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WIA – The Aurora Insight team gathered Saturday morning on a live webcast to share with viewers the launch of the company’s Charlie satellite into space. Jennifer Alvarez, CEO of Aurora Insight, along with several of the company’s leaders and technical experts, shared information about the nano satellite — measuring roughly the size of two shoe boxes — including how it was built and what it would do once in orbit. Read More
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WIA – A coalition of ten leading organizations representing a broad cross-section of the telecommunications industry, including WIA, sent a joint letter to the White House and Congress urging support for broadband-related job skills development as part of any infrastructure legislation. Read More
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Government Technology – President Joe Biden has appointed Jessica Rosenworcel as the acting chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission, making her a front-runner to become a full-time replacement for Trump appointee Ajit Pai. Read More
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Catalyst – Just in time for Super Bowl LV, Tampa International Airport completed a DAS project spearheaded by Crown Castle, that included the installation of 800 antennas and 50 miles of fiber and copper cables. Read More
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Fierce Telecom – AT&T CEO John Stankey said the telco plans to build around two million fiber residential locations this year as the pace of its fiber builds accelerates. AT&T targeted one million homes passed last year. Read More
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Education Week – Where should educators expect the Biden administration, and in particular, Miguel Cardona, who Biden has tapped to lead the U.S. Department of Education, to start? Expanding internet access, ed-tech experts say. Read More
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The Verge – Verizon has big 5G plans for 2021 after formally launching its next-gen network in October of last year, and close to the top of its list of priorities is expanding coverage of its ultra-fast mmWave coverage. Read More
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Thomas Insights – KGPCo plans to add up to 200 workers at its manufacturing facility in Warsaw, Indiana, including assemblers, cable cutters, cable splicers, and final testers with no previous experience with fiber optic cable required. Read More
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Cision – While the Vertical Bridge Charitable Network traditionally supports a wide range of causes through donations, employee volunteering and company-wide events, in 2020, the company focused on helping those most impacted by COVID-19. Read More
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