Phil Britt

» Broadband Labels Now Required for Larger ISPs Larger internet providers– those with 100,000 subscribers or more — are now required to meet previously established broadband label requirements.

Connect Humanity’s IDEA Fund (Investing in Digital Equity Appalachia) will invest in community-focused ISPs to better connectivity.

Attacks targeting vulnerabilities on unpatched systems and devices (zero-day vulnerabilities) now account for 14% of all breaches, the report shows.

» Lumen Defender is Designed to Block Cybersecurity Threats Lumen Technologies has unveiled an artificial intelligence/machine learning-backed

Global smartphone shipments grew to 289.4M units, with Samsung at 20.8% market share and Apple at 17.3%, said IDC.

» NTIA to Award Up to $420M for Wireless Equipment Innovation As much as $420 million in funding will be made available to build the radio

» Astound's Low-Income ACP Replacement Service Costs $9.95 a Month Astound is the latest service provider to announce a low-income ACP (Affordable Connectivity Program) replacement service.

Robocall volume averaged 144.5M per day and 1,673 per second in May, down 1.6% from April's average, according to YouMail.

According to the J.D. Power report, the average score for wireless cost-of-service satisfaction is at 686 (on a 1,000-point scale).

The acquisition of Cloudwyze’s assets will extend Ripple Fiber’s North Carolina network into Harnett, Martin, and Nash counties.