AT&T will accept nearly $3 billion in Phase II Connect America Funds (CAF), at a rate of $428 million per year over the next six years. In exchange, the operator pledges to bring 10 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload broadband Internet service to 1.1 million new homes and businesses in its rural service areas. […]
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BT, Huawei partner to put G.fast broadband in a UK sewer
BT and Huawei are partnering on what they’re calling the “first large-scale customer trial” of G.fast in the United Kingdom. The trial—taking place in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire—will use BT’s existing FTTC infrastructure and hopefully boost broadband speeds in homes by placing Huawei’s multi-port G.fast equipment in a nearby manhole. In addition to the waterproof equipment necessary […]
