The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) has released its latest study into, well, the affordability of internet access. The study shows how…
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White space broadband gets green light in UK
The British telecoms regulator Ofcom has formally approved the deployment of white-space broadband technology in the U.K., following trials. White space broadband…
Read MoreUK carrier EE uses small cells to deploy rural LTE network
Following a successful pilot in a village in the north of England, EE intends to connect around 1,500 rural communities in the next few years.…
Read MoreTDS Telecom’s parent company is buying BendBroadband for $261M
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. has agreed to acquire BendBroadband, a broadband and data center provider in Bend, Oregon for $261 million.…
Read MoreMaybe you don’t need a gig. Wireless might bridge the broadband gap
When it comes to getting high speed broadband in rural areas or underserved communities, fiber-to-the-home may not be the answer. Several companies are trying to develop high speed wireless options that make the grade.…
Read MoreA $10,000 gigabyte: Why we shouldn’t mourn for LightSquared
LightSquare may have seemed to be a beacon of hope for rural broadband, but after looking at the details of the plan, rural America will be better off without the service the company planned to offer.…
Read MoreWhite spaces anyone? Google opens its spectrum database to developers
Google is removing the velvet ropes from its white spaces database in the U.S. Any device maker can now search their locales for unused TV frequencies and stake a claim on those airwaves.…
Read MoreViaSat taps Boeing to build new super-satellite scheduled for launch in 2016
ViaSat-1 went up about 18 months ago, but the satellite broadband company is already planning its next-generation bird, ViaSat-2. The high-Earth orbiter will far exceed Via-Sat-1's already impressive 140 Gbps of total capacity.…
Read MoreUK prepares for white space broadband rollout in 2014
The UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has announced an industry pilot of the long-range broadband and M2M technology later this year, in order to make sure everything works properly ahead of a likely national deployment next year.…
Read MoreWeightless finalizes its white spaces networking standard for the internet of things
The Weightless SIG claims the new standard will allow for ultra-low-power transmissions at long-range and at a cheap manufacturing cost. If true, that would make the technology ideal for M2M communications.…
Read MoreOpenRange bankruptcy will leave taxpayers on the hook
OpenRange Communications, the company that scored a $267 million federal loan to build out a rural mobile broadband network, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday leaving the U.S. government holding the bag on a $73.5 million in unpaid loans.…
Read MoreA big bet on rural WiMAX by the U.S. hits the skids
Open Range Communications, a WiMAX network that was created to offer rural Americans broadband service, has reportedly lost its CEO and preparing for mass layoffs. The troubles at Open Range signals another failure to bring broadband to rural America.…
Read MoreCool idea: Communal broadband
A Boston company called NetBlazr wants to offer businesses free access to a communal broadband network if a user pays for about $300 in equipment and then turns over the management of that gear to NetBlazr so it can continue building the network.…
Read MoreWhat a Gigabit Network Can Do? Find Out
Two days in Chattanooga, Tenn. show how a municipal broadband network can pay dividends when community leaders focus on the applications a gigabit network can deliver and consider the long-term economic development potential. And yes, it can even generate enough revenue to become profitable.…
Read MoreMicrosoft Makes White-Spaces Breakthrough for Rural Broadband
Microsoft (s msft) researchers have taken the next step toward turning old UHF analog TV spectrum into rural wireless broadband networks that…
Read MorePalm Pre Launch Lunch June 5
You don’t see a single day go by without another rumor about the launch date of the Palm (s palm) Pre, and…
Read MoreCarriers Aim to Keep Rural Broadband Under Their Thumb
As the Federal Communications Commission tries to formulate a National Broadband plan, wireless carriers are seeking to classify their networks as an…
Read MoreStatShot: Farmers With Broadband
We wrote yesterday about the effect the broadband stimulus bill may have on rural ISPs, and today we ran across a nice…
Read MoreHow the Stimulus Package Fails Rural Broadband
The Senate today passed its version of the economic stimulus plan, which allocates $7 billion for broadband grants and offers tax credits…
Read MoreAnother $100 Million for Rural WiMAX Operator
As you know, we have been tracking the progress of Denver-based rural WiMAX operator Open Range Communications for quite some time now.…
Read MoreWiMAX Broadband Is Coming To the Boonies
[qi:080] Globalstar, (s GSAT) a Miliptas, Calif.-based satellite services provider, has received permission from the Federal Communications Commission to offer wireless WiMAX…
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