Counterpoint Research predicts fixed wireless access will represent 36% of fixed broadband globally by 2030, with 473 million total subscriptions. Principal Analyst Tina Lu explains that the need for last-mile connectivity, as well as for greater speed than cable or very high-speed digital subscriber line access provide, will cause FWA to increase dramatically after 2024.

The Federal Communications Commissions is set to receive applications for $1.9 billion in funding to assist operators in the removal and replacement of telecommunications equipment from Huawei and other Chinese vendors. Companies with 10 million customers or fewer are eligible, and the application process starts next month.

Facebook, GigaBeam and Appalachian Power are coordinating broadband expansion efforts in Grayson County, Va., where more than half of residents are without high-speed internet. GigaBeam's fiber and wireless internet service will be available to 6,000 households this fall.

The Indiana Connectivity Program is asking residents to report internet speeds slower than 25 megabits per second for downloads and 3 Mbps for uploads. Providers will bid on broadband projects after the state determines areas for funding based on the data it collects.

T-Mobile has committed to giving rural communities $25 million in grants over the next five years, starting with 25 towns that the carrier named on Sept. 24. Analysts confirm that T-Mobile, which previously announced plans to hire 7,500 employees and launch 200 small-town stores, will also open 200 in-store kiosks in similar markets.

Cox Communications has appointed G.S. Sickand as vice president of wireless engineering, a role that he says involves "developing a 5G centric wireless network architecture," and is also building a small Citizens Broadband Radio Service network for public safety in a Las Vegas park. Sickand spent more than 10 years at Ericsson and Nortel, then was Mavenir's technology vice president.

Organizations can start applying for rip-and-replace reimbursement on Oct. 29, the Federal Communications Commission has announced, if they swapped out gear from Huawei Technologies or ZTE before the end of June 2020. Some health-care providers, schools and libraries qualify for the $1.9 billion initiative, as do carriers with fewer than 10 million subscribers.

Wireless provider Bug Tussel is installing 16 wireless broadband towers and roughly 160 miles of fiber-optic cable for a network in Fond du Lac County, Wis. The county board of supervisors is using bonds worth $80 million for the Rural Open Access Design project, which is focused on digital equity.

The number of US households with broadband that own at least three smart home devices has grown by over 64% in just two years, Parks Associates reports. Though the pandemic was a driver in some of these purchases, researchers discovered that many smart home tech buyers were in search of comfort, security and convenience.

The Federal Communications Commission has delivered $1.2 billion to schools and libraries from the $7.2 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund, which subsidizes broadband service and internet devices for students from families with low incomes. Applications for a second wave will be accepted starting Sept. 28.