by Pivot
Month: November 2015
School Broadband Report: 23% of Schools Lack Fast Broadband
Higher-speed Internet access has been provided to an additional 20 million U.S. K-12 students over the past two years, according to EducationSuperHighway, a non-profit organization dedicated to upgrading Internet access in every public school classroom…
Zayo to Acquire Allstream
November 23, 2015 — BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (“Zayo”) (NYSE: ZAYO), a leading provider of Communications Infrastructure services, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Allstream, Inc. (“Allstream”), which…
Brandwatch: Telecom Social Media Presence is Good, But Could Be Better
Major carriers such as AT&T, Verizon and Sprint have high ¨social visibility¨ and are fairly well-developed when it comes to ¨social customer service.¨ That said, an opportunity exists for service providers to apply ¨social intelligence¨…
Report: App Overload May be Limiting TV App Penetration
Carrying out new consumer-based research regarding habits and preferences for viewing content on smart TVs, Altman Vilandrie & Co. found that nearly 9 in 10 survey respondents want a single app for video watching across…
Allo Acquisition Leads to Nebraska Gigabit Plans
Allo Communications, a Nebraska based competitive triple play provider will launch gigabit services in Lincoln, Nebraska, due in part to its sale to Lincoln based Nelnet. Formed in 2003, Allo currently provides fiber based triple…
RUS Reports Broadband Stimulus Program Results, Claims Six Million Benefited
It’s hard to believe the Broadband Stimulus Program was first announced over six years ago. The $7.2 billion program was part of the broader American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which aimed to stimulate the economy…
ViaSat Doubles Satellite Broadband Speed to 25 Mbps, Integrates Wi-Fi
Satellite broadband services provider ViaSat on November 18 introduced a new, faster wireless modem and service plan for the home. Able to provide satellite broadband speed of up to 25Mbps, ViaSat’s Exede WiFi Modem doubles…
FairPoint Gigabit Service Set to Launch
FairPoint will soon join the gigabit movement, announcing FairPoint gigabit service will launch in December in select New Hampshire markets. The Portsmouth, New Hampshire region will become the first gigabit market for the tier 2 service…
Sprint Launches Half-Off Promotion, Promises 50% Off Competitor’s Rates
November 18, 2015 — OVERLAND PARK, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In celebration of the launch of its new LTE Plus network, which has been clocking blazing speeds nationwide, Sprint (NYSE: S) is introducing the biggest wireless offer in…
LRG: Cable is Dominating Fixed Broadband Subscriber Growth
The 17 largest cable and telcos high-speed ISPs in the U.S. added some 645,000 net new subscribers in 2015’s third quarter (3Q’15). Representing about 94 percent of the U.S. market, a total 89.5 million rely…
Parks: Sports Channels Grab 3 of Top 10 OTT Subscription Services
New market data from Parks Associates reveals the growing extent OTT services are being used in U.S. broadband households. According to Parks’ OTT Video Market Tracker, OTT services were used in about 6 in 10…
Ericsson: Average Monthly Smartphone Data Consumption Will Reach 22 GBs
Ubiquitous, continuous access to mobile broadband networks is quickly becoming a fact of life in developed markets such as North America’s, as well as a prerequisite for participating in just about any kind of business…