by Pivot
Month: June 2015
Bright House Networks Enterprise Solutions Expands Cloud Portfolio
TAMPA, Fla.— June 17, 2015 — Bright House Networks Enterprise Solutions announced today the introduction of two new cloud solutions designed to bring increased agility, cost-efficiency, and scalability to enterprise businesses. The newly added Infrastructure as a…
Pay TV Subscriber Survey: Providers At Risk of Losing One Third of Subscriber Base
Despite their best efforts to date pay-TV providers are increasingly feeling the heat from over-the-top (OTT) competitors rolling out leaner, more personalized and less expensive on-demand video content to viewers. Nearly 8 percent (7.7) of…
4G LTE Subscriber Forecast Calls for 2.3 Billion Subscribers by 2019
The number of 4G LTE subscribers worldwide will grow at a 35 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the next five years, rising from 516 million to 2.3 billion. The prediction comes from TeleGeography,…
UNH-IOL Hosts First “Ultra-Fast” G.Fast Plugfest
The Broadband Forum on June 16 announced the completion of the world’s first G.fast equipment plugfest. Fourteen G.fast chipset and equipment manufacturers participated in the event, which took place in early June at the authorized…
Frontier Accepts CAF II Broadband Funding Worth $283 Million Annually
Frontier Communications is wasting no time getting started on its Connect America Fund Phase II deployment. The company today said it will accept $283 million in annual funding from the FCC to cover some of…
AT&T: Nearly 22 Million IoT Connected Devices on Our Network
AT&T hasn’t been wasting time when it comes to finding and taking advantage of opportunities in the vast, fast emerging Internet of Things (IoT) market space. According to a June 15th press release, AT&T announced…
Time Spent Watching VOD on the Rise, Free On Demand Viewing Gaining Popularity
Americans spent 22 percent more time watching free on demand television content in the broadcast primetime category in the first quarter of 2015 than they did in the same period a year earlier, according to…
Internet2 ONOS /SDN Application Eliminates Need for Core Routers
Software defined networking (SDN) concepts are critical to new capabilities launched on the Internet2 research and education network. Five higher education institutions are connected to a virtual network slice controlled via open source SDN network…
U-verse with AT&T Gigapower Launches Today in Charlotte and Surrounding Area
CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 15, 2015 – Today, AT&T launched U-verse with AT&T GigaPower to residential and small business customers in parts of Charlotte and surrounding communities. Customers have a new choice for ultra-fast Internet access…
LTE-U Standards: NCTA Accuses Carriers of Circumventing Usual Process
Technologies that aim to support LTE in unlicensed spectrum bands could create interference with Wi-Fi networks, argues the National Cable & Telecommunications Association in comments filed with the FCC last week. The NCTA also had…
Windstream Bullish on VDSL2+ Bonding
Windstream has great hopes for VDSL2+ bonding technology, said Bob Gunderman, chief financial officer and treasurer for the company, yesterday at Barclay’s High Yield Bond & Syndicated Loan Conference, which was also webcast. Just over…
ANPI/Pioneer Deal Illustrates Tier 3 Telco UC Momentum
The news this week that unified communications (UC) platform provider ANPI had signed its 100th and largest customer illustrates growing tier 3 telco UC momentum and availability. ANPI offers a cloud-based UC solution that service…