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Outlook for FWA Cellular Wireless
Mike Dano at LightReading published a recent article looking at the future of FWA (cellular fixed wireless). For those not familiar with the technology, this is broadband delivered to homes and...
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FWA Cellular Speeds
One of the most interesting things about getting access to a lot of speed tests is that it provides a way to test broadband issues you always suspected but couldn’t prove. If you can collect enough...
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Labor Downsizing
I’ve been mystified for most of my career when large ISPs and carriers have significant layoffs at a time when they seem to be doing well. It’s a pattern that we’ve seen over and over during the last...
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Upgrades for FWA Cellular Wireless
In the recent third quarter earnings call, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg expressed strong support and belief in the future of the company’s FWA wireless broadband product. This product provides home and...
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Where is FWA Finding Customers?
Several people have asked me where the cellular carriers are finding the millions of customers they are adding to FWA cellular broadband. T-Mobile added 550,000 customers in the third quarter to reach...
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What’s Up With Comcast and Charter?
The two biggest cable companies in the country have clearly bogged down. In the third quarter of 2023, Comcast lost 18,000 broadband customers while Charter gained 63,000. To contrast the extent of the...
View ArticleWill FWA Wireless Peak Soon?
This almost sounds like a silly question when looking at the recent growth of FWA wireless, where the big cellular carriers are selling home broadband using cellular spectrum. But I find myself having...
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Wireless Carrier Aggregation
T-Mobile recently announced that it was able to aggregate six channels of spectrum into one bandwidth signal to a customer. The ability to wed channels together was one of the promises of the original...
View ArticleTelcos Shedding Jobs
I heard a chilling story recently. AT&T apparently notified a bunch of employees in Los Angeles that their jobs are being eliminated and that they need to report to other cities like Dallas or lose...
View ArticleAre There Two Broadband Markets?
In a recent survey of 8,000 broadband customers nationwide, Parks Associates found that FWA cellular wireless customers feel better about the price they pay for broadband than subscribers of other...
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