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| JUN 8, 2022
Fragmented, overlapping strategies could cause broadband delays: The Government Accountability Office says the US needs a national broadband strategy to effectively distribute grant requests and close the digital divide.
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| MAY 10, 2022
Lower internet costs, faster speed could propel broadband adoption: The White House, members of Congress, and 20 ISPs are on board to connect low-income households, but ongoing fiber shortages could delay efforts.
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| MAR 17, 2022
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| FEB 16, 2022
10M US households sign up for affordable broadband: Tens of millions of eligible households could be left behind due to service providers failing to cooperate, digital discrimination, and lack of awareness.
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| MAR 9, 2022
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| FEB 1, 2022
$1.2 billion in rural broadband funding is on its way: Access could open up in 32 states, but the FCC will strictly monitor the expansion to ensure it serves communities that need it most.
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| MAR 1, 2022
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| JUN 15, 2022
As of February 2022, nearly 30% US households with Wi-Fi had an Amazon Fire TV device. More than 20% owned an Echo smart speaker, Fire tablet, or both.
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| APR 25, 2022
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| MAR 2, 2022
Verizon banks on private 5G for business: The carrier’s service in BlackRock’s offices will showcase an opportunity for 5G to shine while challenging Wi-Fi’s dominance in office, enterprise, and government use.
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| DEC 1, 2021
Fixed broadband subscriptions are set to jump nearly 50% in the Middle East and Africa, and more than 37% in Latin America, by the end of 2030. These regions are the ones with the most room for growth, as they’ve only recently gained access to fixed broadband.
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| DEC 28, 2021
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| APR 30, 2022
More rural broadband: Initiatives from the government’s Digital India program, like the Bharat Net rural broadband project, aim to provide connectivity to more than 650,000 villages, according to the National Post.
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| NOV 9, 2021
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| JUN 21, 2022
5G gains momentum through new applications: Consumer 5G adoption may have slowed down, but new markets for private 5G, additional functionality, and new applications are helping spread the bandwidth across industries.
Article
| MAY 27, 2022
Broadcom boosts software with VMware buy: The $61B deal allows the chipmaker to rely less on chips for growth while assembling parts for massive cloud, edge computing, and IoT expansion.
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| MAY 23, 2022
Canada ramps up 5G security: Huawei and ZTE solutions are banned. Critics say the move comes a little too late as telecoms bear the burden of replacing without disruption by June 2024.
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| FEB 11, 2022
The pandemic has accelerated consumer adoption of QR codes. Here’s how marketers can take advantage of the technology.
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| JAN 5, 2022
Unlocking the Wi-Fi 6 spectrum could ease the stress on remote workers’ networks: But the cost of compatible routers and devices might not be worth the incremental connectivity benefits.
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| APR 14, 2022
Are recent video and gaming outages a sign of an overburdened infrastructure? The increase in high-resolution 4K video and demanding multiplayer games could be bogging down network connections.
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| NOV 29, 2021
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| NOV 30, 2021
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| APR 6, 2022
Lockheed Martin becomes the DOD’s 5G integrator: 5G development can push the military’s digital transformation while partner companies build more secure solutions for consumer and private 5G applications.
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| NOV 5, 2021
Among US adults overall, 26% indicated that their lack of access to high-speed internet or broadband is an obstacle when using telehealth services, per a Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) study from June and July 2021. Those living in rural areas were much more likely to cite this as a barrier compared with nonrural respondents.
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| DEC 28, 2021
We look at 2021’s biggest tech flexes that changed the landscape of business or left us scratching our heads. The year saw Facebook meta-morph into a VR-focused platform, Clubhouse rise and fall, Amazon convert 60 million smart speakers into a giant Wi-Fi network, and more.