To aid state and local policymakers, this report offers an engineering analysis of fixed-wireless technologies and their suitability for delivering broadband service in various environments. The report addresses a range of critical technology and cost considerations related to fixed-wireless networks—and, as a point of comparison, to fiber-to-the-premises networks. At a high level, the report concludes the following:
As state and local governments and their partners plan to invest billions of dollars in federal funding to build broadband infrastructure, choosing the best technology will have significant long-term implications.
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
US Ignite, an organization that has spent the last decade helping cities across the country plan and tackle broadband projects, brings seven more communities into its fold. All told, more than 50 cities are now part of its network and it’s looking to grow that number as communities face a daunting challenge: navigating an influx of federal broadband funding opportunities.
Vertical Systems Group announced that seven companies achieved a rank on the 2021 Global Provider Ethernet Leaderboard as follows: Orange Business Services, Colt, Verizon, AT&T, Lumen, BT Global Services and NTT. This industry benchmark for multinational Ethernet network market presence ranks companies that hold a 4 percent or higher share of billable retail ports at sites outside of their respective home countries. Orange jumped from third position to rank #1, displacing AT&T which had held the top position since 2018. AT&T moves from first to the #4 position.
Gainesville (FL) officials have shot down a proposal to use nearly $10 million in pandemic relief funds for an expansion of low-cost, city-run broadband internet despite years of discussion on the issue. Instead, elected leaders said they would keep exploring options on the issue and would instead look at how to spend the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars on affordable housing, an issue some city commissioners agree is Gainesville's most pressing issue. The city commission voted 2-5 to dismiss the broadband proposal on June 16.
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