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Articles Starlink's daunting deployment plan 'leaves no margin for error' – analyst Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/18/2022 Elon Musk's nascent broadband will need to radically accelerate the rate of satellite launches – and navigate tricky supply chain logistics – if it's going to come close to fulfilling its global ambition. Viasat tells FCC Starlink is 'at odds' with RDOF framework Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Broadband World News, 1/3/2022 In response, SpaceX filed a letter calling Viasat's complaint a 'sideshow' and said it is working with the commission to demonstrate it 'will meet all of its RDOF obligations.' Here's what the industry wants from the FCC's Affordable Connectivity Program Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Broadband World News, 12/15/2021 In public FCC filings, industry groups and ISPs provided input for how the new affordability subsidy, funded through the infrastructure bill, should be implemented and structured. Fixed wireless, LEO satellite broadband best suited for unserved and underserved areas – study Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/22/2021 Performance data from Comlinkdata/Tutela indicate that T-Mobile Home Broadband and Starlink are as good as VDSL, stomp on DSL, but generally fall short of terrestrial HFC and fiber services. The Divide: James Clark on preserving Native American culture with broadband Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Broadband World News, 11/11/2021 This week on the podcast, we hear from James Clark, a fellow with the American Connection Corps (ACC), who is working with Mille Lacs Band tribal leadership to preserve his ancestors' Ojibwe language. We discuss that effort, along with the causes of the digital divide at Mille Lacs and what they and other Indigenous tribes need from policymakers. Broadband advocates push for broader spectrum use Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Broadband World News, 11/5/2021 Public interest groups argue that spectrum in the 12GHz band and beyond should be put to broader use to solve the digital divide, despite arguments to the contrary from incumbents like SpaceX. BT and OneWeb sign satellite broadband deal Pádraig Belton, Contributor, Light Reading, 11/3/2021 OneWeb has inked a deal with BT to provide low-Earth orbit satellite connectivity across BT Group, with the first live trials due to start early 2022. Verizon, Amazon to integrate LEO satellites with 5G Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 10/29/2021 The first offering from the new partnership will backhaul Verizon's cell sites through Amazon's LEO satellites, allowing Verizon to offer fixed wireless Internet services in unconnected rural areas. TIM launches satellite service for underserved parts of Italy Anne Morris, Contributing Editor, Light Reading, 10/11/2021 New service is based on the Eutelsat Konnect satellite, but solving the digital divide remains a challenge. The Divide: What Viasat's Evan Dixon wants DC to know about satellite broadband Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Broadband World News, 10/7/2021 This week: Evan Dixon, president of global fixed broadband at Viasat, discusses the company's role in tackling the digital divide in the US and abroad, and he pushes back on arguments from the fiber industry that satellite isn't 'future proof.' Amazon to FCC: Make SpaceX follow the rules Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/13/2021 Kuiper Systems, Amazon's satellite broadband unit, counters that concerns about SpaceX's 'Gen2' plan for Starlink has nothing to do with slowing competition, but is about holding SpaceX to FCC rules. AT&T connects with OneWeb Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/8/2021 Providing OneWeb with a big-name tenant, AT&T plans to tap into OneWeb's developing low-Earth orbit satellite broadband platform to serve businesses in remote parts of the US. Load More Articles + All Articles All Articles Perspectives: Opinion & Commentary Texas should adopt a statewide comprehensive approach to tackling the digital divide Heather Gate, Vice President, Digital Inclusion, Connected Nation and CN Texas, , 5/6/2021 More Perspectives		Industry Announcements Vyve expands fiber business services to 25 new markets Tuesday, January 18, 2022 Fidium Fiber available to 55,000 New Hampshire homes Tuesday, January 18, 2022 FCC, NTIA name members to telecommunications workforce working group Friday, January 14, 2022 CityFibre, Swindon Borough Council to bring full fiber to tenants Thursday, January 13, 2022 Ecopia AI tapped by Canadian government for rural broadband mapping Wednesday, January 12, 2022 Bluepeak to bring fiber network to Muskogee, Oklahoma Wednesday, January 12, 2022 Calix expands 10G XGS-PON market leadership Tuesday, January 11, 2022 More Industry Announcements Twitter Feed Tweets by Broadband World News Information Resources >> Drive Down Costs, Drive New Services Forward: Discover the Freedom of Disaggregation in Your Network >> The Synergies of Disaggregation >> eBook: Make Your Help Desk Data Work for You >> White Paper: Routing at the Network Edge >> Delivering on the promise of broadband >> FTTx Case Study Series eBook >> Broadband networks case studies - Innovating the future of FTTx and HFC networks >> Virtualizing the cable headend >> Network Convergence - Building a smart, simple infrastructure with advanced network capabilities >> Network Capacity: Why You Should Be Concerned All resources Webinars ARCHIVED Wednesday, October 6, 2021 11:00 a.m. New York / 4:00 p.m. London Cloud-Native Containerized Solutions for PON: How to Make Them Work and Why You Should Consider Them The demand for high-speed broadband services and hyperconnectivity has driven massive surges in network data usage like never before. 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