by Pivot
Month: May 2014
Google Fiber Penetration Hits 75% in Parts of Kansas City, But Not Without Controversy
Google apparently has some great take rates for its gigabit Google Fiber service in Kansas City, with Bernstein Research reporting Google Fiber penetration of 75% in some neighborhoods. These are take rates to ‘die for.’…
Level 3 Peering Dispute: Ports to 5 U.S. Internet Providers are Permanently Congested
Peering connections between Level 3 Communications and six broadband service providers are permanently congested because the broadband providers refuse to increase router capacity, said Level 3 Vice President of Content and Media Mark Taylor in…
CFO: Verizon 300 Mbps WiFi Coming Soon
Verizon plans to offer an in-home router that will support WiFi connectivity at speeds up to 300 Mbps beginning this summer, said Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo at the Jefferies 2014 Global Technology, Media…
C Spire Unveils New Shared Wireless Plans
May 05, 2014 — RIDGELAND, Miss.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–C Spire is giving families, friends and small businesses more of what they want and need for less than other wireless providers with the introduction today of its latest…
Frontier Secure to Offer Device Protection to SMBs Nationwide
Frontier Secure Computer Security Pro and Mobile Security Pro, announced today by Frontier Communications, are two more examples of a couple of opportunities that are key focus areas for the company. The company has been…
Wireless Carriers Select Hosted 4G LTE Solution
NewCore Wireless, the leading full-service hosted wireless switching provider, announced today that Mid-Rivers Communications, a telecommunications cooperative in Eastern and Central Montana, and Illinois Valley Cellular (IVC), a telecommunications service provider in North Central Illinois,…
Rural Broadband Investments Acquires Illinois Cable Assets
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rural Broadband Investments (“RBI”) today announced it has closed the acquisition of several cable systems from Cass Cable TV, Inc. The acquisition comes shortly after RBI’s initial platform investments in NewWave Communications…
Cable Assets are Focus of TDS/ BendBroadband Deal
Telephone and Data Systems’ plan to acquire Oregon-based BendBroadband announced late yesterday was motivated by the desire to obtain BendBroadband’s cable assets and expertise, TDS said. “BendBroadband’s culture of innovation and its attractive market demographics…
Infonetics: Carrier WiFi Hotspots to Increase 33% by 2015
Buoyed by development of Hotspot 2.0, the quality and performance of carrier WiFi is approaching that of mobile and fixed-line broadband — and WiFi and mobile network operators are responding by ramping up deployments, according…
Cities Vying for Google Fiber Expansion Respond to Checklist Items
Google’s effort to build out gigabit broadband fiber networks in 34 markets in nine metro areas is making headway and its selection process is on-track and on-schedule, according to an update from the Google Fiber…
Good News or Bad? T-Mobile Paid ETFs for 21% of New Postpaid Customers
Not surprisingly, T-Mobile’s Un-Carrier strategy is generating serious subscriber growth, as the company’s first quarter results, announced today, reveal. The question now is how the rest of the industry will respond, now that the financial…
Cable Industry Introduces Gigasphere for Ultra-Fast Broadband
The cable industry’s next generation of broadband has a new name – Gigasphere. Introduced at the Cable Show 2014, the annual cable industry event sponsored by NCTA, Gigasphere will be the public name of emerging…