Trial conducted on US Cellular’s network achieves 5G mmWave distance record
The 5G mmWave trial utilized Nokia’s baseband and radios and Qualcomm’s FWA platform Just weeks after pushing the limits of 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) by demonstrating
The need to invest in rural broadband infrastructure and bridge the digital divide isn’t a new ambition in the U.S. but the critical need for
‘Responsible business isn’t philanthropy’: Verizon commits $1 billion to rural broadband expansion
Verizon offers LTE Home Internet in 189 primarily rural markets in 48 states As part of its Citizen Verizon business plan, Verizon announced last week a $1 billion investment
In the past 5 to 10 years, there have been several novel if not downright quirky communication solutions trying to address the needs of rural
Better rural broadband availability has “significant positive impacts on crop yields and other farm production metrics,” the Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Economics and Analytics
The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction has wrapped up, setting the stage for $9.23 billion in subsidies to be doled out over the next decade
The Priority Access License auction was meant to be unlike anything the industry has seen before. The sheer number of licenses and their county-level size
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As the United States prepares to pour nearly $30 billion into rural broadband and 5G networks over the coming decade, the question arises of what
Closing the urban/rural digital divide and expanding broadband access has been a federal policy goal for decades, and there are multiple new and existing programs
Closing the urban/rural digital divide has been a telecom policy focus for years, and it has been part of the conversation around everything from Congressional
Fiber network deployment is the “rural electrification of our generation”, according to Conexon’s Jonathan Chambers As the Federal Communications Commission mulls exactly how it will distribute
Five views rural broadband
What is the state of broadband deployment in the United States? The simple answer is that despite years of substantial funding and programs focused on