This Week: Bridging the Digital Divide with Peter Linder of Ericsson

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner welcome Peter Linder from Ericsson to discuss the Digital Divide. Peter is the Head of 5G Marketing for North America at Ericsson.

0:26: The results of Ericsson’s study on the Digital Divide in the U.S.

2:03: How the Digital Divide most impacts rural America.

4:06: How the pandemic has changed the demand for internet services.

5:10: How far fiber could take us to solve the demand.

8:03: Different technologies that can be used in very rural communities.

9:42: The results of looking at the fixed versus mobile divide.

11:09: What about the segment of people who don’t want an internet connection?

14:13: What are the urban, suburban, and rural differences?

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