Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Heading North, on August 29, 2024, the tiny cruise ship town of Sitka, Alaska suffered an undersea cable cut which required about two weeks to repair. Physical obstacles, network interference, and radio frequency interference are additional frustrations.  Ubiquitous software and hardware malfunctions are another challenge.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 8, 2024

” Meanwhile, the FCC’s latest status report said 4 percent of the cell sites were offline in areas affected by Hurricane Helene on Monday – the number was more than 14 percent in parts of North Carolina that were hit – and more than 325,000 cable and wireline subscribers were without service, down from 654,000 on Oct.

Television

Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 2, 2024

  Wi-Fi innovation has stalled On paper and in simulation Wi-Fi 7 is presumed to reach lofty speeds on every scenario thanks to its use of Multi-Link Operation (MLO,) two radios operating in parallel at different frequencies. Legacy networks built on telephone and cable TV wiring are actually shrinking.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 10, 2025

However, don’t think that they won’t switch back to competing fiber or cable connections if their experience changes. These limitations underscore the importance of efficient bandwidth management to avoid replanning from a radio access perspective.  Please send pieces to  commentary@breakfast.media.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Next week, when the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) releases its latest decision in this ongoing regulatory battle, more ISPs could be forced out. Other times, they benefit—such as when they are allowed to bundle internet, cell phone, cable, and landline services into exclusive packages.

Telecoms

Airtel

OCTOBER 9, 2024

ISPs can give this access via a variety of methods, such as dial-up, DSL, cable, wireless, and fiber-optic connections. Definition and Meaning ISPs are provided by a range of firms, including cable providers, mobile carriers, and telephone companies. Cable internet is frequently fast and reliable. What does ISP stand for?

Internet

IEEE ComSoc

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

It aims to increase Japan’s participation in the South Pacific, a region crisscrossed with undersea communications cables linking East Asia, the U.S., Australia and Southeast Asia. Funding will come from the ministry’s international cooperation budget. Several billion yen (1 billion yen equals $7.1

Technology

Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Wi-Fi is a wireless local area network technology that enables digital devices within a certain area to communicate via radio waves. Cable companies are now important competitors for mobile service and have more than 15 million subscribers. Non-China based social media sites such as Google, Facebook, X and YouTube are blocked. [22]

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

A mammoth piece of arctic sea ice had scraped the ocean floor 34 miles north of Oliktok Point,  cutting a fiber optic  cable buried 13 feet underground, below about 90 feet of water. The views reflected in Expert Opinion pieces do not necessarily reflect the views of Broadband Breakfast and Breakfast Media LLC.

Internet

Telefrieden

JUNE 30, 2024

It appears that the new Loper Bright Enterprises standard would permit a judge to question whether and how the FCC can regulate anything that does not fit within the meaning of wire and radio when Congress used these terms in 1934. If so, why didn’t Congress specify both wire and cable? 151; [link]. What about fiber optic lines?

Radio

Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 29, 2024

29, 2024 – Elon Musk is using his X social media platform to advocate for a major change in communications policy: Force many, if not all, TV stations off the airwaves by auctioning off their federally licensed spectrum. The networks can continue to operate on cable, like hundreds of other redundant channels,” said Sacks.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The Trump administration’s focus will be “doubling down on taxes, tariffs, immigration, national security, deregulation and cost effectiveness,” said Andrew Lipman , a partner at Morgan Lewis specializing in telecommunications and media, during a webinar Wednesday.

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