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Articles 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. Amazon, SpaceX wage war over Starlink's 'Gen2' system Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/3/2021 Amazon's Kuiper Systems wants the FCC to dismiss SpaceX's next-gen satellite broadband plans while SpaceX calls the complaint a delay tactic to slow competition and help Kuiper can catch up. The Divide: Tackling the global broadband gap with aerial mapping Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Broadband World News, 8/26/2021 This week: Jennifer Alvarez, co-founder and CEO, Aurora Insight, and David Hartshorn, CEO of Geeks Without Frontiers, on their partnership to address the lack of reliable wireless broadband in underserved parts of the US and abroad. Starlink terminal shipments pass the 100K mark Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/24/2021 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk notes that Starlink's satellite broadband service reaches parts of 14 countries, with license applications pending 'in many more countries.' 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 Konnect Africa, Vodacom to bring broadband to Tanzania's unserved Thursday, December 2, 2021 FBA announces call for speakers and program for Fiber Connect 2022 Thursday, December 2, 2021 Virgin Media O2 connects entire Scotland network to gigabit broadband Wednesday, December 1, 2021 Allo to build 10 Gbit/s network in five more Nebraska communities Tuesday, November 30, 2021 Neos Networks completes major stage of expansion program Tuesday, November 30, 2021 CityFibre launches 800 Gbit/s backbone ring Wednesday, November 24, 2021 FCC commits additional $169M to Emergency Connectivity Fund Tuesday, November 23, 2021 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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