A partnership between Osage Broadband in Oklahoma and Tarana, a fixed wireless technology provider, will bring broadband to 2,300 square miles of underserved and indigenous communities in Osage County. This broadband/fixed wireless partnership will combine technologies to deliver high-speed broadband…
Today T-Mobile announced a new internet backup service that relies on the company’s fixed wireless Home Internet offering. The service, dubbed Home Internet Backup, will provide traditional internet service provider customers (those using cable and fiber) with a backup 5G…
Some fixed wireless providers are deploying fiber broadband in some areas, as illustrated by news this week from Rise Broadband. The company said it has made fiber broadband available to 60,000 residences and businesses in south Texas and 5,000 in…
Dallas, Texas — May 6, 2024 — DZS (Nasdaq: DZSI), a global leader of broadband networking and software-defined cloud solutions, today announced a binding agreement to acquire NetComm Wireless Pty Ltd. (NetComm). The acquisition of NetComm’s Fiber Extension, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA),…
Fixed wireless access (FWA) based on 5G has the highest customer satisfaction of five technologies studied recently by J.D. Power. It beat out fiber, cable broadband, DSL and fixed wireless based on 4G LTE. Satisfaction scores for 5G FWA ranged…
Alabama-based Dragonfly Internet was created last year when ITC Holding Company bought a local fixed wireless provider and opted to change the name, explained Dragonfly CEO David Hartin in an interview with Telecompetitor. Since then, Dragonfly has been upgrading the…
Mediacom Park, New York and Milpitas, California — April 9, 2024 — Mediacom Communications, the fifth largest cable operator in the United States, and Tarana, the world’s first manufacturer of next-generation fixed wireless access (ngFWA) broadband technology, today announced a partnership that will…
T-Mobile is offering those switching to its fixed wireless 5G Home Internet service a free package that includes the Blink Outdoor 4 two-camera system and the Blink Mini Pan-Tilt camera. The carrier says that the incentive is worth $229.97. T-Mobile…
EarthLink has continued its foray into the fixed wireless access access (FWA) sector with the acquisition of BroadAspect, a service provider headquartered in Virginia. The acquisition is effective immediately. EarthLink will take over BroadAspect’s fiber and FWA business and clientele…
AT&T today unveiled AT&T Internet Air for Business, a new fixed wireless service for small, mid-size and large businesses. The company notes several reasons a company would use the service — including as a primary internet connection where fiber is…
Ad claims made by Charter Communications about T-Mobile’s fixed wireless Home Internet service have been referred to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and other regulators by BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division (NAD). The action was taken after Charter declined…
Total mobile network traffic has risen 129% in the last five years, according to Verizon’s first-ever Consumer Connections Report. The report was formulated to show how connectivity is influencing and improving the way people live, work and play. It is based…
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