AT&T made headlines in August when it became the sixth – yes, sixth – fibre provider to announce Mesa, Arizona, deployment plans. While it may appear weird for the operator to pursue such a crowded market, the challenge appears to be the goal. AT&T COO Jeff McElfresh said at an investor conference on Tuesday that […]
Shentel is circling, waiting for new fibre players to emerge
Shenandoah Telecommunications (Shentel), like a shark hiding in the depths, is ready to attack inexperienced fibre players who get in over their heads. During an investor conference this week, management stated that they expect to be financially and operationally prepared to acquire tiny firms with little experience floundering in the fibre area. “We only have […]
Federated and AWS collaborate with Cal Poly on a private 5G network
A tech-savvy and wealthy student population attends California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), which is midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The average Cal Poly student, according to Bill Britton, vice president of information technology, is connected to ten IP addresses across their smartphones, computers, tablets, wearables, and other devices. Some of the 22,000 […]
CEO of Vodafone Group Nick Read resigns
On December 31, Nick Read will leave his position as CEO of the Vodafone Group. He will continue to serve as a board adviser until March 2023. Margherita Della Valle, the organization’s CFO, has been named the interim Group CEO and will hold both positions until a new CEO is chosen. In a statement, Vodafone […]
Most BEAD funding is anticipated to go to California, Texas, and Florida
Since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released the first version of its new broadband map, service providers throughout the nation are probably rushing to figure out how much money each state will receive from the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. According to projections made by the industry group ACA Connects, […]
Ankush Saigal will oversee Wipro’s business expansion in Southeast Asia’s telecom sector
Universal connectedness is driving dynamic transformation across the telecom industry in Southeast Asia, Wipro said in a statement. Ankush Saigal has been appointed by the IT giant Wipro Limited as its head of the telecom industry sector for Southeast Asia, where he will oversee the company’s commercial expansion. According to a statement from Wipro, universal […]
Bullitt introduces MediaTek as a satellite/mobile phone chip partner
A modern satellite/cellular smartphone is being developed, and Bullitt Group believes it is in the lead. Bullitt, a smartphone made by the British business, will be the first to integrate MediaTek’s 3GPP NTN (Non-Terrestrial Network) chipset, according to an announcement made today. It’s all relatively new to the industry as a whole because NTN was […]
Colt and IBM collaborate to open a new edge cloud lab in the UK
Colt Technology Services and IBM’s cooperative relationship took a new direction when the two joined together to open a new Industry 4.0 lab in the United Kingdom where businesses may test edge cloud services. While IBM will give its Cloud Satellite hybrid cloud and Maximo Application Suite, Colt will contribute its cloud SD-WAN technology and […]
MMCS Doubles Down on Manono Lithium Claim; DRC Government Accused of Expropriation
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) finds itself in troubled waters once again as foreign investor MMCS Strategic 1 has reiterated its stake in the Manono lithium and tin project, accusing the state of expropriation at the same time that fresh sanctions against cabinet officials are looming. The Manono project, an open-pit […]
In Arizona, Viavi opens an optical component factory
With the establishment of a brand-new production facility in Chandler, Arizona, network testing business Viavi is expanding its market share in the optic components industry. On November 10, the firm formally launched the facility after spending close to $100 million to bring “hundreds of new jobs” to the community. Additionally, according to Viavi, the industrial […]