Nicole Ferraro is a Senior Editor and Host of "The Divide." She specializes in the intersection of technology and telecommunications, covering themes such as 5G technology, telecommunications infrastructure, and the digital divide, while also exploring topics related to the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart cities. Nicole's work has been featured in Esquire magazine, Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, IWCE's Urgent Communications, and Light Reading.
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Nicole Ferraro's coverage is predominantly focused on government announcements, legal policy regulation and press releases within the business and industry sector. She provides insights into topics such as fiber infrastructure, the BEAD program, Universal Service Fund, NTIA, and ACP (Affordable Connectivity Program).
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By: Nicole Ferraro, Paul Rainford, Paul Rainford, Michelle Donegan, Jeff Baumgartner, Nicole Ferraro, Paul Rainford, Paul Rainford, Paul Rainford
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telenor faces remedies on GlobalConnect deal; Orange completes on MasOrange acquisition; Sky offers lower-latency World Cup coverage.
By: Jeff Baumgartner, Nicole Ferraro, Michelle Donegan, Paul Rainford, Jeff Baumgartner, Robert Clark, Michelle Donegan, Michelle Donegan, Nicole Ferraro, Paul Rainford, Michelle Donegan
T-Mobile affiliate company TMUS Global Solutions is building up in Hyderabad, India, to support the carrier's tech and engineering functions in the US.
By: Nicole Ferraro, Nicole Ferraro, Nicole Ferraro, Paul Rainford, Nicole Ferraro
The FCC approved extensions for four more service providers that have fallen behind on their 'rip-and-replace' obligations. Providers blamed the delays on severe weather, supply chain issues and migratory birds.
By: Paul Rainford, Nicole Ferraro, Paul Rainford, Nicole Ferraro, Paul Rainford, Jeff Baumgartner, Michelle Donegan, Nicole Ferraro, Paul Rainford
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: mobile and the EU economy; UK broadband bills come down as others soar; whatever happened to the metaverse?
By: Paul Rainford, Nicole Ferraro, Paul Rainford, Nicole Ferraro, Paul Rainford, Jeff Baumgartner, Michelle Donegan, Nicole Ferraro
With a resumption of distributed access architecture upgrades, cable access network spending rose 40% in Q1 2026, says Dell'Oro Group.
By: Jeff Baumgartner, Paul Rainford, Paul Rainford, Nicole Ferraro, Paul Rainford, Jeff Baumgartner, Jeff Baumgartner, Michelle Donegan, Nicole Ferraro, Gabriel Brown
Javier Antich, Principal Engineer and AI research lead in Cisco's Provider Connectivity group, discusses how AI traffic differs from regular traffic
By: Nicole Ferraro, Paul Rainford, Paul Rainford, Jeff Baumgartner, Paul Rainford, Nicole Ferraro, Paul Rainford, Nicole Ferraro
This week: NDIA's Angela Siefer returns to the podcast to discuss what's happened in the digital inclusion space since the Digital Equity Act was 'ended' by President Trump last year as well as ongoing efforts to restore funding.
By: Nicole Ferraro, Paul Rainford, Paul Rainford, Jeff Baumgartner, Paul Rainford, Nicole Ferraro, Paul Rainford
Vocus has upgraded its Adelaide-Perth 2 optical route, increasing usable spectrum without installing new fiber.
By: Jeff Baumgartner, Nicole Ferraro, Paul Rainford, Paul Rainford, Jeff Baumgartner, Nicole Ferraro, Paul Rainford
CableLabs is working on specs for an 'optional annex' to DOCSIS 4.0 that will support spectrum up to 3GHz and 25-Gig speeds. 'A lot of work is going into that analysis,' says CableLabs' Karthik Sundaresan.
By: Jeff Baumgartner, Jeff Baumgartner, Jeff Baumgartner, Paul Rainford, Paul Rainford, Jeff Baumgartner, Nicole Ferraro, Paul Rainford, Jeff Baumgartner
Fox Corp. is poised to become a more central player in the streaming arena after striking a $22 billion deal to acquire Roku.
