.

Broadband

Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 15, 2025

Delete Administrative Burdens by Connecting Eligibility Databases. To improve access and reduce administrative burdens, the Commission should streamline the Lifeline enrollment process by connecting state eligibility databasessuch as those used for SNAPto the National Verifier. Delete Outdated Restrictions on the Lifeline Benefit.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 24, 2025

The Maine Connectivity Authority is driving connections all across the state during a five-day-long program to connect with community partners and gather important insights for the next phase of their work. How are community voices being incorporated into the MCA’s broadband expansion efforts?

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 17, 2025

Part 1: Explaining BEAD, Broadband Abundance? Part 2: Explaining BEAD, Trying to Bridge the Digital Divide As a brief recap, the nation has been working for decades to achieve universal access to broadband. Instead, Congress structured the BEAD program as a state and territory broadband grant program.

Internet

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 28, 2025

Additionally, another study by the Technology Policy Institute finds that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s June 6 rules update gave states the incentive to spend their allocation because Commerce's NTIA may not allow states to use leftover deployment funds on digital connectivity programs.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 20, 2025

Yet, as we chase the promise of a hyper-connected future, we risk overlooking a critical component of our technological infrastructure: mechanical engineering in telecommunications hardware.  My work in the United States focuses on creating next-generation telecommunications hardware to strengthen broadband infrastructure.

Hardware

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 15, 2025

As with most other essential services, there are many places in the United States where no purely private business case will support investment in broadband networks. Given resource constraints, the FCC’s USF Program and other federal broadband grant programs typically are designed to achieve the biggest bang for the buck.

Telephone

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 28, 2025

With the program’s constitutionality upheld, the focus shifts to Congress to do what only it can—reform the fund for the broadband age and a $5 trillion digital economy. The bipartisan Senate bill Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025  and the House version (H.R. and Richard Hudson , R-N.C.,

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 23, 2025

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Cable

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 23, 2025

Connectivity is the backbone of our society. The question around connectivity therefore needs to evolve: it’s no longer just about speed or bandwidth, it’s about access and resilience. The middle mile is a critical link in the broadband chain.   The $42.5

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 8, 2025

Texas has been allocated more than $3 billion in funds under the federal government's Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. On June 24, citing legal constraints and scale , Texas Broadband Director Greg Conte said the state had already asked for more than the 90 day restructuring allowed.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 14, 2025

For over 77 million Americans with criminal records, the post-incarceration journey is often fraught with employment barriers, hindering successful reentry and denying them the stability and social connections essential for rebuilding their lives. This Expert Opinion is exclusive to Broadband Breakfast.

Technology

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 17, 2025

Artificial Intelligence isn’t some far-off, sci-fi concept anymore—it’s here, it’s booming, and it’s already reshaping the way we live, work, and connect. It’s moving closer to users—to the edge—where decisions need to happen fast and where connectivity makes or breaks performance.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 1, 2025

As a cornerstone of the continent’s Digital Decade strategy, fiber-to-the-home infrastructure underpins not only high-speed connectivity but also economic competitiveness, sustainability, and digital autonomy. This Expert Opinion is exclusive to Broadband Breakfast. Please send pieces to commentary@breakfast.media.

Finance

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 12, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 12, 2025 - Comcast, the global media and technology company, has announced that it has upgraded Xfinity Internet upload speeds for more than 20 million customers for no additional cost. 

Internet

Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

has been named the new Chairman of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, a post that comes with oversight of the Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Last year, it was called the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband.  ”

Telecommunication