Rip and replace funds AND an auction: Happy New Year!
Congress passed a big defense bill that includes full funding for the rip and replace program The legislation includes a provision for an FCC auction of AWS-3 licenses The spectrum is attractive to carriers because they already own equipment that...
Op-Ed: AI developments turn ominous
When AI is introduced to healthcare without guardrails, bad things happen. Source link...
Altice USA exec thinks video is the edge cable needs
As cable operators try to improve broadband losses, an Altice USA exec thinks video – yes, video – will help it mount a comeback Altice is in the midst of a turnaround to cut costs and stabilize the business, but...
Verizon breathes new life into MEC with Nvidia AI deal. Woot!?
Verizon has been talking about MEC for years and years and years and years But wait. Verizon is partnering with Nvidia on this deal, which adds AI to the mix, so it’s all good, right? Sorry if we sound a...
J.P. Morgan Payments exec: Days of being ‘just a bank’ are over due to cloud, APIs
J.P. Morgan Payments exec said the public cloud has allowed it to increase its reach while scaling back its private cloud footprint He added the company is also able to recruit talent from outside the traditional financial services realm Additionally,...
5G APIs for 2025? Analysts agree fraud protection works
Much of 2024 didn’t hold much for the prospects of 5G APIs That started to change in Q3 as Nokia and Ericsson and some operators stepped up Analysts expect to see security and anti-fraud APIs arrive in 2025 Through much...
Charter CEO thinks satellite has an edge in rural areas
Charter CEO Chris Winfrey shared some positive remarks about satellite broadband’s potential in rural areas The operator has already deployed a lot of fiber through RDOF, but it’s less enthusiastic about BEAD Despite the challenges in 2024, Winfrey remains optimistic...
Comcast is stuck in the broadband blues. Will it get better?
Comcast Cable’s CEO predicted to lose more than 100K broadband subs in Q4, which sent Wall Street in a spiral But analysts said investors may have jumped the gun, as Comcast still faces competitive pressure from fiber and fixed wireless...
AI needs to perform differently for different industries
It’s easy to think of AI as a monolithic technology, but different industries need it to function in different ways In financial services, repeatable, traceable results are the name of the game In healthcare, nuance is more helpful in accounting...
T-Mobile: What race? Convergence is already here
Convergence between wireless and wireline emerged as a big topic in 2024 AT&T and Verizon are moving to bundle more fiber-based internet services with mobile T-Mobile is getting involved in fiber JVs, but it’s downplaying the importance of a fiber...