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Content tagged with Satellite posted in April 2019
Why 9-1-1 Needs Fiber
Fiber Broadband Association  
4/30/2019   10 comments
Emergency services are too critical to rely on any infrastructure other than fiber, especially in rural areas where mobile and satellite services can cut out, argues Lisa Youngers, Fiber Broadband Association President, in this month's exclusive column.
BBWN Bites: The China Telecom Syndrome
Broadband World News  
4/29/2019   12 comments
Plus Armstrong clicks over to Tivo; FiberLight transports to Blue Planet; FibreNation seeks mega-money; Virgin Media gets personal; Oregon lawmakers retract tax break; and influential Tennesseean steps back.
USDA Opens Up Rural Broadband Funding
Alison Diana  
4/25/2019   15 comments
US Department of Agriculture began accepting online applications from service providers, municipalities and utilities for at least $600M in funding via its new ReConnect Rural Broadband Pilot Program.
BBWN Bites: SoftBank's High-Flying Data Drone, Net-Neut Backers Boo Biden
Broadband World News  
4/25/2019   17 comments
Also in today's BBWN Bites, SoftBank meets Star Wars with its futuristic HAPS satellite communications technology, Joe Biden gets low-tech disappointment from hard-line progressives and Frontier plays ball with the Tampa Bay Bucs.
BBWN Bites: AT&T Spews Vid Subs, UK OK With Huawei
Broadband World News  
4/24/2019   46 comments
ACE charges Dragon Box in Omniverse-linked copyright lawsuit; Eastern European economy does not help pay-TV's already poor regional outlook; smart speakers, on the other hand, are hot and getting hotter; and more!
Verizon's YouTube TV Deal, TiVo Expands Its Comcast Lawsuit
Broadband World News  
4/23/2019   8 comments
Also in today's roundup: Rogers Communications has mixed video results, the European Space Agency chooses a router partner and some new leadership takes over at a Vodafone subsidiary.
SVoD Heats Up, WiFi Warms Siberian Winter Gatherings
Broadband World News  
4/18/2019   2 comments
Also, undersea cable coming to Pakistan, smart homes may help dementia patients live alone longer and how Detroit's latest hire wants to team up with you.
AT&T Health VP Takes Holistic Approach
Broadband World News  
4/17/2019   9 comments
Join BBWN Radio on April 23 at 12PM ET with guest Maria Lensing, vice president of Global Healthcare at AT&T.
USAC Release 2 Maps Out Broadband's Path
Broadband World News  
4/16/2019   7 comments
New, color-coded interactive map shows CAF-funded broadband deployments by factors such as operator, speed, state and street address.
Viasat, Expedition Aim for the Islands With Satellite Broadband
Broadband World News  
4/5/2019   5 comments
Satellite provider and telecom reseller partner to deliver high-speed satellite Internet service to businesses and government agencies in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.




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