Posts by Emory Day

Texas fascinates with its famous hubris, its huge distances, its undeniable vigor, its wealth, and its sense of always being on some kind of cutting-edge.

This gives special impact to the announcement that the Lower Colorado River Authority is purchasing additional 900-megahertz wireless broadband licenses from Anterix, boosting its ability to support future growth in Texas.

This November, I had the privilege of leading a fireside chat at the Utility Broadband Alliance Summit and Plugfest on how utilities can prepare for the energy surge from data centers, as well as AI, EV and cryptocurrency. I really liked the title of the session, although I am a little unclear on who came up with it: “Data Centers Everywhere: It’s a Drag, Man.”

Ericsson last week signed an agreement to work with National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC), Southern Linc and Anterix to provide private networks to electric cooperatives (co-ops) of “all sizes and service terrains” across the United States.