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Liz Goldsmith

Alaska Will Finally Get Its Own Fiber-Optic Line

On Wednesday, MTA, a cooperatively owned telco with about 30,000 customers, announced the construction of a new 100-terabit-per-second fiber-optic line between North Pole, near Fairbanks, and Alcan Border, where it will connect with Canadian carriers, and ultimately the Lower 48. MTA CEO Michael Burke says construction has already begun and is expected to be complete next year.

New Study Finds that Access to High Speed Broadband Can Reduce Unemployment Rates

Researchers from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Oklahoma State University found that high speed broadband reduced unemployment rates throughout Tennessee, especially in rural communities. Studying 95 counties in Tennessee from 2011 to 2016, they found that access to high speed broadband can significantly reduce unemployment rates by 0.26 percentage points, especially in rural communities.

Top 5 academic institutions leading in 5G research

Whether it’s a group of students studying remote control robotics or professors going out into the field with students to take millimeter wave measurements, dozens of academic institutions all over the world are making meaningful contributions to 5G and the future of wireless. FierceWirelessTech decided to take a close look at the top 5G academic institutions. The result is a list of five (or six) top institutions that we think are especially worth keeping an eye on in coming months and years.

Structured Cabling Market Forecast, Trend Analysis & Competition Tracking 2018 – 2028

Value of the structured cabling market was estimated at nearly US$ 16 billion in 2018, and is forecast to record a CAGR of approximately 8% through 2028. The structured cabling market recorded a CAGR of over 6% from 2013 to 2017, driven by the continual expansion in the datacenters, the increasing mobile internet subscriptions, and the constantly changing business infrastructure.