Telecom Talk

JUNE 17, 2025

This approach will ensure that the sixth-generation wireless technology is widely adopted once commercially available, benefiting the entire ecosystem. At this stage, it’s about exploring ideas to improve technology. “That said, discussions around 6G have begun, following the traditional standardisation process.

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 30, 2025

June 30, 2025 – Kinetic, a brand of Little Rock, Arkansas-based internet service provider Windstream, has begun construction on an $8 million fiber project in North Carolina, aiming to bring high-speed internet to underserved parts of two counties located just northeast of Charlotte. Kinetic will invest approximately $1.5

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Telecom Talk

JUNE 26, 2025

.” Governor Glenn Youngkin welcomed the announcement, emphasizing Virginia’s global leadership in internet infrastructure. “From the spine of the internet running through Ashburn to the transatlantic cables that connect in Virginia Beach, the entire Commonwealth is engaged in supporting the technology which runs the world.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 4, 2025

Topic #2: Regulatory Relief The regulatory burden imposed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on the BEAD program will unnecessarily delay construction, increase costs and diminish competition among ISPs for the funding.  They are struggling to meet the bandwidth needs of 2020, let alone 2055.

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Total Telecom

MAY 13, 2025

Some of the major growth factors and challenges that are associated with the growth of the global data center interconnect market are: Growth Drivers: Increase in the Number of Data Centers Surge in the Global Demand for 5G Network Challenges: Several factors must be considered when preparing for the construction of the data center.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 25, 2025

We are technology agnostic, we want to make sure it’s the right one, that it’s scalable.”   As in many communities, there is a continuous need for skilled professionals in technology and broadband infrastructure. The choice of technology depends on the specific situation and need.  

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 11, 2025

Nearly a third of the island’s total residents came together for a ribbon cutting ceremony on June 28 , with partners from the state, county, Island Institute, Axiom Technologies, and Hawkeye Fiber Optics, to celebrate the completion of the island’s fiber optic system. In contact with the U.S.

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VoIP Review

JULY 21, 2025

These revamped columns, equipped with Ericsson antennas hidden within their roofs and concrete structures, are designed to deliver high-speed mobile internet with download speeds reaching up to 500 Mbps. In addition, Vodafone launched its 5G Standalone (SA) network nationwide in October 2024, marking a significant technological upgrade.

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Blandin on Broadband

JULY 2, 2025

Status of Paul Bunyan Communications Broadband Expansion projects: •Itasca County: City of Coleraine- Construction is in progress with 25% completed City of Bovey- Construction will start once completed in Coleraine Bearville(s) Township- Waiting on easements. Construction hopefully can still take place this year •St.

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 25, 2025

These changes would remove rules favoring a specific broadband technology and prioritize cost per location to ensure the funding provided by the program connects the largest number of people without access to broadband service today. The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) supports adoption of a technology-neutral approach to allow U.S.

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TDS Connect

JULY 1, 2025

Fiber-optic technology is the gold standard for internet, phone, and TV service – which is exactly why TDS is busy building fiber networks in many parts of our service area. As construction continues, it’s important to note the distinction between what TDS is building vs. what some other providers do. High reliability.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 10, 2025

Because the federal government relies on information reported by internet service providers, there are concerns about bias and a lack of transparency in data pertaining to broadband availability and network performance. ” Second, a lack of reliability in federal data for evaluation purposes.

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All West Telecommunications

MAY 13, 2025

Local Internet Provider Invests in Evanstons Future with Fast, Reliable Fiber Internet Kamas, UT | May 13, 2025 All West Communications is continuing to bring the future of the internet to Uinta County with the expansion of its fiber optic internet service in Evanston, WY. Construction will begin later this month.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 7, 2025

If the moratorium passes, broadband engineers will have a clearer path to constructing AI-centric networks. On one hand, the government emphasizes the necessity of enhancing our network technology to embrace AI and position ourselves as leaders in AI development, which requires robust infrastructure like fiber, power, and land.

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Blandin on Broadband

JUNE 4, 2025

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in March announced intentions to revamp the program, including to cut government red tape that slows down infrastructure construction. However, in some states, these yet-to-be-seen changes have had the opposite of Lutnicks intended effect to speed things along.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 4, 2025

March 4, 2025 – Lumos Fiber announced Tuesday it plans to build 5,000 miles of fiber optic internet infrastructure through the state of Georgia. This will be the company’s first project in Georgia, and the ninth state it will provide with internet services.

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Tridon

MARCH 28, 2025

Private LTE networks are particularly beneficial for industries such as oil and gas, construction, logistics, and manufacturing, where reliable connectivity is vital for productivity and safety. Expert Implementation : From private LTE networks to two-way radios and satellite internet, we bring expertise to every installation.

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 24, 2025

One of the clearest examples, they argued, was a provision under revised rules for the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment program, that gives satellite providers up to 10 years to meet performance benchmarks — more than double the four years allowed for fiber and other technologies to comply.

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Blandin on Broadband

JUNE 18, 2025

from June 12 and Fixed Wireless Technologies and Their Suitability for Broadband Delivery from June 10 Opinion blog from June 11 on the impact of BEAD changes on State Broadband Offices. Benton Institute for Broadband & Society blog What Do We Know About LEO Bids?

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 2, 2025

billion investment in universal broadband internet access may be on track for a major overhaul. This would reverse the Biden administration’s “fiber first” policy and likely redirect billions in funding from fiber builds to the satellite internet service sold by Starlink, a subsidiary of Elon Musk ’s SpaceX.

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IEEE ComSoc

JULY 10, 2025

Say hello to immersion cooling and undersea data farms, two technologies poised to revolutionize how the world stores and processes data. Heat Is the Silent Killer of the Internet – In each data center, heat is the unobtrusive enemy.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 7, 2025

   “As our construction of any market concludes, we require fewer personnel,” Moline explained. ALLO provides high-speed Internet and other communications services in 53 cities across Nebraska, Colorado, Arizona, and Missouri. ”  A regional ISP based Imperial, Neb.,

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 22, 2025

Yet America’s private sector too often finds itself battling outdated regulatory constructs and short-sighted regimes that together slow progress, raise costs, and cede critical advantages to competitors like China. In a modern economy, speed and adaptability are everything.   Innovation is not partisan.

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Broadband Breakfast

MAY 5, 2025

TDS, an internet service provider serving 35 states, reported in its Friday earnings call that it added 2,800 broadband subscribers in the first quarter, up from only 300 net adds in the previous quarter. The company gained 8,300 subscribers from fiber markets, but lost 5,500 who were subscribed to DSL and cable technologies.

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Blandin on Broadband

JUNE 3, 2025

Current Construction Areas: Itasca County: City of Coleraine St. Louis County: Areas of Alango, Angora, Owens, and Sandy Township Construction is currently in progress. Once construction is complete, crews will begin the fiber splicing phase. Louis Counties.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 13, 2025

Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Infrastructure Funding, intended to grow Internet into every corner of the United States. ” Technology To Be Developed (TBD) A-I and TBD Innovations extending capacity, improving robustness, or circumventing physical obstacles. Government (e.g., Copyright 2025. Property of The Carmel Group.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 26, 2025

Three states, Louisiana, Delaware, and Nevada, are only waiting for a sign-off from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to start allocating money to projects. Most states have now opened a project application window, and 24 states have closed one. At the same time, Washington continues to mull changes.

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 10, 2025

  In the interim, Department of Information Technology Cabinet Secretary Manny Barreras is serving as the office’s acting director. ” Lovelace’s departure came after he failed to convince the state’s legislature to approve a $70 million plan to connect its residents to the internet via Starlink.

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Broadband Breakfast

MAY 9, 2025

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2025 – Sky Fiber Internet, the largest Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment awardee in Nevada, has called on federal officials to expedite broadband projects that have stalled in the state since December 2024.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 23, 2025

  Regardless of whoever might be thinking a piñata would be appropriate here, Starlink is an incomparable short-term technology that is being suggested for an issue that has as much, if not more importance, than the Rural Electrification Act had in 1936! Cruz is saying that his party is pulling out the piñata instead. 

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Rural Broadband Association

MARCH 25, 2025

Weve seen Starlink partner with T-Mobile, advancements in fixed wireless technology, cable entities claiming a stake in the rural broadband space, others using predatory pricing supported by their scope and scale to compete in NTCA member markets and of course, new entrants into the broadband space enticed by federal funding opportunities.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 5, 2025

Lutnick also pledged to reverse many pointless requirements the Biden administration had attached to the program and said it would find ways to speed up infrastructure construction, while reducing delays and alleged waste.

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 2, 2025

June 2, 2025 – The Oklahoma Broadband Office released a dashboard last week showing address-level data on the deployment of high-speed internet in preparation for the release of funds from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program. million from the program, has already begun construction using non-BEAD funds.

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 2, 2025

”  They noted the economic benefits associated with high-speed internet access, and AI’s dependence on reliable broadband networks. They warned that further delays could result in “not only miss[ing] this year’s construction season but next year’s as well, delaying broadband deployment by years.”

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Wirednot

APRIL 18, 2025

For various reasons, I’ve found myself bumping into LoRaWAN as a wireless networking construct over the last couple of years. It is based on LoRa technology and devices. Internet goes down. Read more on the general theory and state of LoRaWAN here ). It’s really neat stuff, until you hit it’s current limits.

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Blandin on Broadband

MAY 1, 2025

City of Bovey Includes over 350 locations and construction is anticipated to start in late summer/early fall City of Coleraine Includes over 480 locations and construction will start in mid-May. Construction will take place this construction season with services expected to be available by winter.

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EldoTelecom

JUNE 11, 2025

The Biden administration, in keeping with the infrastructure construction and modernization intent of the IIJA, administered BEAD with an infrastructure focus and specifically fiber to the premises (FTTP) and middle mile advanced telecommunications infrastructure. It defines “broadband” as a service based on specified “high speed” throughput.

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