Total Telecom

MARCH 5, 2025

Pilar Puerta Galvan, Transmission Director of MasOrange, delivered a keynote speech at the Green All-Optical Network Forum on “Leading Optical Network Accelerates Digitalisation.” With the emergence of 5G, 4K/8K Video, digital service and AI new application, the network traffic is expected to triple in the next five years.

Network

Total Telecom

MARCH 24, 2025

SK Broadband, and Verizon Business has announced the start of construction of the East Asia to North America (E2A) submarine cable system. Photo courtesy of Chunghwa Telecom The system will be deployed by subsea cable specialist Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) and is expected to be ready for service in H2 of 2028.

Cable

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 11, 2025 – After years of planning, the remote island community of Isle au Haut, Maine, has completed its high-speed fiber broadband network, made possible by a newly installed undersea fiber cable. million federal grant from the NTIA's Broadband Infrastructure Program. In contact with the U.S.

Network

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.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 10, 2025 – Enhanced federal data collection was needed to strengthen broadband program design and reduce connectivity barriers, a report published Tuesday by the Pew Research Center declared.  Department of Agriculture. 

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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. FROM SPEEDING BEAD SUMMIT Panel 1: How Are States Thinking About Reasonable Costs Now? ”  Founded in 2015 in Wilkes-Barre, Penn.,

Internet

Blandin on Broadband

JUNE 3, 2025

Fierce Network reports As fiber deployments surge , so do the various challenges associated with building. One set of problems relates to construction Anyone who thinks a fiber business is a technology business is sorely mistaken, said Greg Wilson, founder and CEO of Ripple Fiber. Construction is a hot mess, according to Mitchell J.

Construction

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 16, 2025

“Now that we have an agreement to close on MFN, we can start building from Richmond up to Ashburn and the Culpeper area, where we've got a tremendous dense network through Northern Virginia into D.C.” “Then we'll move to permitting and start constructing.”

Network

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.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 26, 2025

“Everstream’s proposed discontinuance of service would result in an unreliable network that could have a significant and detrimental impact on statewide public safety communication in Pennsylvania—putting both communities and lives at risk,” Zito’s opposition application said.

Media

Blandin on Broadband

MAY 14, 2025

Telecompetitor reports Rural broadband would get a boost if a precision agriculture bill introduced in the Senate were to be adopted. As a fact sheet explains, existing broadband programs support connectivity to households but dont address connectivity across farmland and ranchland. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.),

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 25, 2025

At the Fiber Broadband Association’s (FBA) Regional Fiber Connect Workshop in Anchorage last week, local broadband executives, tribal leaders, and policymakers came together to share best practices and lessons learned in a state that has unique challenges and opportunities connecting communities and people to fiber broadband.  

Broadband

VoIP Review

JUNE 18, 2025

This partnership, first announced in early 2022, focuses on leveraging Rakuten Symphony’s site management platform to support AT&T’s network simplification endeavors and accelerate Open RAN deployment nationwide. Thanks to this partnership, more than 10,000 AT&T users now utilize Rakuten’s site management platform.

Construction

Telecom Talk

JUNE 17, 2025

GSMA, the association of global mobile network operators, has urged telecom operators in India and across the globe to prioritise realising the full potential of 5G before accelerating efforts toward 6G. “With 4G, the focus was on mobile broadband, so once compatible devices became affordable, the consumer market adopted them quickly.

Marketing

VoIP Review

JUNE 11, 2025

AT&T has surpassed a major achievement in its fiber network expansion, reaching over 30 million locations. This accomplishment aligns with the goal to spread fiber broadband across the nation, aiming for 60 million locations by 2030. This competitive landscape is elevating the broadband market race in the U.S.

Construction

Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 18, 2025

North Branch residents will soon have access to fiber internet from East Central Energy so state-of-the-art (according to ECE) it outclasses networks in the metro area. Initial construction will focus on areas with ECE members who do not already have broadband internet access, and will expand eventually to even include non-ECE members.

Construction

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 9, 2025

June 9, 2025 – Clallam County, Washington and Astound Broadband have begun construction on a major new joint partnership that will bring affordable fiber access to more than 1,500 homes across the largely rural Northwestern part of The Evergreen State. Washington Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Washington.

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Total Telecom

MAY 22, 2025

Dialoisos company, which is constructing a 60-mile fiber network connecting Baltimore, and the Washington D.C. Subscribe to the Broadband Communities newsletter. Learn more about Broadband Communities Summit 2025 in Houston. Its one of my strengths that Ive just developed over the years, he said.

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 10, 2025

June 10, 2025 – The Appalachian Regional Commission requested proposals Thursday from qualified consultants to conduct a performance analysis of previous broadband grant programs.  Roughly a quarter of the grants were construction projects funding middle mile or last mile fiber networks.

Broadband

Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 5, 2025

million broadband project came down to one vote at a City Council meeting here on Monday night. In a 4-3 vote, the City Council opted to continue work on the Connect Wilmar Initiative , a project to build an open-access, city-owned fiber optic network. The networks estimated $24.5

Network

Blandin on Broadband

AUGUST 2, 2025

From Paul Bunyan Communications … As the summer construction season moves along, Paul Bunyan Communications continues to make great progress on its broadband expansion across parts of Itasca and St. Louis County: Sandy Pike, & Wuori Township- Construction is done, fiber splicing has started. Louis Counties.

Communication

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 14, 2025

million grant in June 2023 from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program. As of this writing, Quintillion has yet to lay a single mile of the network. To address these vulnerabilities, Quintillion was awarded an $88.9

Cable

Blandin on Broadband

JULY 2, 2025

Paul Bunyan Communications continues to make progress on its broadband expansion across parts of Itasca and St. Construction hopefully can still take place this year •St. Louis County: Sandy (except east side) & Wuori Township- Construction is done, fiber splicing has started. Louis Counties.

Communication

Blandin on Broadband

JULY 2, 2025

High-speed internet provider Gateway Fiber is excited to announce its network expansion into Cottage Grove, Minnesota, providing residents and businesses a great new way to connect online.

Construction

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 24, 2025

HOUSTON, June 24, 2025 – As broadband officials dig into the fine print of updated guidance governing a $42.45 billion federal broadband expansion program, many raised concerns Monday about new advantages carved out for low-Earth orbit satellite providers.

Provisioning

Blandin on Broadband

MAY 20, 2025

The Office of Broadband Development held their Office Hours as planned. But other states have longer construction seasons. When planned, this meeting was going to talk about the next round of BEAD funding (round 11b) but that is on hold given concerns with federal perspective. We are hearing inconsistencies too.

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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

Light Reading

MAY 9, 2025

This week in broadband builds: Ripple Fiber starts construction on $140 million Massachusetts network; GoNetspeed to connect 6,700 in Ansonia, Connecticut; Ziply Fiber services launch in parts of Idaho and Oregon and more.

Construction

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 20, 2025

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2025 – SiFi Networks announced that it was partnering with Viasat to bring high-speed fiber internet to Escondino, California.    Sifi funds, builds, and operates open access fiber networks throughout the United States. Jason Sophinos , vice president of Viasat's U.S.

Construction

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 25, 2025

Despite the slowdown, the company continues upgrading its 950,000-mile network to support symmetrical, multi-gigabit internet speeds using a “high-split” DOCSIS 4.0 Executives said wildfires in California were responsible for roughly 9,000 of those disconnects.

Internet

Blandin on Broadband

MAY 28, 2025

create new jobs and make high-speed fiber internet access available to millions of Americans AT&T will extend its industry-leading fiber network with plans to reach approximately 60 million total fiber locations by year-end 2030.

Marketing

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 17, 2025

“The USF support received by UScellular goes beyond simply supporting the costs associated with constructing towers,” RWA wrote in a subsequent filing , arguing a portion of the network “will be moth balled if the transaction proceeds.” The USF objection has been raised by RWA and Public Knowledge before.

Mobile

Blandin on Broadband

MAY 9, 2025

That information was part of an update from City Operations Director Kyle Box on the Connect Willmar Initiative, a city effort to construct a $24.5 million open-access, high-speed fiber network throughout the city of Willmar. The site had launched three days prior to that on May 2.

Connectivity

Rural Broadband Association

MARCH 11, 2025

During her tenure, the cooperative doubled in size and built an all-fiber network for the 25 local exchanges it serves in North and South Dakota. When she joined Dakota Carrier Networks (DCN; Fargo, N.D.) Krause started part-time in the WRT accounting department and worked her way up to becoming WRTs CEO/general manager in 2012.

Telephone

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, April 11, 2025 – A new study shows that telecommunications networks are still vulnerable to theft and vandalism. million broadband and wireless customers. These attacks reportedly disrupted service for more than 1.5 Louis, Mo.,

Communication

Blandin on Broadband

JUNE 3, 2025

Paul Bunyan Communications is making steady progress on its broadband expansion across parts of Itasca and St. Current Construction Areas: Itasca County: City of Coleraine St. Louis County: Areas of Alango, Angora, Owens, and Sandy Township Construction is currently in progress. Louis Counties.

Communication

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 10, 2025

June 10, 2025 – New Mexico is still without a permanent director for its Office of Broadband Access and Expansion following the departure of former acting director Drew Lovelace.  Learn more about Speeding BEAD Summit What is Broadband Breakfast? The office of Gov.

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