Frontier says its fiber-to-the-tower business is booming
Frontier Communications inked a high-profile fiber-to-the-tower (FTTT) deal with AT&T in February 2023, but it’s not the only wireless carrier buying up Frontier’s fiber wares.
April 2023
Network test and monitoring company Viavi said that 45 5G standalone (SA) networks were in place as of January 2023 (Fierce)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Wed, 04/19/2023 - 14:02Verizon Business and Cleveland Clinic are teaming up to develop ways to use 5G technology at a new hospital (Fierce)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Wed, 04/19/2023 - 14:01The growing landscape of AI policy must continue to center equity and civil rights (Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Wed, 04/19/2023 - 12:15
How States Ensure Broadband Funds Go Where They’re Most Needed
We sent a memo to state broadband offices that are participating in our broadband education and training initiative, detailing the diverse strategies that California, Iowa, Michigan, and North Carolina have employed to direct grant funding to priority areas—communities that have a substantial unmet need for investment in broadband infrastructure. Several state broadband programs have utilized mechanisms to designate specific communities as “priority areas” within the project areas eligible for grants, allowing them to target or further incentivize grant funding to those communities.
AT&T Labs makes industry-first 5G SA Uplink 2-CA data connection in the US (AT&T)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Wed, 04/19/2023 - 11:33Nonprofits Stick to Their Tweets Even as They Worry That Elon Musk’s Twitter Is Toxic (Chronicle of Philanthropy)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 04/19/2023 - 11:33Streaming is recreating TV, rather than replacing it
More than a decade after Netflix blew up television's model with "House of Cards," streaming services more closely resemble the business they disrupted. This matters because streaming rose to prominence by providing a refuge from all the things consumers hated about the cable TV bundle.
State Governments Continue to Add Digital Equity Staff
A wave of states has recently created new full-time positions to work on digital inclusion and digital equity.