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Nokia will manufacture multi-rate optical modules for Optical Line Terminals (OLTs) at Fabrinet’s facility in Santa Clara, California Following on a recent announcement that it would manufacture fiber electronics in the U.S., Nokia has now revealed additional plans to manufacture …

If the White House’s $42.5B investment in Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) signals anything, it’s this: While the 5G journey may — at the moment — appear to be slowing, our nation’s digital expansion is not. Estimations of the …

One of the telecom industry’s concerns about the massive amount of federal Infrastructure Act dollars that are poised to pour into the market to close the digital divide over the next few years, has been associated requirements on buying American-made …

The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program has taken a step closer to becoming reality, with state and territory funding allocations having been announced. Now, states and territories must submit their five-year plans to the National Telecommunications and Information …

Texas to receive the largest amount: $3.3 billion in federal funds to close the digital divide The Biden administration has announced how it will divvy up $42.5 billion in federal funding for broadband among the U.S. states and territories; now …

The digital divide between urban and rural households in the U.S. is growing. At a time when access to the internet is becoming increasingly vital for education, remote working, and accessing certain government services, almost 10% of rural households still …

As the U.S. federal government pours billions of dollars into broadband deployment and adoption, it is also trying to get a better handle on coordination and tracking of those efforts across disparate agencies with different funding mechanisms and program requirements. …

CCA’s Donovan: ‘It’s a pretty wild time in wireless’ The Competitive Carriers Association meets this week in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for its Mobile Carriers Show, amid a policy environment in a fair amount of turmoil, particularly from the spectrum point of …

‘The next eight weeks are critical for our federal efforts to connect the unconnected,’ says assistant secretary of commerce The Federal Communications Commission plans to release newly updated broadband maps on November 18, and the Biden administration has announced that …