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Brightspeed Joins Forces with Verizon for Fixed-Wireless Push

A new partnership between
Brightspeed and Verizon will allow
Brightspeed to deliver fixed wireless
services over Verizon’s network for
customers with aging copper cables.
Brightspeed, a telecom provider
based in North Carolina, announced
the partnership with Verizon. The news
comes as Brightspeed continues to
deploy fiber in the South, Midwest,
and Mid-Atlantic regions, backed by
sizable investments, Brightspeed’s
release stated. “Working with Verizon,
Brightspeed CEO Tom Maguire had the needs of the future.”
this new fixed wireless voice and
comments included with his firm’s
data solution offers customers a
announcement and said Bright- Additionally, he said the partnership
more immediate, reliable, high-
speed’s goal is to provide every home would help Brightspeed customers
speed connectivity option,” the
within their footprint with a more reli- who are not currently served by fiber.
announcement about the partnership
able option than copper for services. “Working with Verizon, this new fixed
explained.
“Everyone deserves the latest and wireless voice and data solution offers
best communications technology customers a more immediate,
According to Brightspeed, the
available,” Maguire said. “Archaic reliable, high-speed connectivity
partnership will allow services to be
copper networks are costly to option and can be deployed to
deployed “to homes and businesses
maintain, susceptible to weather- homes and businesses that
that Brightspeed’s planned fiber
related issues and can neither Brightspeed’s planned fiber
broadband network build may not
support modern technology nor broadband network build may not
reach.”
telecommunications innovation and reach.”
Vodafone Offers 300Mbps Speeds with New FWA Home 5G Service
Vodafone Greece has introduced with internet speeds of up to 300Mbps The innovative service uses Fixed
the Vodafone Wireless Home 5G at home. This service is available in Wireless Access (FWA) technology,
service, which, leveraging Vodafone's areas that are either not covered by a complementing the existing Vodafone
constantly evolving mobile network, high-speed fixed connection network Wireless Home 4G service. With the
offers a reliable wireless connection or have limited coverage. introduction of the Vodafone Wireless
Home 5G service, the geographical
coverage of the service is expected
to expand, helping bridge the digital
divide and connect remote areas of
Greece.

Combined, the Vodafone Wireless
Home 4G/5G service is now available
in approximately 564 areas, covering
282,551 active lines. The service plans,
which include free advanced
technology equipment, offer unlimited
internet speeds up to 300Mbps,
unlimited national landline and
mobile calls, with prices starting from
€20.95 per month for residential
subscribers.

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