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Colorado Net Neutrality Bill Dies in Committee
The legislation would have disqualified ISPs from receiving state Universal Service Fund high-cost support...
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AT&T, San Jose Agree on New Wireless Infrastructure to Facilitate 5G
They've reached a tentative agreement to install a network of 170 small cells on...
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Consumer Poll Shows Alexa, Google Home Are Neck-And-Neck
Why should broadcasters care? A consumer identity crisis is afoot
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AT&T Measuring Gigabit Download Speeds Using Millimeter Wave Spectrum in 5G Tests
The company has announced it will launch mobile 5G in 12 cities this year,...
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Research Firm Says 802.11 Wi-Fi More Economical Than 5G for Fixed Wireless Access
Oppenheimer says it will cost Starry around $2B to cover 70% of the dense...
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FCC Gives SpaceX Go Ahead for Space-Borne Broadband Internet Access
“This is an important step toward SpaceX building a next-generation satellite network,” said SpaceX...
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Cali Dems Intro New Net Neutrality Bill
It would prohibit paid prioritization, zero rating plans, apply rules to interconnections in California
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Charter Communications Working Hard to Become a Wireless Provider
The company is asking for Special Temporary Authority to advance its understanding of 5G...
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Sacramento to Host Verizon’s First 5G Deployment
Last summer, California capital fast-tracked Verizon’s request for access to city utility poles for...
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Cable MSOs Introducing More and More Gigabit Services Into the Home
With the proliferation of TV offerings available via the internet, the emphasis is on...
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Washington State Ratifies Its Own Net Neutrality Laws
A bill that reinstates protections repealed by the FCC passed both houses of the...
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SpaceX Moves Closer to Proving Satellite-Based Broadband
Musk said the company wants to create a “global communications system”
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Charter, Other Cable TV ISPs to Offer (Nearly) 1 Gb/s Broadband to Homes
Charter Communications will roll out DOCSIS D3.1 across its 50-million-home footprint by end of...
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The US Needs More Fiber — and Industrial Policy
Both will be crucial to 5G rollout, Susan Crawford says
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Korean Telecom to Use 5G at PyeongChang Winter Olympics
KT’s SVP of Network Strategy announced plans to launch commercial 5G services in 2019
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Rysavy: Wireless Will Displace Wired Endpoints for Broadband
He also asserts that advanced versions of 4G LTE and later 5G wireless “will...
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5G Fixed Wireless Access Will Disrupt the Cable TV Business
Currently, many end-users get their internet access via the same cable service, with few...
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Net Neutrality Fight Heats Up
Montana and New York governors recently signed executive orders declaring that telecom providers with...
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Cloud Computing Carries Risks, Lloyds of London and AIR Say
You can outsource your IT security issues by making use of the “cloud”
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Vancouver’s #VanWiFi Expands to Cover More of the City
Free internet-connectivity provided by Shaw Communications
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Google Plans Large Expansion of Cloud Services
The company expects to commission three new undersea cables to strengthen Internet links between...
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Court Fight Over Net Neutrality Begins to Take Shape
The Internet Association said it plans to join the looming legal fight against the...
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5G Is Coming Sooner Rather Than Later. Will It Be Worth It?
The standalone version of 5G NR with a full end-to-end 5G system including the...
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Facebook Expands Data Center Capacity
The company says they also contribute excess energy back to the local grids and...
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Will IoT Devices Cause the Downfall of the Cloud?
As a result, many are wondering if edge computing is weeding out the cloud
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Facebook Plans to Use High-Altitude Aircraft as Part of Aquila
Company is collaborating with Airbus to advance spectrum and aviation policy and to demo...
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FCC Approves Project Loon’s Expansion Over Puerto Rico
Each balloon can provide internet service to an area of roughly 1,930 square miles
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SES Plans to Use MEOS for 30,000 Shapeable, Steerable Beams
Satellite provider SES is using dynamic bandwidth allocation and beam steering via SDN principles...
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Cable Industry Is Not Counting on Fixed Wireless 5G
Report says that while fixed 5G can deliver fast speeds, it’s “significantly hampered by...
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Vistabeam Wants to Experiment With LTE in the CBRS Band
Company holds a nationwide non-exclusive 3650-3700 MHz service license and uses it to provide...
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Facebook “Code” Reveals More Details About Aquila
Project Loon isn't the only unconventional internet-provider in town
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T-Mobile Joins Efforts to Provide LTE in Puerto Rico
The Project Loon experiment consists of a network of large balloons that provides connectivity...
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Cable TV Companies Might Have Advantage Heading Into the 5G Era
Verizon and AT&T are field testing pre-standard 5G fixed wireless access using millimeter frequencies
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Project Loon Gets Experimental License in Puerto Rico
Alphabet-led emergency connectivity project relies on cooperation from mobile carriers
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FCC Updates Rules to Facilitate Deployment of Satellite-Based Broadband
R&O amends the Table of Frequency Allocations to better accommodate NGSO and geostationary satellite...
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U.S. Companies Not Investing Nearly Enough in Fiber Infrastructure
Will need to invest between $130 billion and $150 billion in fiber deployments over...
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The National Translator Association Opposes Microsoft’s White Spaces Plan
The Rural Airband Initiative calls for three former TV channels to be made available...
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EBU Cost-Benefit Analysis Shows Mobile Broadband Not an Economical Alternative to OTA Radio
The real cost of listening to a minute of radio via mobile broadband was...
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Ice Wireless, Parallel Wireless Partner on Service in Northern Canada
The solution set includes Parallel’s multi-RAT node, software-defined radio and HetNet Gateway, which comes...
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Verizon, AT&T Continue Testing of Millimeter Wave Propagation for 5G
Verizon has started offering fixed 5G wireless services in eight of its planned 11...
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SpaceX’s LEOS Plan Running Into Opposition
Elon Musk's company is requesting a temporary waiver from the FCC’s time limits for...
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End of Net Neutrality Could Affect Broadcasters
What could happen to broadcasters if ISPs give up on the attempt to be...