Frontier reported quarterly results today and no surprise, all the focus is on fiber. The legacy telecom carrier is attempting a fiber first transformation after emerging from bankruptcy last year. The company now touts a Building Gigabit America strategy and…
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The speed race continues as Lumen Technologies announces Quantum Fiber service that offers symmetrical speeds of 8 Gbps using fiber broadband in three markets. The new service is available now to residents and businesses in cities near Denver, Minneapolis and…
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Consolidated Communications reported quarterly results today and the narrative is squarely on fiber. The super-regional carrier reported an important milestone regarding Consolidated’s fiber transformation strategy. Like other legacy telecom carriers, Consolidated is on a mission to become a fiber first…
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In Telecompetitor’s latest Broadband Industry Innovator series, we talk with SaskTel’s Director of Fiber to the Premises, Tim Ludwar about how SaskTel expanded its fiber footprint in Saskatchewan, Canada. This is a three-part interview series. Stay tuned for the next episode in…
Regional fiber operator Segra announced last week that it has connected fiber to 500 cell towers to support Dish’s 5G rollout. And according to Segra CEO Kevin T. Hart, Segra’s business with Dish isn’t finished. “This was phase one,” said…
The FCC approved plans today for outreach programs aimed at increasing awareness and signups for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which pays up to $30 monthly toward the cost of internet connectivity for low-income households. One of the programs is…
The FCC has authorized Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) money for six more companies. All six authorizations are for smaller companies, and the funding amounts authorized are comparatively small. The RDOF program covers some of the costs of deploying broadband…
Frontier reported quarterly results today and no surprise, all the focus is on fiber. The legacy telecom carrier is attempting a fiber first transformation after emerging from bankruptcy last year. The company now touts a Building Gigabit America strategy and…
The average number of entertainment and smart home devices per U.S. home remains high but dipped slightly – from 25 to 22 – between 2021 and this year, according to Deloitte’s “2022 Connectivity and Mobile Trends” report. A key theme…
Brightspeed, which continues to make announcements detailing its near and long-term future, says that it will bring fiber broadband to more than 130,000 addresses in Tennessee. The first 60,000 passings will be completed by the end of next year and…
The Department of Management Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) of the state of Iowa has published the fifth version of the state’s Broadband Availability Map. A month-long “challenge window” to enable various parties to comment on whether the…
The speed race continues as Lumen Technologies announces Quantum Fiber service that offers symmetrical speeds of 8 Gbps using fiber broadband in three markets. The new service is available now to residents and businesses in cities near Denver, Minneapolis and…
The State of North Carolina awarded more than $30.8 million in grants for broadband internet projects. This is the second announcement of state-issued broadband grants in the last few weeks. In July, the North Carolina Broadband Infrastructure Office awarded $23.4…
Verizon said today that it is upgrading its core fiber network to support speeds of 400 Gbps per port optical technology. The company said the upgrade will support growing bandwidth demand, particularly on its 5G Ultra Wideband network. That network…
The National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) has inked a new partnership aimed at making simplified streaming TV solutions available to its members and their customers. The offering relies on a partnership with MyBundle.TV, a company that offers products aimed at…
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