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Kentucky Receives $55.3M In Reconnect Funds
Congratulations to Finley clients Ballard Rural and Duo County for receiving grant funding awards from the USDA Rural Development Reconnect program. The Reconnect program provides grants, loans and grant/loan combinations to advance high-speed broadband deployment throughout rural communities in America.
 
Broadband Forum Nears Completion on Two New 5G Standards
The Broadband Forum is completing development of two new 5G standards. One is the 5G Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) Architecture (TR-470). The other covers Access Gateway Function (AGF) Functional Requirements (TR-456).
IoT Security Report: Close to 90% of Organizations Are Not Confident In Their Network Security
IoT devices are increasingly the targets that hackers are using to attempt to compromise networks, according to a new IoT security report from cloud networking company Extreme Networks, Inc.
5G Smartphones Will Help Drive Overall IT Spending, But The Coronavirus Crisis Weighs Heavily
IT spending will increase about 5% on a worldwide basis in 2020, according to an IT spending forecast from International Data Corp. (IDC). But the Coronavirus crisis is a wildcard that could impact the cycle.
Verizon, Honeywell Join Forces On Smart Grid
Verizon and Honeywell are joining forces to provide utilities with smart electric grid solutions. The companies will integrate Verizon’s Managed Connectivity LTE solutions and Honeywell’s next-generation smart meters and other electric, gas, and water solutions.
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