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    1. 5G/6G & Fixed Wireless Access/Mobile Evolution

    Brightspeed Leverages Verizon's Network to Serve Copper Customers

    Jan. 23, 2025
    Brightspeed taps into Verizon's network for customers currently served by aging copper cables.

    Brightspeed has announced the launch of a program offering their fixed wireless voice and data solution using Verizon's network for customers currently served by aging copper cables.

    Currently, some Brightspeed DSL customers in underserved or unserved areas are getting speeds well below what is needed to productively work, learn or stream online and are repeatedly dealing with service outages due to copper's lack of resiliency. Brightspeed's new fixed wireless voice and data solution using Verizon's network will provide customers with reliable connectivity.

    "Brightspeed developed this industry-leading fixed wireless solution that can support voice calls and help families and businesses connect to the internet, fully participating in today's digital world," said Brightspeed Chief Technology Officer, Brian Bond. "Now, Verizon is partnering with us to launch the solution by enabling the use of its network to provide the services our customers depend on every day—a reliable way to reach family and friends and a high-speed internet connection needed for remote work, online education, telehealth and teleconferencing." 

    "Connectivity is essential in nearly every part of our lives and work," said Jeff Hulse, President, Verizon Partner Solutions. "Working with Brightspeed, we are connecting more people, providing them with solutions necessary to create a fully connected nation."

    "Ultimately, our goal is to give every home and business within our 20-state service area a more reliable, resilient option over copper voice and data services," said Brightspeed CEO Tom Maguire. "Everyone deserves the latest and best communications technology available. Archaic copper networks are costly to maintain, susceptible to weather-related issues and can neither support modern technology nor telecommunications innovation and the needs of the future. This fixed wireless solution will help those who have struggled with unreliable copper service living in areas where our fiber network isn't available."