by Pivot
Month: September 2015
Statewide Fiber Networks Interconnect, Enhancing Ethernet Offerings
Iowa Network Services (INS) and Indiana Fiber Network (IFN), two statewide fiber networks run by independent telco consortiums, have interconnected their networks via an Ethernet network-to-network interface at a Chicago point of presence operated by…
Exec: Frontier FiOS Plans Will Mimic Verizon’s, Post-Acquisition
If Frontier’s acquisition of Verizon operations in California, Texas and Florida is completed in March of next year as planned, the company doesn’t expect to change much about the FiOS offering that will be the…
State Department Global Connect Goal: Broadband for 1.5 Billion People Worldwide
The Obama administration has been on a broadband boosting binge lately – and this time ambitions extend beyond the U.S. A new program called “Global Connect,” announced yesterday by the U.S. Department of State, has…
Mobile Video Calling Survey: 23% of U.S. Adults Have Taken Part
US adults are making more use of video calling via mobile devices, whether mobile phones, e-readers or tablets. Nearly one-quarter (23 percent) of those surveyed by market research specialist GfK reported taking part in a…
BroadbandUSA Guide Details Government Broadband Funding Options
A 28-page Broadband Funding Guide, released yesterday by the National Telecommunications and Infrastructure Administration, offers information for network operators about government funding programs covering broadband infrastructure, broadband literacy programs and other broadband costs. The guidebook…
AT&T Launches Gigabit in Orlando
ORLANDO, Sept. 28, 2015 – AT&T today launched its ultra-fast Internet service, U-verse® with AT&T GigaPowerSM, to residential and small business customers in parts of Orlando and the greater Orange County area. The new Internet…
AT&T Launches Gigabit in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 28, 2015 – AT&T today launched its ultra-fast Internet service, U-verse® with AT&T GigaPowerSM, to residential and small business customers in parts of San Antonio. Service is also launching today in parts…
Time Warner Launches Carrier Serviceability Portal
New York – September 28, 2015 – Time Warner Cable Business Class (TWCBC) today announced a new online tool that will make it easier for carrier customers to discover TWCBC-connected locations. The Carrier Serviceability Portal…
IPv4 to IPv6 Transition: Why There’s Still More Work to Come
This past Thursday September 24 will be remembered as the day that the North American registry ran out of IPv4 addresses. It’s not a big deal yet because Internet service providers, large enterprises and other…
CCA, CTIA, Carriers Create EVOLVE Coalition to Garner LTE-U/ LAA Support
Technology that enables 4G LTE wireless communications over unlicensed spectrum gained broader industry support with the announcement today of the EVOLVE coalition. In a press release EVOLVE said it “will promote the consumer benefits of…
Netflix Subscriber Forecast: 130 Million by 2020
Market research specialist Ampere Analysis predicts the number of Netflix subscribers will grow to reach more than 130 million by 2020. Outside content suppliers may not be all that pleased, however. Netflix management will invest…
Video Content Costs Survey: 54% of Rural Providers Saw Jump of 100% or More in Latest Contract
More than half of small rural video providers saw an increase in programming costs of 100% or greater in their latest contract negotiations, according to a survey conducted recently by Vantage Point Solutions, an engineering…