Joan Engebretson

Ramana Kompella, vice president and head of research at Cisco, is a strong evangelist for the nascent quantum internet, which will eventually connect quantum computers nationwide — and even worldwide. Cisco aims to “build high-fidelity quantum networks to... See more

Almost all last year’s broadband mergers and acquisitions fell into one of two categories. Major providers such as T-Mobile, Verizon, Charter, and Cox made strategic broadband M&A deals. And private equity firms invested in companies pursuing high-spe... See more

Satellite-to-cellphone technology continues to progress. The latest news on that front comes from satellite communications developer ST Engineering iDirect and Capgemini, who are developing a 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) satellite base station. NTNs e... See more

Fidium has gained $1.283 billion in funding using asset-backed securitization (ABS), building on a previous ABS deal inked back in May. At that time, the company was known as Consolidated Communications. ABS financing is secured by revenues and contracts ... See more

When Consolidated Communications changed its name to Fidium several weeks ago, it was a recognition of a range of changes at the company, including the appointment of a new CEO. Telecompetitor spoke recently with Gaurav Juneja, who will replace retiring C... See more