2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (315+ words) Posted by Brad Randall | May 22, 2026 | COMMUNITIES, Network Solutions, Podcasts, Products, TECHNOLOGY, Trends Consolidations and network scaling are two key trends among US telecoms in 2026, but both can increase the complexity of operations, as Patricia Kellaghan of Synamedia pointed out during…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (360+ words) Posted by Brad Randall | May 21, 2026 | COMMUNITIES, Digital Access, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Fiber Broadband, Funding, FWA, Governance, Rural, TECHNOLOGY News provided by: Communities Unlimited Communities Unlimited (CU) has launched the Rural Broadband Institute (RBI), a new center built to close the connectivity…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (268+ words) Posted by Brad Randall | May 21, 2026 | COMMUNITIES, Digital Access, Governance, LAW & POLICY, Networks, NEWS, Rural, TECHNOLOGY By Brad Randall, Broadband Communities The rural broadband picture in the U. S. is looking up, according to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who recently applauded progress he…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (204+ words) Posted by Brad Randall | May 21, 2026 | COMPANY NEWS, Fiber Broadband, NEWS, People News provided by: 123 NET 123 NET, a Michigan-based provider of fiber internet, colocation and voice services, today announced that Ken Fitzpatrick, former president and CEO of Everstream, has been named…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (286+ words) Posted by Brad Randall | May 20, 2026 | COMMUNITIES, COMPANY NEWS, Fiber Broadband, Network Expansions, NEWS, Suburban Edited by Brad Randall, Broadband Communities Pavlov Media is expanding its fiber-optic Internet network in Matteson, Illinois, aiming to bring fast and reliable connectivity to local…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (222+ words) Posted by Brad Randall | May 19, 2026 | COMMUNITIES, COMPANY NEWS, Fiber Broadband, Investment, Network Expansions, NEWS, Rural Wire 3, a Florida-based internet provider, said Thursday that Mount Dora is now connected to its 100% fiber network, offering homes and businesses in initial construction zones…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (415+ words) Posted by Brad Randall | May 18, 2026 | Agricultural, BEAD, Digital Access, FWA, NEWS, Rural, TECHNOLOGY A small household near Ogallala, Nebraska became the first in the nation to be connected under the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, Vistabeam announced…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (241+ words) Posted by Brad Randall | May 18, 2026 | AI, COMPANY NEWS, Fiber Broadband, Partnerships, Press Releases, TECHNOLOGY News provided by: Midco Midco and Switch are proud to announce a five-year, multistate connectivity agreement supporting critical AI infrastructure in Ellendale, North Dakota. "This connectivity…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (238+ words) Posted by Brad Randall | May 15, 2026 | COMPANY NEWS, Fiber Broadband, People, Press Releases Houston-area based Fidium has named Dennis "Denny" L. Randolph, Jr. as its new chief financial officer and treasurer, the company announced today. Randolph replaces Fred Graffam, who left the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (204+ words) Posted by Brad Randall | May 15, 2026 | AI, BEAD, Networks, Podcasts, Products, TECHNOLOGY, Trends Service providers should begin offering tiered levels of service to customers based on quality of service, according to Robin Olds, a senior business development manager at "Cisco Systems…...