AWS goes live with its Private 5G service

Amazon Web Services announced commercial availability of its Private 5G service, which uses CBRS spectrum and AWS-managed infrastructure to enable a private mobile network.The service, which currently is only available in 4G mode with future 5G capability, promises long range coverage, indoors and out, and fine-grained access control.In a blog, Jeff Barr, Chief Evangelist for AWS, writes " This cool new service lets you design and deploy your own...

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WSJ: $42 billion broadband plan is slowed by lack of accurate maps

A feature article in The Wall Street Journal argues that the U.S. government's $42.5 billion broadband initiative  "is stuck in a holding pattern nearly nine months after approval, largely because authorities still don’t know where gaps need to be filled.". The delay is attributed to the FCC's mapping of unserved or underserved locations. Once these are complete, the NTIA will allocate funds to each state.https://www.wsj.com/articles/f...

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