Quality Issues Drive Internet Churn: Survey
Among U.S. survey respondents thinking of switching providers, 42% say poor internet quality is the primary reason.| Telecompetitor
In a First, Tracfone Introduces Home Internet Service Tracfone, which to this point has been mobile-only, has introduced a home internet service in conjunction with Target and Verizon, which owns the company. Tracfone Home Internet will be exclusively offered at Target stores and on the Target.com website. It will use Verizon’s 5G network and offer a three-year $60 per month price guarantee, a router […] Telecompetitor| Telecompetitor
North Carolina Defines Digital Skills Standards The North Carolina Department of Information Technology’s (NCDIT) Division of Broadband and Digital Opportunity has published the North Carolina Digital Skills Standards, which are designed to provide those in the state with digital tools and competencies enabling them to thrive in the modern world. “The introduction of the North Carolina Digital Skills Standards marks a […] Telecompetitor| Telecompetitor
New Report Shows Growing Popularity of Wireless Providers Customers are increasingly choosing wireless internet providers over wired internet providers, according to a new report — the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Residential Internet Service Provider Study, released this week. While both wireless and wireline providers have seen growth in sign-ups during the past half year, the report found the number of new customers — […] Telecompetitor| Telecompetitor
When Networks Woke Up: Moving From Sedentary to Sentient Modern telecommunications networks are undergoing a fundamental transformation, evolving from reactive models to proactive, intelligent systems powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that can predict, prevent, and resolve issues before they impact customers. This evolution represents three distinct phases of network intelligence, each building upon the last to create increasingly sophisticated operational capabilities. Detecting Networ...| Telecompetitor
Brightspeed Combining Symmetrical 8 Gbps and Wi-Fi 7 Service provider Brightspeed has introduced a combined service that offers symmetrical 8 Gbps and Wi-Fi 7 to 89 communities. The service will expand to more communities through next year, according to the press release. Pricing starts at $89.99 per month and includes the Wi-Fi 7 router. In addition to the symmetrical 8 Gbps service and Wi-Fi […] Telecompetitor| Telecompetitor
USP/TR-369 Home Networking Standard Popular Among BSPs: Report Eighty-eight percent of broadband service providers (BSPs) are planning to implement the Broadband Forum’s User Services Platform (USP/TR-369) standard to facilitate home networking, according to the “Future of the Connected Home” report. The report, which was written by the organization and Omdia, says that USP standard is seen as a way to deploy networking services such as […] Telecompetitor| Telecompetitor
AST SpaceMobile, Verizon Reach Agreement for 2026 This week, AST SpaceMobile signed an ongoing agreement with Verizon to provide direct-to-cellular AST SpaceMobile service when needed for Verizon customers starting next year, enabling Verizon customers to stay connected even when outside of the footprint of Verizon’s terrestrial mobile network. The agreement follows successful voice and video calls testing — as well as two-way RCS messaging […] Telecompetitor| Telecompetitor
Intracom Telecom and GeoLinks to Demo Multi-Gig FWA Vendor Intracom Telecom and service provider GeoLinks said this week that they will conduct the first U.S. demonstration of GeoLinks’ multi-gig fixed wireless access (FWA) speeds via 29/31GHz licensed spectrum. The demonstration, which will be conducted at the “WISPAPALOOZA 2025” conference in Las Vegas, will feature Intracom Telecom’s WiBAS G5 Point-to-Multipoint Smart Base Station. WISPALALOOZA […] Telecompetitor| Telecompetitor
Among U.S. survey respondents thinking of switching providers, 42% say poor internet quality is the primary reason.| Telecompetitor
