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The White House – President Biden provided details of his American Jobs Plan, which includes provisions aimed at bringing affordable, reliable, high-speed broadband to every American, including the more than 35 percent of rural Americans who lack access to broadband at minimally acceptable speeds. The President’s plan prioritizes building “future proof” broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas so that we finally reach 100 percent high-speed broadband coverage. Read More
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Light Reading – There’s a brewing battle over exactly how the Biden administration should allocate up to $100 billion in its proposed infrastructure spending plan and whether government-funded connections should be required to support 1 Gbit/s on both the uplink and downlink. Read More
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Inside Towers – The legislation would create a grant program through the NTIA that would award $100 million in grants to HBCUs, TCUs, and Minority-serving Institutions to develop job training programs to educate and train students to participate in the telecommunications workforce. Read More
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WIA – WIA President and CEO Jonathan Adelstein encouraged broadband funding to be truly technology-neutral so it gets the most bandwidth to consumers using the most cost-efficient means, including 5G. Read More
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Government Technology – Based on an analysis of community improvement districts in the Atlanta metro area, Georgia Tech researchers have concluded that CIDs are primed to spearhead any number of smart city initiatives. Read More
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WIA – WIA opened registration for its Connect (X) All Access Capital & Finance Summit, which will examine carrier investment in C-band spectrum in addition to financing options for enterprises deploying in-building wireless solutions. Read More
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Verizon – 5G is the platform for 21st century innovation, offering almost limitless capabilities and opportunities. And with the evolution into this next phase of wireless networking and communication comes changes to legacy technology. Read More
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Business Insider – Much attention has been focused on how 5G services will effectively power innovation and increase performance across a broad range of industries. Insider spoke to top executives to see how they will be able to leverage this technology. Read More
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FedScoop – The COVID-19 pandemic has given the Food and Drug Administration an “unprecedented” opportunity to modernize IT systems and data infrastructure, including wireless technology needed to get data collected in the field to health agencies. Read More
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Datacenter Dynamics – American Tower opened a new Edge colocation facility in Pittsburgh, saying it selected the city to provide additional connectivity options to local industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, and information technology. Read More
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Inside Towers – The FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau seeks public input on recent efforts by mobile wireless service providers to improve network resiliency. The information will be used in a report to Congress. Read More
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AT&T – AT&T is bringing cellular connectivity to Maserati vehicles in the United States and Canada, enabling the next-generation Maserati Connect services for the luxury brand. With AT&T 4G LTE connectivity, owners can turn their vehicle into a Wi-Fi hotspot. Read More
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JMA – JMA Wireless announced the appointment of wireless industry leader Joe Constantine as Chief Technology and Strategy Officer. Joe joins JMA from Ericsson, where he spent more than 20 years in a variety of leadership roles, most recently Chief Technology Officer, North America. Read More
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