by Pivot
Month: August 2015
OTT Creating Flood of Video Traffic That Must be Addressed
The growing amount of video traffic generated by OTT services is well documented. Broadband service providers are carefully monitoring networks and responding with faster speeds to the home and with network upgrades. But will these…
Among Gigabit Broadband Noise, There is Deafening Silence
Gigabit broadband has captured the imagination of the broadband industry. There is at least one weekly announcement of a new gigabit deployment, sometimes more. We know many service providers, large and small, are launching gigabit…
San Antonio is Now on Deck for Google Fiber
Google announced yesterday that San Antonio is their next Google Fiber market. With its 1.4 million residents, San Antonio is the largest city to date for Google’s growing FTTH footprint. San Antonio joins a growing…
Onvoy Acquires Broadvox to Become Third Largest CLEC By Rate Center Coverage
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Marketwired – Aug 4, 2015 – Onvoy, LLC, a leading provider of wholesale telecommunication services, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Broadvox, LLC, a CLEC…
5G Revenue Forecast to Surpass $65 Billion by 2025
Revenues for 5G services will exceed $65 billion by 2025, according to a forecast from Juniper Research. That would be up from a forecast $100 billion in 2020, the year the first commercial 5G roll-outs…
Windstream Accepts CAF Funding of $175 Million, Declines New Mexico
Windstream today said it would accept the majority of the funding offered to it in Phase 2 of the Connect America Fund program to cover some of the costs of bringing broadband to rural areas…
Cities with Best Mobile Performance: Atlanta, Chicago Top List
How do U.S. cities rank in terms of mobile services performance? Atlanta is tops, not only in network speed and data performance, but overall, according to RootMetrics’ first half 2015 rankings. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International also…
Utah Telco Selects MRV for 100G
CHATSWORTH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 4, 2015– MRV Communications™, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVC) (“MRV®”), a global provider of innovative packet and optical solutions, announced today that CentraCom is leveraging MRV’s portfolio of packet and optical platforms, alongside its…
Windstream VA Contract Win Could be Worth $450 Million
Windstream has won a major contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs – a five-year agreement potentially worth more than $450 million. The carrier will provide services such as voice and high-speed Ethernet connectivity to…
Smaller Cable Companies See Benefits in Transition to IPTV
Rapid changes in the video business are causing smaller cable companies, who have historically relied on RF and HFC technologies, to evaluate new IPTV options. Customers are demanding digital services like Whole Home DVR, Restart…
Comcast Internet Essentials Doubles Speed, Adds Free Wi-Fi Router
Comcast said today it is doubling the speed of its low-income Internet Essentials broadband service at no extra cost and adding a free Wi-Fi router to the offering. The cable company also will expand eligibility…
AT&T MobileTV Featured in New All in One Bundles of Pay TV, Wireless
AT&T didn’t waste any time putting together service bundles that include its traditional offerings as well as the nationwide satellite TV service the company gained through its recently completed DirecTV acquisition. The company on August…