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Articles The Divide: How private wireless can help close connectivity gaps Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Light Reading, 8/24/2022 Guests from Celona and the Purdue Research Foundation join the podcast to discuss the role of CBRS technology and private networking in closing the digital divide. FWA is not a short-term play, Verizon CFO says Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 5/25/2022 Verizon has a path to adding spectrum to fixed wireless services as the connectivity and capacity needs of residential and business customers expand and evolve, Verizon's Matt Ellis says. Where does cable go from here? Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 5/11/2022 Bulls and bears are sizing up cable's future. Analysts say the 'cable broadband growth era is over' – others see opportunities with wireless the 'next leg of growth.' Verizon's big fixed wireless gains mask slowing wireline broadband growth Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 4/25/2022 Verizon added 194,000 FWA subs in Q1, handily beating analyst estimates. But wireline broadband growth is slowing. With DSL losses included, Verizon added 37,000 wireline broadband subs in Q1, down from a year-ago gain of 66,000. In expanding FWA, Inland Cellular remains unafraid to try new things Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 4/20/2022 Inland Cellular rose to prominence with one of the only open RAN deployments in the US. Now the company is moving forward with a test of Meta's Terragraph technology in the 60GHz band. Verizon, T-Mobile score bragging rights for fixed, mobile data speeds Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 4/19/2022 Ookla's Speedtest report for Q1 2022 found that Verizon delivered the fastest and most consistent fixed broadband speeds, while T-Mobile took the top spot for mobile. FWA market to grow by 2.3M customers in 2022 – analysts Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 4/12/2022 Broadly, the Cowen analysts predict Verizon, T-Mobile, Starry and other FWA providers will collectively add almost 2.3 million new customers during the course of 2022. How Dublin is working with telcos to power smart city services Broadband World News, , 4/4/2022 Jamie Cudden, smart city program manager for the Dublin City Council, discusses how Dublin is applying new and emerging connectivity technologies to deliver better city services and community outcomes. Starry CEO: Get ready for personalized broadband Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/30/2022 Speeds and feeds are heading the hype in US broadband's multi-gig era, but Starry CEO Chet Kanojia believes a focus on 'consistent' latency and speeds more tailored to how specific customers use the Internet will help the company differentiate. The Divide: STL's Ankit Agarwal on what's prolonging the digital divide globally Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Light Reading, 2/16/2022 Ankit Agarwal, managing director at STL (aka, Sterlite Technologies Limited), joins the podcast to discuss STL's perspective on the digital divide based on its work delivering network solutions in over 100 countries, including what the ongoing connectivity challenges are worldwide and where government plans are making a difference. T-Mobile's fixed wireless service reach holds edge over Verizon – study Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 2/15/2022 Cable and fiber broadband hold clear performance advantages, but fixed wireless is expected to make up 45% of broadband adds in 2022, and up to 55% thereafter, ISI Evercore predicts. T-Mobile and Verizon's fixed wireless aggression doesn't add up – analyst Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/12/2022 MoffettNathanson questions whether mobile operators will have the network capacity and the right business metrics to back their aggressive stance and forecasts for fixed wireless home broadband. Load More Articles + All Articles All Articles Perspectives: Opinion & Commentary Playlist: 'The Divide' on the Light Reading Podcast Phil Harvey, Editor-in-Chief, Light Reading, 7/5/2022 Here's where you can find episode links for 'The Divide,' Light Reading's podcast series featuring conversations with broadband providers and policymakers working to close the digital divide. More Perspectives		Webinars ARCHIVED Wednesday, September 14, 2022 1:00 p.m. New York / 6:00 p.m. London More Complexity. Fewer Problems. 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