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Frontier Communications is rolling out a 2-gig fiber-optic internet option across its existing fiber network. The multi-gig plan costs $149.99 / month and comes with a free Fire TV for the first 1,000 customers who sign up.

KT Corp has copped a $6.3 million fine from the SEC for running a slush fund and paying bribes - the latest in a series of brushes with the law.

Cloonan, who most recently served as interim CTO at CommScope, is a cable industry engineering exec who has played a key role in the evolution of DOCSIS - from 1.0 to 4.0.

Mediacom Chairman and CEO Rocco Commisso also notes that the cable operator is gearing up to launch 10G services across its footprint.

We believe 5G SA [standalone] open RAN private networks will enable the DoD to achieve the balance of control, security and flexibility that theyre looking for, Dish said.

The telecom giant began the shutdown of its third generation network on February 22, freeing up frequencies for its faster, and more reliable, 5G infrastructure.

Intel, Juniper and VMware are among the companies stumping up investment this time round.

AT&T is planning to shutter its 3G network today, February 22. But the company appears to have recently inked a 3G roaming deal with T-Mobile that could provide a lifeline to affected customers through July.

Competitive cable operator will offer discounted mobile services to broadband customers through a new partnership with Reach Mobile that will ride the T-Mobile network.

Operator says it will splash out a multi-billion dollar annual investment over the coming years to offer symmetrical multi-gigabit speeds over a mix of DOCSIS 4.0 and FTTP networks.