by Pivot
Month: May 2016
Aureon Acquires Des Moines-based Midwest Projects Partners
WEST DES MOINES, IA (May 25, 2016) — Aureon announced today the acquisition of Midwest Project Partners (MPP), a Des Moines-based company specializing in project management and management consulting services, primarily for financial services firms…
Rural Gigabit Broadband is Part of FCC $2 Billion Connect America Fund Auction Plans
Rural areas that currently lack broadband could gain broadband at speeds above 1 Gbps as the result of action taken by the FCC at its monthly meeting today. Speeds of 1 Gbps downstream and 500…
ABI: Mobile Accessory Revenues Forecast to Hit $110 Billion by 2021
The secondary, or aftermarket, for mobile accessories will grow to exceed $110 billion in 2021, according to a mobile accessory revenues forecast from ABI Research. Aftermarket purchase/sales of Bluetooth smartphone headsets will grow fastest, rising…
Report: Millennial Smartphone Use, 73% Would Give Up Cable TV Before Smartphone
Millennials (those born between 1980 and 2000) are expected to account for 75% of the global workforce by 2025 and millennial smartphone use is of particular interest. Their craving for ubiquitous, ¨always on¨ high-speed network…
Cox Business Adds Mobile Functionality to Hosted Voice Solution
ATLANTA – May 24, 2016 – Cox Business has expanded its hosted voice Solution, IP Centrex, giving business customers enhanced connectivity capabilities with voice, instant messaging and more through their smartphones, tablets and desktop computers.…
CableONE Launches Gigabit Markets
5/17/2016 Cottonwood, AZ — Cottonwood and Clarkdale residents can now lay claim to the title “Gigabit city” with the recent launch of GigaONE, Cable ONE’s new Gigabit service. Cable ONE will host a GigaONE launch…
Report: Healthcare IoT Revenues to Reach $410 Billion by 2022
Growing use of connected medical devices, smartphones and software automation will fuel revenue growth in the global market for healthcare IoT technology, according to new market research from Grand View Research. Global healthcare IoT revenues…
U.S. Wireless Trends: 4 Million Messages Per Minute, 2.8 Trillion Minutes of Use
Americans consumed more than twice the amount of data in 2015 than they did the year before and three times that of 2013, according to survey data from CTIA on U.S. wireless trends. Network data…
ACA: 200 Small Video Providers Could Shut Down Due to New FCC STB Requirements
The American Cable Association has joined the opposition to new proposed FCC STB requirements introduced earlier this year, arguing the proposal could force more than 200 of the 700 small U.S. cable companies out of…
Lumos Networks Lights up RagingWire Data Center Campus
May 24, 2016 — WAYNESBORO, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lumos Networks Corp. (“Lumos Networks” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: LMOS), a leading fiber-based service provider in the Mid-Atlantic region, announced today that it has extended its fiber optic network…
Frontier Purchase of Verizon Lines Experiences Challenges, Victories
The Frontier purchase of Verizon lines in three states faced some unexpected challenges after the deal was completed last month, but those challenges were minimal compared to what the company faced with some previous acquisitions,…
Windstream Expands Metro Fiber Network in Richmond
May 23, 2016 – RICHMOND, Va. — Windstream (NASDAQ:WIN), a leading provider of advanced network communications, today announced a major expansion of its advanced metro fiber network in the Richmond area. Windstream’s expansion will provide…