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26 OCT-DEC 2025
Verizon Accelerates Fixed Wireless Broadband Expansion with

Acquisition of Starry

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, internet in complex MDU environ- sion because of its significant fiber
Nasdaq: VZ) announced a definitive ments. By integrating their technology backbone and extensive holdings of
agreement to acquire Starry, a lead- and expertise, we will accelerate our mmWave spectrum, which are essen-
ing provider of next-generation fixed fixed wireless access capabilities, tial for providing the high capacity
wireless broadband services. This giving millions of new customers and ultra-fast speeds required to
strategic acquisition advances Ver- a powerful and affordable broad- serve dense urban environments and
izon's differentiated ability to deliver band option. This architecture is less apartment complexes. Starry currently
high-speed internet to multi-dwelling expensive to build, quicker to deploy, serves nearly 100k MDU customers
units (MDUs) and urban communities, and uniquely addresses the com- in five markets: Boston, New York, Los
leveraging Starry’s innovative millime- plexities of urban settings where Angeles, Denver, and Washington,
ter wave technology. we can leverage our existing fiber D.C., and its MDU network provides a
and mmWave assets." This strate- significant opportunity to expand Ver-
"As the #1 mobility provider, Verizon’s gic acquisition advances Verizon's izon’s FWA footprint. Starry has a Net
acquisition of Starry is another step differentiated ability to deliver high- Promoter Score (NPS) that is nearly
to extend our leadership in mobil- speed internet to multi-dwelling units double the industry average.
ity and broadband,” said Joe Russo, (MDUs) and urban communities,
EVP and President, Global Networks leveraging Starry’s innovative millime- The acquisition is expected to close
and Technology, Verizon. "Starry has ter wave technology and established by first-quarter 2026, subject to FCC
demonstrated a unique and efficient market presence. Verizon is uniquely approval and other customary
approach to delivering high-speed positioned to accelerate this expan- closing conditions.

Nokia Partners with Surge to bring Affordable High-Speed Internet
Services to Indonesia

Nokia announced a multi-year part- broadband access, particularly in mance, efficiency, and safety.
nership with leading Indonesian digi- areas with limited fiber connectivity. Shannedy Ong, Director at Surge
tal and telecommunications solutions Indonesia commented: “This deal
provider, Surge, to enhance the coun- Nokia will also supply equipment with Nokia gives us a platform to
try’s internet connectivity through an from its industry-leading, energy-ef- build a unique and best-in-class 5G
extensive 5G FWA network deploy- ficient AirScale Radio Access Network network ready for the digital world
ment in provinces including Java, (RAN) portfolio, its latest generation that will bridge the digital divide and
Papua, and Maluku. The project will of Nokia AirScale Baseband com- bring affordable connectivity to even
support the Indonesian government’s bined with RRH (Remote Radio Head), more people. Digitalization will give
digital transformation goals and its and zero-footprint site solutions for our customers the best possible user
‘Affordable Broadband’ initiative to unmatched coverage across mul- experience.”
bridge the digital divide by bringing tiple deployment scenarios. These
connectivity to more citizens. Deploy- solutions are powered by Nokia’s Mark Atkinson, Head of Radio Access
ment will start in December 2025. energy-efficient ReefShark System- Networks at Nokia, said: “This signifi-
on-Chip technology, boosting Surge’s cant new partnership will see us work
Nokia will support Surge’s efforts to network for maximum performance, collaboratively to deliver premium
build a large-scale 5G FWA network efficiency, and reliability. connectivity experiences and accel-
based on the n50 spectrum band erate the digitalization of society in
to deliver high-speed, low-latency Surge will also benefit from Nokia’s Indonesia. We have created a unique
broadband access to its customers, intelligent network management sys- solution combining our best-in-class
leveraging Nokia’s existing FTTx, IP and tem, MantaRay NM, which provides a technology that directly solves the
Optics infrastructure for backhaul consolidated network view for opti- specific demands of Surge as they
and transport. Nokia has developed a mal monitoring and management. deploy 5G connectivity across the
customized, RAN and CPE solution for The deal also includes deployment, country.”
Surge, specifically for FWA use cases, maintenance, and support services
delivering high-speed, low-latency that leverage AI for enhancing perfor-

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