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Research firm MoffettNathanson flags a host of challenges for SpaceX's small cell plan, arguing the 'bull case' hinges on SpaceX locking down an MVNO deal. www.lightreading.com/satellite/st...
Study pours more cold water on SpaceX's small cell plan
MoffettNathanson flags a host of challenges for SpaceX's small cell plan, arguing the 'bull case' hinges on SpaceX locking down an MVNO deal.
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August 14, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Research firm MoffettNathanson flags a host of challenges for SpaceX's small cell plan, arguing the 'bull case' hinges on SpaceX locking down an MVNO deal. www.lightreading.com/satellite/st...
Competition and collaboration with Starlink was a big topic of interest on Charter's Q2 call, fueled by a report that the company is chatting with SpaceX about a possible partnership. www.lightreading.com/cable-techno...
Charter sidesteps Starlink speculation
Competition and collaboration with Starlink was a focus of Charter's Q2 call, fueled by a report that the operator and SpaceX are in partnership talks.
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July 24, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Competition and collaboration with Starlink was a big topic of interest on Charter's Q2 call, fueled by a report that the company is chatting with SpaceX about a possible partnership. www.lightreading.com/cable-techno...
Mark Bridges, CableLabs' current CTO, will succeed the retiring Phil McKinney as president and CEO. Bridges will be the fourth CEO in CableLabs' history. www.lightreading.com/cable-techno...
Mark Bridges to take helm of CableLabs
Mark Bridges, CableLabs' current CTO, will succeed the retiring Phil McKinney as president and CEO. Bridges will be the fourth CEO in CableLabs' history.
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July 24, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Mark Bridges, CableLabs' current CTO, will succeed the retiring Phil McKinney as president and CEO. Bridges will be the fourth CEO in CableLabs' history. www.lightreading.com/cable-techno...
The FCC's plan for a 'Super Band' that combines the lower and upper C-band is taking shape as the agency also looks to auction spectrum in the 2.7GHz band in 2028. www.lightreading.com/5g/fcc-oks-u...
FCC OKs upper C-band auction rules, sets sights on 2.7GHz
The FCC's plan for a 'Super Band' that combines the lower and upper C-band is taking shape as the agency eyes an auction in the 2.7GHz band in 2028.
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July 23, 2026 at 8:56 PM
The FCC's plan for a 'Super Band' that combines the lower and upper C-band is taking shape as the agency also looks to auction spectrum in the 2.7GHz band in 2028. www.lightreading.com/5g/fcc-oks-u...
Amazon & Globalstar argue that Yippy is using the
FCC merger review to reopen a private contract fight. Globalstar says it has not provided communications services to Yippy since 2021 www.lightreading.com/satellite/am...
FCC merger review to reopen a private contract fight. Globalstar says it has not provided communications services to Yippy since 2021 www.lightreading.com/satellite/am...
Amazon and Globalstar fire back at Yippy
Amazon and Globalstar argue that Yippy's petition to block their merger is unrelated to the FCC review process.
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July 23, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Amazon & Globalstar argue that Yippy is using the
FCC merger review to reopen a private contract fight. Globalstar says it has not provided communications services to Yippy since 2021 www.lightreading.com/satellite/am...
FCC merger review to reopen a private contract fight. Globalstar says it has not provided communications services to Yippy since 2021 www.lightreading.com/satellite/am...
CEO John Stankey believes AT&T's networks are well positioned to manage the coming wave of agentic AI traffic amid investments in fiber, the network edge and spectrum that solidifies the wireless upstream. www.lightreading.com/ai-machine-l...
AT&T braces for the agentic AI wave
CEO John Stankey believes AT&T is well positioned to manage the coming wave of agentic AI traffic amid investments in fiber, the edge and spectrum.
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July 22, 2026 at 4:51 PM
CEO John Stankey believes AT&T's networks are well positioned to manage the coming wave of agentic AI traffic amid investments in fiber, the network edge and spectrum that solidifies the wireless upstream. www.lightreading.com/ai-machine-l...
MoffettNathanson wonders if @SpaceX 's spectrum – what it's acquiring and what it *might* acquire down the road – will serve as a bargaining chip for an MVNO deal. www.lightreading.com/satellite/is...
Is spectrum SpaceX's ticket to an MVNO deal?
MoffettNathanson wonders if SpaceX's spectrum – what it's acquiring and may acquire in the future – will serve as a bargaining chip for an MVNO deal.
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July 21, 2026 at 2:16 PM
MoffettNathanson wonders if @SpaceX 's spectrum – what it's acquiring and what it *might* acquire down the road – will serve as a bargaining chip for an MVNO deal. www.lightreading.com/satellite/is...
NCTC's Lou Borrelli & ACA Connects' Grant Spellmeyer hop on the podcast to preview The Independent Show, which gets underway next week. #TIS2026 www.lightreading.com/cable-techno...
Policy, tech and convergence to collide at The Independent Show
NCTC's Lou Borrelli and ACA Connects' Grant Spellmeyer hop on the podcast to preview next week's The Independent Show.
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July 20, 2026 at 2:22 PM
NCTC's Lou Borrelli & ACA Connects' Grant Spellmeyer hop on the podcast to preview The Independent Show, which gets underway next week. #TIS2026 www.lightreading.com/cable-techno...
SpaceX shares were down today after Thursday's test flight of Starship was scrubbed because some of its engines failed to start. Another attempt could be made 'early next week,' Elon Musk said on X. www.lightreading.com/satellite/sp...
SpaceX shares dip after Starship test flight is scrubbed
SpaceX shares fell after Thursday's test flight of Starship was scrubbed. A fresh attempt could be made 'early next week,' said Elon Musk.
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July 17, 2026 at 3:39 PM
SpaceX shares were down today after Thursday's test flight of Starship was scrubbed because some of its engines failed to start. Another attempt could be made 'early next week,' Elon Musk said on X. www.lightreading.com/satellite/sp...
Taking a page from the DOCSIS playbook, CableLabs is working on interoperability for XGS-PON products used by cable operators and exploring the same for future coherent PON tech. www.lightreading.com/fttx/cablela...
CableLabs targets interoperability for XGS-PON and CPON
CableLabs is working on interoperability for XGS-PON products used by cable operators and exploring the same for future coherent PON tech.
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July 14, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Taking a page from the DOCSIS playbook, CableLabs is working on interoperability for XGS-PON products used by cable operators and exploring the same for future coherent PON tech. www.lightreading.com/fttx/cablela...
With the FCC granting more conditional approvals and waivers for broadband routers, CTIA and WNC, a supplier based in Taiwan, are now seeking special dispensation. www.lightreading.com/broadband/fc...
FCC router ban docket stays active
With the FCC granting more conditional approvals and waivers for broadband routers, CTIA and WNC are now seeking special dispensation.
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July 10, 2026 at 1:48 PM
With the FCC granting more conditional approvals and waivers for broadband routers, CTIA and WNC, a supplier based in Taiwan, are now seeking special dispensation. www.lightreading.com/broadband/fc...
Airties said the acquisition of India-based Aprecomm will help it expand into emerging markets and manage a broader range of Wi-Fi-enabled broadband devices, including legacy CPE. www.lightreading.com/oss-bss-cx/a...
Airties targets more Wi-Fi devices and markets via Aprecomm buy
Airties said the acquisition of India's Aprecomm will help it expand into emerging markets and manage a broader range of Wi-Fi CPE.
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July 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Airties said the acquisition of India-based Aprecomm will help it expand into emerging markets and manage a broader range of Wi-Fi-enabled broadband devices, including legacy CPE. www.lightreading.com/oss-bss-cx/a...
While some view the Amazon-Globalstar deal as a boon for D2D competition, the transaction is getting static from Yippy, a company that is partially owned by Globalstar. www.lightreading.com/satellite/am...
Amazon-Globalstar deal draws concern and support
While some see positives in the Amazon-Globalstar deal, the transaction is getting static from Yippy, a company that is partially owned by Globalstar.
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July 8, 2026 at 6:22 PM
While some view the Amazon-Globalstar deal as a boon for D2D competition, the transaction is getting static from Yippy, a company that is partially owned by Globalstar. www.lightreading.com/satellite/am...
Dish DBS, a unit that includes Dish Wireless, has voluntarily filed Chapter 11 cases under a prepackaged restructuring plan. Dish's satellite TV and Sling TV services will remain operational during the process. www.lightreading.com/finance/dish...
Dish turns to Chapter 11
Dish DBS, a unit that includes Dish Wireless, has voluntarily filed Chapter 11 cases under a prepackaged restructuring plan.
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June 30, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Dish DBS, a unit that includes Dish Wireless, has voluntarily filed Chapter 11 cases under a prepackaged restructuring plan. Dish's satellite TV and Sling TV services will remain operational during the process. www.lightreading.com/finance/dish...
CTIA wants the FCC to set its rules for the upper C-band auction by late August. It's also pressing the agency to move forward with auctions of additional bands to support the future needs of AI and 6G. www.lightreading.com/6g/ctia-urge...
CTIA urges FCC to fast-track rules for upper C-band auction
CTIA wants the FCC to set rules for the upper C-band auction by late August, and for the FCC to move on additional spectrum auctions to support AI and 6G.
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June 29, 2026 at 4:10 PM
CTIA wants the FCC to set its rules for the upper C-band auction by late August. It's also pressing the agency to move forward with auctions of additional bands to support the future needs of AI and 6G. www.lightreading.com/6g/ctia-urge...
The California Public Utilities Commission has asked a court to determine if the FCC's new rules for shutting down copper networks is an overreach that violates federal law and the Administrative Procedure Act. www.lightreading.com/regulatory-p...
California PUC challenges FCC copper retirement rules
The California PUC wants a court to determine that the FCC's new copper shutdown rules is an overreach that violates federal law.
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June 26, 2026 at 2:23 PM
The California Public Utilities Commission has asked a court to determine if the FCC's new rules for shutting down copper networks is an overreach that violates federal law and the Administrative Procedure Act. www.lightreading.com/regulatory-p...
Hitron's Greg Fisher said the process to gain exemptions from the FCC's ban on foreign-made consumer routers was initially daunting but 'pretty simple' once applications were filed. The full process took about six weeks, he said. www.lightreading.com/broadband/hi...
Hitron exec provides a vendor's-eye view of the FCC's router ban
Hitron's Greg Fisher said the process to gain exemptions from the FCC's ban on foreign-made routers took about six weeks.
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June 25, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Hitron's Greg Fisher said the process to gain exemptions from the FCC's ban on foreign-made consumer routers was initially daunting but 'pretty simple' once applications were filed. The full process took about six weeks, he said. www.lightreading.com/broadband/hi...
The SpaceConnect Association, a group focused on the interests of the LEO satellite sector, has formed with support from Amazon, Iridium, Telesat and Globalstar. Analysts aren't surprised that SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile aren't participating. www.lightreading.com/satellite/le...
LEO satellite trade org forms, without SpaceX and AST
SpaceConnect has formed with support from Amazon, Iridium, Telesat and Globalstar. Analysts aren't surprised that SpaceX and AST aren't participating.
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June 25, 2026 at 3:11 PM
The SpaceConnect Association, a group focused on the interests of the LEO satellite sector, has formed with support from Amazon, Iridium, Telesat and Globalstar. Analysts aren't surprised that SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile aren't participating. www.lightreading.com/satellite/le...
US cable operators and telcos are all leaning hard into home broadband/mobile convergence, but cable holds key cost and footprint advantages, according to MoffettNathanson's analysis of this evolving part of the market. www.lightreading.com/cable-techno...
US cable still holds edge in convergence – study
US cable operators and telcos are all leaning hard into convergence, but cable holds key cost and footprint advantages, says MoffettNathanson.
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June 23, 2026 at 4:08 PM
US cable operators and telcos are all leaning hard into home broadband/mobile convergence, but cable holds key cost and footprint advantages, according to MoffettNathanson's analysis of this evolving part of the market. www.lightreading.com/cable-techno...
In addition to a new perk-filled loyalty program and flat-fee 'Simplicity' mobile plans, Verizon is focusing on home broadband and mobile convergence with 'Verizon One.' www.lightreading.com/5g/verizon-k...
Verizon keys on convergence with 'Verizon One'
In addition to a new loyalty program and flat-fee 'Simplicity' mobile plans, Verizon is focusing on home broadband/mobile convergence with 'Verizon One.'
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June 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
In addition to a new perk-filled loyalty program and flat-fee 'Simplicity' mobile plans, Verizon is focusing on home broadband and mobile convergence with 'Verizon One.' www.lightreading.com/5g/verizon-k...
With a resumption of distributed access architecture upgrades, cable access network spending rose 40% in Q1 2026, says Dell'Oro Group. www.lightreading.com/cable-techno...
DAA upgrades driving up cable access network spending – Dell'Oro
With a resumption of distributed access architecture upgrades, cable access network spending rose 40% in Q1 2026, says Dell'Oro Group.
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June 12, 2026 at 2:12 PM
With a resumption of distributed access architecture upgrades, cable access network spending rose 40% in Q1 2026, says Dell'Oro Group. www.lightreading.com/cable-techno...
The @FCC has approved the NCTA's petition for expedited waivers on 'covered' consumer modems, gateways and routers that implement relatively minor changes to memory and certain 'substrate materials.' www.lightreading.com/regulatory-p...
FCC OKs NCTA request for expedited waiver for broadband routers
The FCC has approved the NCTA's petition for expedited waivers on 'covered' consumer modems, gateways and routers that implement relatively minor changes.
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June 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The @FCC has approved the NCTA's petition for expedited waivers on 'covered' consumer modems, gateways and routers that implement relatively minor changes to memory and certain 'substrate materials.' www.lightreading.com/regulatory-p...
Elon Musk insists that 'there's not some magic that's necessary' for SpaceX's ambitious plan to build orbital data centers given that much of the tech required has already been developed for Starlink. www.lightreading.com/data-centers...
Musk: 'Magic' not needed for SpaceX's orbital AI data center plan
Elon Musk insists that SpaceX's ambitious plan to build orbital data centers will tap into tech already developed for Starlink.
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June 10, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Elon Musk insists that 'there's not some magic that's necessary' for SpaceX's ambitious plan to build orbital data centers given that much of the tech required has already been developed for Starlink. www.lightreading.com/data-centers...
Sercomm has joined a growing list of suppliers to have DOCSIS 4.0 modems verified to operate on widely deployed DOCSIS 3.1 networks. The vendor initially developed the product for Charter, industry sources say. www.lightreading.com/cable-techno...
Sercomm's 'verified' D4.0 device headed to Charter – sources
Sercomm is the latest to have a DOCSIS 4.0 modem verified to operate on D3.1 networks. Sercomm initially developed the product for Charter, sources say.
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June 9, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Sercomm has joined a growing list of suppliers to have DOCSIS 4.0 modems verified to operate on widely deployed DOCSIS 3.1 networks. The vendor initially developed the product for Charter, industry sources say. www.lightreading.com/cable-techno...
AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and the cable guys compete tooth-and-nail in the market, but they have formed a unified front when it comes to fighting copper theft, fiber cuts and other forms of network vandalism. www.lightreading.com/regulatory-p...
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon join cable's 'STRIKE' force
AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon have formed a unified front with the cable industry when it comes to fighting copper theft and other forms of network vandalism.
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June 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and the cable guys compete tooth-and-nail in the market, but they have formed a unified front when it comes to fighting copper theft, fiber cuts and other forms of network vandalism. www.lightreading.com/regulatory-p...