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GAO report flags gaps in targeting and sustainability of $50B broadband effort
Federal agencies distributing tens of billions of dollars to expand broadband should do more to target underserved areas accurately and ...
Multifamily shifting from smart home tech to building intelligence
The multifamily housing sector is moving away from standalone smart home gadgets and toward integrated systems that combine access control, ...
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Promotes Microgrids
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is propelling grid resilience through a partnership with regional utility EPB ...
Data Center Challenges for Electric Utilities- Part 2
In Part 1 of this energy blog, we looked at a new report from Wood Mackenzie, titled, “Breaking the speed ...
Data Center Challenges for Electric Utilities- Part 1
A new report from Wood Mackenzie, titled, “Breaking the speed limit: Can US data centre development outpace grid development?” noted ...
MISO’s Energy Outlook
In June, the Organization of MISO States (OMS) and Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), published its “2026 OMS-MISO Survey Results,” ...
California Approves New Transmission Project Plans
In May, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Board of Governors approved the “ISO’s 2025-2026 Transmission Plan,” recommending 38 infrastructure ...
New project assesses AI companies’ trustworthiness
Google Gemini is the most upfront and open about their use of artificial intelligence, according to The AI Trustworthiness Ranking, ...
Broadband speeds edged up in 2026 as rural gaps held firm
Median broadband download speeds in the United States rose about 5% over the past year, according to a report from ...
Smaller providers more apt to carry robocall traffic
Compliance with STIR/SHAKEN is uneven across the telecom industry, according to a new report from TNS. Wireless and wireline traffic ...
The digital divide lingers, especially in the western states
A new assessment of the nation’s broadband profile from Compare Internet found that the digital divide between rural and urban ...
As Gen Z leaves the family mobile plan, price matters most
More than a third (37%) of Gen Z leave family plans between ages 19 and 22, while nearly two-thirds (66%) ...
Promotional pricing now shapes the majority of global broadband plans
Most consumer broadband plans worldwide were sold with a temporary discount rather than a single flat price, according to a ...
Broadband access outpacing digital safety skills across top states
States with the highest digital privacy risk shared a common trait: strong broadband access paired with comparatively low digital literacy ...
Convergence emerging as the defining force in broadband
Convergence — the bundling of broadband and wireless service — is reshaping the economics of both markets in ways that ...
FERC’s Summer 2026 Reliability Assessment
A new report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), titled “The 2026 Summer Energy Market and Electric Reliability Assessment,” ...
Telecom carriers face a narrowing window to prepare for quantum technology
Carriers have a shrinking runway to prepare for quantum, and a new Bain & Company analysis says the clock is ...
Solar to Surpass Gas in Texas
In its most recent “Short-Term Energy Outlook” (STEO), the U.S. Energy Information Administration forecast that annual electric power generation from ...
