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Massachusetts to distribute 27K devices to bridge digital divide
5+ hour, 1+ min ago (267+ words) Massachusetts announced this week that it will distribute nearly 27,000 internet-enabled devices to residents across the state through its Connected and Online Program, a $28.5 million initiative aimed at closing the digital divide in underserved communities. Administered by the Massachusetts Broadband Institute…...
FCC moves to manage security of new routers
1+ week, 5+ day ago (231+ words) The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) update to its Covered List now includes consumer-grade routers made in foreign countries. The new rules, however, only apply to new device models and have other exceptions. The FCC press release said that foreign-sourced routers…...
Comcast and NVIDIA partnering for edge computing AI inference
2+ week, 6+ day ago (231+ words) Comcast and NVIDIA are working at the edge. The cable company announced today that the two will run a field trial that tests the performance of NVIDIA's graphics processing units (GPUs) at regional facilities milliseconds away from its customers." The…...
T-Mobile adds agentic AI to its network
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (227+ words) This week, T-Mobile launched what it claims is the first agentic artificial intelligence (AI) platform built into a wireless network. According to the company, embedding the technology directly into the network enables T-Mobile to provide new AI-based capabilities directly to…...
Brightspeed announces broad launch of Wi-Fi 7
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (249+ words) Brightspeed launched Wi-Fi 7 technology across the company's gig-speed plans " including Brightspeed Fiber Internet 1 Gig, 2 Gig, 8 Gig and its newly launched 5 Gig plan " the company announced this week. Brightspeed was quick to tout the features of Wi-Fi 7: Faster speeds: Brightspeed said…...
New Ookla report judges major mobile carriers’ speed, 5G, and reliability
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (182+ words) The three major mobile carriers " AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon " all had positive results in Ookla "State of the Mobile Union" report for the second half of last year. "Overall, network performance gaps among the nation's three big mobile network…...
Mobile problems few, experience strong: J.D. Power study
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (284+ words) Mobile problems tend to be scarce, according to the J.D. Power 2026 U.S. Wireless Network Quality Performance Study'Volume 1, released this week. The report ' which found just 9 problems per 100 uses (PP100) or fewer over the past year ' is based on the company's own reports. The…...
Big three carriers earn top places in mobile experience report
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (349+ words) Each of the three major mobile carriers leads at least one category of Opensignal's January 2026 Mobile Network Experience Report. Opensignal's research found that T-Mobile led all carriers for reliability, experience, consistent quality, and access to 5G. "Consistent quality is defined as…...