Six years ago, I stood with President Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House to announce America’s 5G strategy. It was the first time next-generation wireless technology had been elevated to a presidential policy priority. The results were immediate. The U.S. freed up more commercial spectrum than ever before. We modernized outdated infrastructure rules and created an environment in which U.S.
Visionary Broadband has acquired Montana-based MTWeb. Visionary says that the deal will expand its presence in the village of Whitehall and provide expanded services in the Twin Bridges, Pipestone, and Cardwell areas. The areas impacted are in the central area of the state.
Lumen Technologies reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. Highlights include:
Just when we were wondering what’s been going on with Dish, apparently it went and sold its fiber business. Mereo Networks, a bulk broadband provider, announced it acquired Dish’s fiber unit. Dish Fiber is a bulk fiber business launched in 2019 aimed at multi-family communities. According to Mereo, Dish’s fiber biz serves over 25,000 residential units across 33 states.
AT&T floated a proposal in fall 2024 to move the Citizens Broadband Radio Services from the middle of the 3 GHz band to the lower part of the band, and it looks like the Department of Defense is on board with that plan, according to New Street Research analysis.
Friday, May 2, 2025
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