Net Alliance America, a conglomerate of rural 4G spectrum licence holders, has selected Swedish vendor Ericsson to build out an LTE network over the next four years.
Separately, Ericsson has also announced that it will provide United Utilities, a…
Net Alliance America, a conglomerate of rural 4G spectrum licence holders, has selected Swedish vendor Ericsson to build out an LTE network over the next four years.
Separately, Ericsson has also announced that it will provide United Utilities, a subsidiary of Alaska’s leading telco GCI, with broadband services to 65 rural communities in southwest Alaska.
The communities in question currently rely on satellite for internet access. This new project will involve the creation of a microwave network to supply them with broadband services.
The contracts come as US authorities are increasingly pushing for universal broadband access, since some 24 million Americans are currently unable to access broadband.
The FCC is currently considering proposals to reform the Universal Service Fund (USF), a US$8bn-a-year programme that is currently focussed on providing telephone services and which could be reoriented towards the provision of broadband.
