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Content tagged with Satellite posted in May 2019
BBWN Bites: FCC Report Exaggerates Rural Broadband Progress
Broadband World News  
5/31/2019   10 comments
Also in today's news roundup: Telefónica Spain looks for rural connectivity options and Loon provides aid in Peru.
Rural Is Central to Frontier's $1.35B Broadband Sale
Alison’s Wonderland  
5/29/2019   6 comments
The operator is selling its wireline network across four mainly rural states, areas in which it has invested federal CAF II funds to bridge the digital divide.
BBWN Bites: That's One Way to Cut the Cord
Broadband World News  
5/29/2019   8 comments
Also in BBWN Bites: Technological advances empowered Italy's TIM to high mega-high speeds on its fiber-based backbone.
BBWN Bites: The Law & Order Episode
Broadband World News  
5/24/2019   5 comments
Trump's 'calm' walkout – a.k.a. 'tantrum' – will impact investment in connectivity spending, US legislators want to fund smaller operators' need to rip and replace Huawei gear, Rovi/Tivo vs. Comcast again and UK regulator Ofcom makes Openreach play nicer with enterprise-focused operators.
SpaceX Blasts Into Broadband History Tonight
Broadband World News  
5/23/2019   13 comments
SpaceX's Falcon 9 is on the launch pad loaded with 60 Starlink satellites. The weather forecast is good and road traffic is heavy.
BBWN Bites: Subs Say So Long to HBO, SpaceX Tries Big Broadband Shot Tonight
Broadband World News  
5/23/2019   25 comments
In addition, Gavin Patterson takes a pay cut, union accuses BT of ageism, Telia Norway cuts headcount and TalkTalk rakes in the quid and rolls out the fiber.
Broadband Forum Opens Connected Home to Standards
Alison Diana  
5/21/2019   9 comments
Organization extends popular TR-069 standard for use in smart homes, looking to simplify and standardize market for vendors, operators and end users.
BBWN Bites: UK Conservatives Rail Against Huawei
Broadband World News  
5/16/2019   36 comments
Also in today's roundup: Windstream, Bouygues Telecom, Millicom, Clearfield, FirstLight and Telia Carrier share positive news. And we're keeping our eyes peeled for the next SpaceX launch.
How Amazon & SpaceX Could Reshape Broadband Competition – Report
Alison Diana  
5/15/2019   11 comments
By slashing subscriber pricing by more than $30 billion annually, Low Earth Orbit satellite companies led by Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk as well as OneWeb have the potential to usher in a whole new era of broadband.
Disney Takes the Wheel at Hulu
Broadband World News  
5/14/2019   9 comments
Also in today's roundup: AT&T's big network pledge, Arista's new 400G routers, SES demos 8K video and the US government moves more paper around.




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Here's where you can find episode links for 'The Divide,' Light Reading's podcast series featuring conversations with broadband providers and policymakers working to close the digital divide.
As we have for the past two years, Light Reading will present our Cable Next-Gen Europe conference as a free digital symposium on June 21.
Charter has sparked RDOF work in all 24 states where it won bids. The cable op booked about $19 million in RDOF revenues in Q1, and expects to have about $9 million per month come in over the next ten years.
As we have for the past two years, Light Reading will stage the Cable Next-Gen Technologies & Strategies conference as a free digital event over two half-days in mid-March.
Launch of 2-Gig and 5-Gig FTTP tiers in 70-plus markets puts more pressure on cable ops to enhance their existing DOCSIS 3.1 network or accelerate their upgrade activity centered on the new DOCSIS 4.0 specs.
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