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June 2025

Submitted on June 16, 2025

Digital health applications, from tele-mental health services to remote patient monitoring to health portals, have the promise of improving people’s access to health care.

Brookfield Strikes Deal to Buy Internet Provider Hotwire

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has struck a deal for internet-service provider Hotwire Communications, making a multibillion-dollar bet on the growing industry for next-generation broadband infrastructure. The deal is expected to value Hotwire at around $7 billion, including debt. An announcement is expected soon. Hotwire is a closely held internet service provider that operates in commercial settings and residential communities, according to its website.

Sen Cantwell Sounds the Alarm About Dangers of Republican Plan to Auction Spectrum Essential to National Security, Aviation Safety and the Innovation Economy

Sen Maria Cantwell (D-WA) sounded the alarm about the dangers of the Republican plan to auction 800 megahertz of spectrum that is essential to national security, aviation safety and America’s innovation economy in a one-on-one conversation with Dr. Tom Karako, Director of the Missile Defense Project and Senior Fellow in Defense & Security at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. During the discussion, Sen Cantwell and Dr.

NC Governor Josh Stein Awards High-Speed Internet Projects in 26 Counties, 10,076 Households & Businesses

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein announced more than $58 million in Completing Access to Broadband program projects to connect 10,076 households and businesses in 26 counties to high-speed internet. These projects will be funded by more than $41 million from the federal American Rescue Plan awarded by the North Carolina Department of Information Technology and individual counties, as well as more than $17 million from the selected broadband providers.

Virginia Office of Broadband Policy Notice on Benefit of the Bargain Round

On June 6, 2025, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration published the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program Restructuring Policy Notice. This Policy Notice outlined new requirements for states and territories to follow when implementing the BEAD programs. The requirements set forth in this document explicitly override all other guidance documents specifically related to the Virginia BEAD application process for deployment projects. Some areas of change include:

Cable has the fastest-growing Wi-Fi 7, but Fiber has the fastest Wi-Fi 7 speeds

Wi-Fi 7 has been around for over a year. If you haven’t noticed this latest generation of Wi-Fi technology, it might be because it is still just gaining a foothold. But even for those who haven’t yet heard of Wi-Fi 7, one can surmise that a new technology generation will have better performance than what’s come before. This article looks at the growth of Wi-Fi 7 in the United States, then compares its performance against prior Wi-Fi generations across top fixed internet service providers. Some key takeaways:

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