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December 2020

Sponsor 

VIAVI Solutions

Date 
Tue, 12/15/2020 - 17:00

VIAVI Solutions invites you to attend a webinar hosted by Omdia and presented by VIAVI, Lumentum and Omdia: Addressing fiber network challenges to deliver 5G.  The webinar will review new fronthaul network architectures and designs capable of supporting new wavelengths and bit rates. Also, attendees will learn about the latest advances in process automation for supporting time and cost-efficient cell site deployment, test, and commissioning.


Comcast Extends COVID Support Through June 30, 2021

Comcast will extend its commitments to help people connect to the Internet during the COVID-19 pandemic as millions continue to stay home while many workplaces and schools operate virtually. Comcast will continue to provide free Internet service for the first 60 days for new Internet Essentials customers, and free access to more than 1.5 million public Xfinity WiFi hotspots, the largest network of its kind in the country, through June 30, 2021. The announcement marks the third time Comcast has extended these commitments.

Sponsor 

Internet Education Foundation 

Date 
Tue, 01/26/2021 - 15:00 to Wed, 01/27/2021 - 23:00

The Transition of Internet Policy

A new Administration promises to usher in new Internet policies from government and from industry itself. We’ll dive into the most pressing policy issues. Congressional and federal leaders will engage with stakeholders on issues such as broadband, consumer privacy, content moderation, election security, artificial intelligence, and many more.


Has COVID-19 confirmed it’s time to make high-speed internet a public utility?

New pandemic-induced dependence on robust internet connectivity has shone a light on the stark inequities of broadband access and helped spur a new focus on addressing a long-standing question — why isn’t internet service a public utility with the same support, disbursement, and regulation afforded to other basic necessities like water, electricity and telephone service? While federal COVID-19 relief funding has helped Utah school administrators navigate some of the challenges raised by pandemic-related remote learning, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Sydnee Dickson said much mor

C-Band Auction Starts Dec 8, 57 Vie for Coveted Mid-Band Spectrum

The C-band auction gets underway Dec 8, pitting 57 entities against one another for coveted mid-band wireless spectrum. All three major mobile carriers, as well as smaller carriers, cable companies, fixed wireless internet service providers (WISPs) and others have qualified to bid in the auction, also known as Auction 107 or the 3.7 GHz auction. The C-band includes 280 MHz of spectrum between 3.7 and 3.98 GHz. It’s viewed as mid-band spectrum well suited to 5G deployment because it is seen as offering the optimum mixture of range and speed.

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