U.S. kicks off $45B “Internet for All” Initiative

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo kicked off the Internet for All initiative, which will invest $45 billion under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden earlier this year.The goal of the Internet for All initiative is to provide affordable, reliable, high-speed internet for everyone in America by the end of the decade. The initiative will be administered and implemented by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications...

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Applications open next month for $1 billion in Middle Mile projects

Funding applications will be open from June 21, 2022 until September 30, 2022 for the $1 billion available under the Middle Mile (MM) Program, as included under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.Middle mile infrastructure broadly refers to the mid-section of Internet infrastructure connecting local broadband network to major carriers.Grants can be used for the acquisition of facilities and equipment; tngineering design, permitting and work related...

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NTT cites growth with Private 5G and IoT

Albemarle Corporation, a specialty chemicals company with leading positions in lithium, bromine, and refining catalysts, has selected NTT Ltd. to deploy a pilot private LTE/5G and Wi-Fi network at Albemarle’s lithium mine in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. The network will enable engineers to connect with technicians for remote site surveys and assists. Previously, it was difficult for global engineers to visit Albemarle’s site due to Covid-19 travel...

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IDC offers conservative growth forecast for telecom services market

Worldwide spending on Telecom Services and Pay TV Services reached $1.566 billion in 2021, an increase of 1.6% year over year, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker. IDC expects worldwide spending on telecom and pay TV services to increase by 1.4% in 2022 and reach a total of $1,588 billion.Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) market grew 0.2 percentage points faster than forecast...

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University of Technology Sydney builds private 5G with Nokia

Nokia and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) are now operating a private 5G installation supporting a connected digital microbrewery. It utilizes a cloud-based digital twin of an actual brewery to optimize the brewing process.UTS’s Industry 4.0 Nano-Brewery, is part of its new Advanced Manufacturing and Industrial Data Science testbed developed at the UTS Tech Lab. The Nano-Brewery forms part of an international production network, with an...

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Romania's GTS Telecom taps Ciena for network upgrade

GTS Telecom, an information technology and communications service provider in Romania and member of Deutsche Telekom AG, will deploy Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platforms and flexible grid ROADMs tp upgrade its national network from 10G to 100G. GTS will use WaveLogic Encryption for customers in the public sector who require enhanced security. GTS is also leveraging Ciena Services for remote service migration and commissioning.“It was vital to us...

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OneWeb reaches deal with Telefónica

OneWeb and Telefónica Global Solutions (TGS), the subsidiary of global telecommunications company Telefónica that manages the international Wholesale, Global Roaming, Multinationals and USA businesses, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve connectivity services across Europe and Latin America. OneWeb’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite service will complement Telefónica’s existing offering in Europe and Latin America, enabling...

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