FWA Expected to Boost Broadband in 2025 and Beyond
Initially viewed as a way to monetize under-utilized spectrum, FWA has grown to become a major tool for connecting homes and businesses with broadband — Jeff Heynen, vice president with the Dell’Oro Group.
Visionary Broadband Lassos Mountain Broadband
“Acquiring Mountain Broadband aligns perfectly with our vision of bringing high-speed internet to rural areas,” said Brian Worthen, CEO of Visionary. “We are continuing our focus on reliable broadband in remote corners of the region.”
Congress Passes Law Increasing Access to Broadband Funding in Economically Distressed Areas
The grants can be used by most entities that provide telecommunications in qualified rural areas, including state and local governmental entities, federally recognized tribes, non-profits, and for-profit businesses.
WIA Calls for a Nationwide Framework for Broadband Permitting
The FCC under the Trump administration is expected to be much more amenable to deregulation than in the past. In testimony before Congress in 2023, incoming FCC Chairman Brendan Carr applauded previous legislative attempts to streamline and accelerate broadband infrastructure builds.
Carriers Lead Fiber MandA Activity into New Era
What is driving these acquisitions is the carrier’s thesis that fixed and mobile broadband subscriber convergence will lead to deeper penetration and increased customer stickiness.
AI Took Giant Leaps in 2024
“There will never be another year like 2024 again for artificial intelligence.” — John Werner
Quantum Teleportation is Demonstrated Over Conventional Fiber Optics
Quantum teleportation over a fiber optic cable carrying Internet has been successfully demonstrated by engineers in a laboratory at Northwestern University. The quantum teleportation was achieved over a length of […]
Open RAN Shifts to Brownfield Growth After Painful 2024
The year 2024 was a pivotal one for Open RAN providers. The revenue for Open RAN hardware and software dropped by 90 percent during last year, according to Mobile-Experts, with […]
Money Trickles into U.S. 5G Manufacturing
The Wireless Innovation Fund is a fraction of the nearly $53 billion that the act will funnel into funding semiconductor supply chains into the country. Additionally, the U.S. cash-infusion into 5G is a drop in the bucket compared to $22.81 billion that Huawei spent on R&D in 2023 alone. The company’s total R&D investment over the last decade now exceeds $150.7 billion.
Fixed Wireless Access Networks Rising
Operators saw increasing demand for their fixed wireless access (FWA) deployments in the last year, becoming a bright spot in their efforts to begin monetizing their 5G spectrum. The number of SA 5G networks also accelerated during the year, saying goodbye to their 4G LTE cores.