The FCC received more than $5 billion in requests for the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program. Applicants sought money for 9.1 million connected devices and 5.4 million broadband connections as part of the $7.17 billion program. The agency received so much interest it plans to open another filing window. It will […]
Year: 2021
Maryland officials are increasing their efforts to close the state’s digital divide. On Friday, Governor Larry Hogan Jr. (R) and Democratic legislative leaders revealed a new program and workgroup aimed at making broadband more accessible to Marylanders. Hogan, alongside House Speaker Adrienne Jones (D-Baltimore County) and Senate President Bill Ferguson […]
Cellnex Telecom (CLNX.SM), the Barcelona, Spain-based tower company, has grown dramatically through mergers and acquisitions, and build-to-suit (BTS) programs since establishing itself as an independent towerco in 2015. With a series of announced deals in the pipeline and significant BTS activity planned in conjunction with these deals, the company expects […]
With the massive hack of T-Mobile’s user database fresh in everyone’s minds, Verizon announced Thursday that it is testing new technology to protect data from hackers. Using a quantum-safe virtual private network (VPN), the carrier is looking to cryptographic ciphers to provide a higher level of protection, essentially, enhancing encryption […]
New 5G Americas White Paper Identifies Different Models, Architectures and Tools for Private Wireless Networks BELLEVUE, Wash. – Aug 19, 2021 – With modern enterprises becoming increasingly distributed and autonomous, wireless networks have a pivotal role in providing them with increased bandwidth, spectrum, and reliability. 5G Americas, the wireless industry association […]
Friday the 13th was a very bad day for T-Mobile this year. First the California Public Utilities Commission ordered the company to show up at a virtual hearing to discuss allegations it lied to the agency to get approval for its merger with Sprint. While the company was digesting this […]
Verizon has increased the prospects for clearing its proposed acquisition of wireless reseller TracFone by allaying critics’ worries that Verizon could leave some of TracFone’s low-income customers without service. Advocacy groups Public Knowledge, Access Humboldt, the Benton Institute for Broadband and Society, the California Center for Rural Policy and the […]
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China Tower, based in Beijing, continues its large-scale growth at a very fast pace. Through the first half of 2021, the company reported that its base of towers grew to 2.035 million, adding a net 12,000 towers to the 2.023 million at the end of 2020. Perhaps more significantly, in […]