Google will apparently offer “AI Mode” right on its main search page
Headline: The most direct push for Google’s Gemini chat so far.Article: Google will soon take more steps to make AI a part of search, exposing more users to its Gemini […]
Brainerd co-op gets $11M from USDA to connect 600 rural homes with high-speed internet
Headline: The move means fast internet will extend to less populated areas in Crow Wing and Morrison counties.Article: High-speed internet is coming to farmers, rural homeowners and businesses in Crow […]
Verizon, NVIDIA to Deploy AI Over 5G Private Networks
Verizon and NVIDIA have developed a solution that enables AI applications to run over Verizon’s 5G private network with Mobile Edge Compute (MEC). according to a press release from the […]
Arkansas Will Open BEAD Application Window January 7
Headline: Arkansas will open and accept Main Round applications from January 7 to January 21.Article: The Arkansas State Broadband Office is administering the process. Arkansas BEAD applications must be submitted to […]
Global Broadband Development: Using Ookla Data to Bridge the Digital Divide
Headline: The global digital divide continues to widen.Article: While nearly a quarter of consumer broadband subscribers in developed markets now use gigabit plans – projected to reach 50% by 2029 […]
BEAD isn’t the magic wand that will fix broadband
Headline: Millions of Americans still have unreliable or unaffordable internet. They don’t have the luxury of waiting for the BEAD Fairy to make all their broadband dreams come true.Article: BEAD […]
New York Open for BEAD Applications
Headline: It’s at least the sixteenth state to start taking grant proposals under the $42.5 billion program.Article: New York is accepting applications for its more than $660 million slice of […]
Program Consolidation, Audits, Alternative Technologies Could Be Among BEAD Changes
Headline: The future of the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program and how it might change is an issue high in rural broadband providers’ minds.Article: The incoming administration and […]
Broadband Groups Rejected by Supreme Court on New York Rate Caps
Headline: The US Supreme Court rejected a broadband industry appeal and let New York become the first state to cap rates for low-income households.Article: The high court, without comment, refused […]
Europe signs off on €10.6B IRIS² satellite broadband deal
Headline: Service promised by 2030 for bloc’s take on StarlinkArticle: A competitor for Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite broadband constellation is on the way after Eurocrats signed the concession contract for […]
