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

Blandin on Broadband

JUNE 24, 2025

According to their LinkedIn Profile … Connect Humanity is a nonprofit impact fund with a mission to advance digital opportunity. We provide tailored investments, grants, and technical guidance to help underserved communities build the internet infrastructure needed to thrive.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 23, 2025

The FCC’s recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on submarine cable licensing changes focuses on identifying potential weaknesses in existing infrastructure, licensing and financing operations.

Cable

VoIP Review

MARCH 4, 2025

The focus was particularly evident in products such as servers and data center switches, which expanded into sectors including internet, finance, and power. In the government and enterprise domain, increased R&D investments enhanced product competitiveness, driving a 36.7% year-on-year revenue growth.

Finance

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 23, 2025

Connectivity is the backbone of our society. It powers everything from education and finance to healthcare and emergency response, not to mention our increasing conversations with AI agents recently. The United States is on a mission to extend high-speed internet to every corner of the country.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 5, 2025

Maine Connectivity Authority President Andrew Butcher toured the state, visiting broadband projects and community partners as part of a five-day journey officials say demonstrates the collaborative approach needed to address rural connectivity challenges.

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. I also led the development of the new Maine Cellular Wireless Action Plan, aimed at enhancing Maine's connectivity.

Broadband

Total Telecom

MAY 20, 2025

Istanbul, Turkey, 20 May 2025 Etiya , a leading CX-focused, AI-driven Digital Transformation provider, has extended and expanded its strategic partnership with Fizz Mobile , a fast-growing Canadian mobile, internet, and TV provider. Etiya prides itself on delivering rapid digital readiness and product delivery for its customers.

Platform

Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 28, 2025

As momentum grows for community-owned broadband networks and cooperatives, this event will provide an essential space to share best practices, discuss financing, shape public policy, and support the development and expansion of public broadband networks to ensure all Americans have access to reliable, high-speed, affordable internet service.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 29, 2025

The firm has pledged $31 billion of equity for digital infrastructure, $20 billion for power and renewables, and was involved in discussions with Meta to finance a $29 billion artificial intelligence data center project. million homes by 2030.

Mobile

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 10, 2025

Broadband Breakfast State Broadband Three funding rounds are winding their way to completion, as fiber connectivity is being made available to rural markets for the first time, with a heavy reliance on local cooperatives. Clay County Connect also saw $5.7 Arkansas Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Arkansas.

Broadband

EldoTelecom

JULY 25, 2025

Machias-based internet service provider Axiom Technologies runs the town’s broadband service. His company, which provides internet to several Maine towns, isn’t backing down. A premises fiber connection has long term value given the 30-50 year life of the fiber plant. link] This is an interesting situation.

Distribution

Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 24, 2025

The author takes a closer look at SF2889 (expand the Office of Broadband Development… The FCCs Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) ended June 1, 2024, affecting 245,000 low-income households in Minnesota. The program finances infrastructure upgrades, affordable services, and digital inclusion initiatives, targeting high-need areas.

Broadband

VoIP MS

JUNE 6, 2025

Ditch the outdated fax machine and send documents securely over the internet! FoIP allows users to send and receive faxes over the Internet, eliminating the need for dedicated phone lines, integrating seamlessly with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. What is Fax over IP (FoIP)? How does fax over IP work?

Transmission

Telecom Talk

JUNE 23, 2025

Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio offers a wide range of apps to transform user experiences, from shopping and entertainment to finance, cloud storage, and health. JioCall can make your FixedLine connection smart by using your smartphone to make video and audio calls,” Jio describes its app. Google Play Metrics: 3.2

Browser

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 9, 2025

Some of the nation’s leading thinkers and doers in the community broadband sector will connect and collaborate in the nation’s capital for the inaugural  Community First: The Future of Public Broadband Conference and Hill Day  next week. Registration and tickets are still available  here.

Broadband

VoIP MS

JUNE 17, 2025

For Value-Added Resellers (VARs), especially those serving niche sectors like healthcare, finance, or education, the real differentiator is brand experience. Create a profile on platforms like Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter to connect with your target audience and showcase your service’s unique benefits and functionality.

Marketing

Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 17, 2025

Standford Social Innovation Review looks at why broadband has not reached some rural areas Broadband deserts exist largely because traditional finance and big-name ISPs do not build for communities too rural or too poor to hit their profit targets. Why has so much money had so little impact? Broadband is no different.

Broadband

Developing Telecoms

JUNE 18, 2025

Access to secure, affordable telecom equipment remains a major barrier to internet connectivity in Africa. Access to secure, affordable telecom equipment remains a major barrier to internet connectivity in Africa. In some regions, fewer than 30% of people have reliable internet access.

E-Mail

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 8, 2025

July 7, 2025 – Internet service providers added 163,000 new fiber connections in Wisconsin in the past year, according to a new state broadband report.  The task force reported home internet subscription rates for Wisconsin households rose to 89.2 But “the work is not done.”

Connectivity

VoIP MS

APRIL 29, 2025

If you work in finance, you know what we mean! Options include using an Analog Telephone Adapter (ATA) connected to a VoIP system or a dedicated internet-based fax service, allowing businesses to fax without needing a traditional machine. Yes, but it is necessary to have an internet fax service, like Voip.ms Virtual Fax!

Transmission

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 19, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 19, 2025 - A plan to spend $70 million to expand high-speed satellite internet access, particularly through Elon Musk ’s Starlink, was not adopted by the state legislature. The House Appropriations and Finance Committee did not include the requested money in the state’s fiscal year budget. 

Finance

Developing Telecoms

JUNE 16, 2025

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E-Mail

Developing Telecoms

JUNE 9, 2025

However, Randeep Sekhon, CTO Bharti Airtel, says: “We believe that these innovative technologies will empower us to meet the growing data demands of consumers in a digitally connected India.”

E-Mail

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 23, 2025

Starlink can get immediate acceptable connectivity to a lot of locations. They take about 90 minutes to travel about 34,000 miles to circumnavigate the entire globe, all following their own paths, each providing internet connectivity over the United States for less than 2 minutes an hour. percent from the sixth year onward.

Retail

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 8, 2025

The  California Affordable Home Internet Act , AB 353, introduced by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner last January, would require that broadband providers in the state provide broadband at no more than $15 per month for low-income households participating in a qualified public assistance program.

Broadband

PTC

JUNE 22, 2025

from 4-5 September, PTC’DC will bring together 400+ industry leaders from government, policy, private equity, finance, technology, and digital infrastructure to explore the most pressing challenges and transformative trends shaping the global landscape. Returning to Washington, D.C.,

Finance

Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A reminder that in large parts of Africa internet connectivity is not always guaranteed comes from PalmPay, a financial platform with over 30 million users on its smartphone app in Nigeria.

Finance

Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

News The deal extends Bell’s fibre reach across North America, targeting millions of new connections Bell Canada Enterprises, Canada’s largest telecom company, is making its first move into the US fibre market. The deal involves CAD 5 billion ($3.6 billion) in cash and the assumption of CAD 2 billion ($1.5

Marketing

Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 14, 2024

August 14, 2024 – Internet Service Provider Brightspeed announced that it secured a multi-billion dollar financing deal that will reinforce its ability to successfully build out a fiber build plan.   Through the financing transaction, Brightspeed receives approximately $3.7

Finance

Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 14, 2024

August 14, 2024 – Internet Service Provider Brightspeed announced that it secured a multi-billion dollar financing deal that will reinforce its ability to successfully build out a fiber build plan.   Through the financing transaction, Brightspeed receives approximately $3.7

Finance

Total Telecom

AUGUST 9, 2024

News The railway line could improve the connectivity for thousands of rural households The High-Speed 2 (HS2) railway project could significantly enhance broadband connectivity in rural areas, according to a new analysis released today from High Speed 2 Ltd, a non-departmental public body run by the UK Department for Transport.

Broadband

Total Telecom

AUGUST 12, 2024

This flexibility allows organisations to choose the setup that best suits their needs.

Finance

Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 16, 2025

Conexon Connect  has completed its first fiber to the home project in Florida, a 2,000-mile network launched in partnership with  Escambia River Electric Cooperative. ” Conexon’s Alexis Madison told ILSR that the EREC project will be financed with approximately $21.8

Connectivity

Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The high standards required to achieve medical-grade connectivity ensure successful healthcare outcomes and establish a gold standard that can be applied across other verticals for organizations needing mission-critical connectivity with the highest levels of reliability, security, and performance.

Healthcare

Total Telecom

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Following the election, industry stakeholders are cautiously optimistic now about potential improvements in financing conditions, strategic network expansion, and the evolving competitive landscape. By staying adaptable and vigilant, ISPs can navigate the evolving landscape and continue to deliver essential connectivity to their customers.

Broadband

Total Telecom

DECEMBER 19, 2024

As a result, the internet economy lacks the infrastructure and tools to connect to the global telecom grid, something tech companies take for granted in areas like hosting and payments. Jordan Angelos, General Partner at Ribbit Capital: Mobile connectivity, like banking, is one of the most widely used consumer services globally.

Mobile