Global fiber broadband connections numbered more than 1 billion in 2023, constituting 69% of all fixed-line services, Omdia reports, adding the total will surpass 1.4 billion in four years. The analyst firm predicts 5G fixed wireless access will overtake LTE by 2028.
Consolidated Communications has extended its symmetrical, multi-gigabit Fidium Fiber service to an additional 3,000 homes and businesses in four northern Maine communities. The telecom says it has increased its reach in the state to 250,000 locations, a 45% increase in the last year.
Members of a House subcommittee are considering a slew of telehealth-related bills ahead of the Dec. 31 deadline to extend pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities. Lawmakers are considering measures that include permanently waiving originating site requirements and expanding the types of health care professionals who can offer virtual care, and they are mulling a short-term extension of the flexibilities.
USTelecom recently held its annual American Connectivity Forum featuring discussions by influential leaders in broadband on strategies for connecting all communities. Watch now to hear from FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks on the need to fund ACP, Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., on the future of the ACP and BEAD implementation and more from other leaders.
Russian government hackers who recently stole Microsoft corporate emails have acquired passwords and other confidential material that could enable them to infiltrate US agencies, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned.
A record 144 million Americans had their health data stolen or compromised last year. The COVID-19 pandemic heightened health care's openness to cyberattacks, said the American Hospital Association's John Riggi.
Nearly 80% of US TV homes owned smart TV at the end of March with 62% saying they stream content at least once a week over the sets compared to 47% in 2021, Hub Entertainment Research reports. The number of streaming media players remained at 56% in Hub's survey of 16-to-74 year-olds.
