WiMax on the CBS Evening News: DigitalBridge and the Hunt for Stimulus Funds

June 25, 2009

It’s no secret that service providers of all stripes are lining up to grab their share of the government stimulus funding pie directed at broadband deployment. Our friends at DigitalBridge Communications got some prime-time buzz the other night, when CBS Evening News stopped by for a video look:


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The money quote from Kelley Dunne, CEO of DigitalBridge, whose new ambitious plans are part of the rural broadband rollout: He says the company has about 150 applications out there, seeking $40 to $50 million in funding. Good news for the WiMax industry if the applications go through, adding more to the pig-pile of government funding for WiMax rollouts.