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When Brightspeed completed the purchase of Lumen‘s ILEC assets in 20 states last month, it gained a large number of CenturyLink subscribers. However, retaining those subscribers is proving to be difficult, despite the fact that Brightspeed CMO Courtland Madock claimed the business is more than eager to accept the task. Customers have been criticising the […]
TDS Telecom aims to cover 60% of its area with fibre by 2026, but officials cautioned on a Q3 2022 conference call that short-term progress is proceeding more slowly than anticipated due to challenges in the current market. The firm had set a goal of adding 160,000 new passings this year, but according to CFO […]
While Boost Mobile is considered a prepaid offering, Boost Infinite is being positioned as a full postpaid offering. Boost Infinite was supposed to launch this autumn, but it will now miss the crucial fourth quarter and instead aim to have a more widespread commercial debut in the first quarter of 2023. Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen […]
Another obstacle emerged in Rogers Communications‘ $26 billion acquisition of Shaw Communications. According to a Bloomberg report, the two companies and Quebecor (which intends to buy Shaw-owned Freedom Mobile) were unable to reach an agreement regarding the antitrust issues raised by the country’s Competition Bureau and will now likely be attending a hearing with the […]
Versa Networks plans to use a recent cash infusion from backers BlackRock and Silicon Valley Bank to bring new tools and features to market in an effort to raise its secure access service edge (SASE) game. In its most recent investment round, the company raised $120 million, bringing its overall sum to date to $316 […]
The third round of financing for the Broadband ReConnect Program was announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which awarded $759 million to rural broadband projects in 24 states as well as Puerto Rico, Guam, and Palau. This is the third ReConnect round’s largest money pot to date. In July, the government distributed $401 […]
One advantage to using Movandi’s BeamXR is that by extending mmWave coverage operators can reduce their costs because they don’t need to deploy as many towers. Rakuten Wireless will increase the capacity and coverage of its 5G millimetre wave (mmWAve) network in Japan by combining Movandi’s smart repeater with its BeamXR open-RAN technology. The operator […]
Corning’s overall revenue fell 4% year on year to $3.5 billion as the boost from Optical failed to offset declines in its Display and Specialty Materials units. The majority of Corning‘s third-quarter revenues came from its Optical Communications division, whose unit revenue increased 16% year over year to $1.3 billion. However, according to CEO Wendell […]
The state is aiming to have 100% of the system under contract by May 2023. A large-scale fibre project in California has started, with the goal of delivering statewide open access middle mile connection by the end of 2026. Funding for the project, which was announced in 2021, totals $3.8 billion from federal and state […]
Nokia Canada is a major supplier to Canada’s leading telecommunication carriers Nokia plans to transform its Ottawa, Canada, facility into a research and development hub, focusing on information and communications technology (ICT) and cyber security. Between 2023 and 2027, Nokia Canada intends to invest $248 million in labs and equipment, staff, and operating expenditures. The […]