Is Nokia’s bad, terrible, no-good year finally over?
Nokia said mobile networks are stabilizing after a rough few quarters CEO Pekka Lundmark noted that the vendor added 55 new private network customers in the quarter Nokia now has 850 private network customers in total Nokia appears to be...
Has BEAD frozen over? What you need to know
The White House wants to temporarily freeze federal grants – a move that would presumably impact the BEAD program New Street Research saw this coming, as Republicans amp up the conversation around BEAD reform Despite the pending freeze, there are...
CEO exclusive: FWA startup Kwikbit goes where fiber won’t – or can’t
Kwikbit offers fixed wireless service to manufactured home communities, where it can be difficult for providers to deploy fiber Roughly 66,000 MHCs exist in the country, said Kwikbit CEO Joe Costello Few FWA providers target that segment of the broadband...
Ericsson CEO: 6G not your ‘normal’ new generation of wireless
Like it or not, 6G is likely to get introduced in 2030 But it will be more of an evolution of 5G rather than a wholesale lift, according to Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm Future wireless “G” upgrade cycles will...
With Trump now in office, what about BEAD?
Before anything changes with the BEAD program, Trump needs to name a new NTIA administrator States waiting for NTIA to approve their BEAD proposals may see their deployment plans stall A new NTIA regime could lower the program’s high-cost threshold,...
Is the OTT juice worth Starlink’s squeeze? Not really
Strand Consult thinks Starlink could enter the over-the-top service game in the coming years OTT features may include streaming/gaming add-ons or premium services on X But there’s really no need for Musk to create OTT services on Starlink when he...
SNS says 5G private networking will be dominant in the US by 2027
SNS said that the private networking space in the U.S. will be worth over $3.7 billion by 2027 Neutral host is growing concurrently in the U.S., the firm reports. STL Partners also said that manufacturing is the most dominant private...
High praise all around for Trump FCC nominee Olivia Trusty
Sources say she’s a conscientious, hard worker The expectation is her nomination will sail through the Senate Industry insiders are hopeful the new administration and Congress will work together to release more licensed spectrum Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica...
Here’s where fixed wireless is emerging around the world
Fixed wireless access is often considered a ‘rural niche’ in the U.S., but that’s not the case abroad India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia are all hotspots for FWA activity Fixed broadband tends to be tougher to deploy than...
CEO Exclusive: Utopia Fiber chief thinks AT&T isn’t really doing open access
Utopia Fiber CEO Roger Timmerman says true open access supports a number of internet service providers He noted that AT&T and BlackRock’s Gigapower JV primarily supports AT&T, currently Meanwhile, Utopia’s network often supports as many as 19 internet service providers...