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Articles AT&T's Katibeh on bridging the digital divide Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 9/9/2021 Mo Katibeh speaks to AT&T's efforts to close the digital divide and what's next for the operator's future fiber and 5G network buildouts. Cities increasingly view broadband as 'critical infrastructure' Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 7/23/2021 A survey of local and regional government executives and managers found 80% listed broadband as 'critical infrastructure.' Chattanooga, San Jose join Global Smart Cities Alliance Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Broadband World News, 12/3/2020 Chattanooga, Tennessee, and San Jose, California, join the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance, a global effort of three dozen cities piloting the adoption of new tech. BBWN Bites: US counties unite on 'broadband task force' Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Broadband World News, 10/23/2020 Also in this roundup: 'ReConnect Program' commits over $560M in second round broadband grants; Verizon, AT&T celebrate broadband subs; Virgin Media, Google bundle up. BBWN Bites: House adds broadband plans to HEROES Act Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Broadband World News, 10/2/2020 Also in this roundup: Cable One's stake in MBI; high valuations for rural broadband; Starlink plays recovery role; Belgium gets more fiber. 'Smart mobility' market to reach $70.5B by 2027 – report Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Broadband World News, 8/18/2020 A new study from Allied Market Research shows favorable policies toward smart city proposals have helped propel the 'smart mobility' market but COVID-19 casts a shadow. Virgin Media crowns itself UK gigabit king Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Broadband World News, 8/6/2020 In serving its Gig1 network to 3.6 million premises, Virgin Media tops Openreach as the largest gigabit provider and furthers its goal of reaching 15 million homes. Smart Parking in Ohio may help with COVID-19 tracking Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Broadband World News, 7/21/2020 Announcing the launch of a Smart Parking pilot application in Dublin, Ohio, Fujitsu said the solution brought an unanticipated benefit of helping track quarantine efforts. Podcast: US Ignite touts brave new broadband business models Phil Harvey, Editor-in-Chief, Light Reading, 7/1/2020 US Ignite's Mari Silbey talks about how cities and companies can provide broadband to residents in underserved areas with hybrid network business models. Virgin Media sees a day of downtime, delays and hiccups Phil Harvey, Editor-in-Chief, Light Reading, 6/25/2020 Two separate service outages in Virgin Media's network left thousands of homes in the UK without TV and Internet services for hours on Thursday. BBWN Bites: UK could go Cuckoo for faster Internet Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Broadband World News, 5/8/2020 Also in today's roundup: OpenVault reports COVID-19 Internet usage numbers; US House Democrats propose $86 billion broadband bill; ExteNet, Nokia help Cal.net reach rural Californians; and Google bails on Toronto smart city project. To have a smart city, you may need a Digital Town Square Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Broadband World News, 4/21/2020 US Ignite, a nonprofit backed by funding from the NSF, is helping cities overcome regional bottlenecks by deploying local infrastructure hubs called Digital Town Squares. 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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