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AT&T says mainstream 25G rollouts are likely a 2024 story
AT&T achieved symmetrical speeds of 20 Gbps in its production network in a trial of 25G technology from Nokia. Eddy Barker, AT&T AVP of Mobility and Access Architecture, said the test highlights the future-proof nature of the fiber network it is deploying and is the latest step toward the likely commercial deployment of the technology in a 2024 timeframe. The operator has been working on 25G for some time.
Dish blasts back at SpaceX over 12 GHz claims
As Dish Network prepares to show how it’s meeting its June 14th requirement of offering 5G to 20 percent of the US population, the satellite TV operator is battling new allegations from SpaceX over the 12 GHz band. Dish and SpaceX have been at odds over the 12 GHz band for over a year now. The conflict between the two ratcheted up recently when SpaceX accused Dish of meddling in its attempt to help people in Ukraine.
US tower companies don’t really know the type of antennas currently transmitting on their towers (Fierce)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 06/13/2022 - 14:40Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet gear targets in China attacks on telecoms, US warns (Fierce)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 06/08/2022 - 12:50Deutsche Telekom will use low-band spectrum to boost rural 5G (Fierce)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 06/07/2022 - 14:04Brightspeed zeroes in on North Carolina for initial fiber build
Brightspeed is set to acquire assets in 20 states from Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink) later in 2022, but has already homed in on one of those as the focal point for its planned $2 billion fiber build. The operator revealed North Carolina will be the home of an initial project which aims to reach 300,000 locations across 30 counties by the end of 2023. Target markets include the Greenville, New Bern, Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro, High Point and Winstem-Salem areas.
Cox touts network expansion work in underserved parts of 8 states
Cox Communications talked up plans to invest more than $400 million over the next three years to expand its network to underserved areas in eight states, an effort it said is part of a broader multi-billion infrastructure initiative. The operator said expansion projects are underway in Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas, Florida, Louisiana, California, Virginia and Arizona, which will use a combination of private funding and public-private partnership investments.