by Pivot
Month: June 2016
Comcast, NCTC Agreement Paves Way for DOCSIS 3.1
A new Comcast, NCTC Agreement will provide the NCTC’s small cableco members with advanced technology that reduces the bandwidth and equipment needed to support video services. As Comcast Wholesale explains in a press release, the…
Net Neutrality Upheld, Broadband Providers Vow Further Action
With the FCC’s 2015 decision on Net Neutrality upheld by an appeals court today, organizations representing many of the nation’s broadband providers were quick to voice their displeasure. Several suggested that they might pursue further…
Onvoy Buys ANPI to Build Scale and Acquire Additional Capabilities
In what is an industry-wide trend, Minnesota based Onvoy buys ANPi to build scale and improve capabilities. The combined company will create a significant ‘carrier’s carrier,’ bringing together two networks with extensive reach into the…
Sling TV Launches on Apple TV
June 13, 2016 — SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today from the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Sling TV announced the debut of its live and on-demand Internet TV service on Apple TV. The over-the-top provider’s suite of…
CenturyLink Acquires Cloud Start-Up
MONROE, La., June 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today announced the acquisition of ElasticBox, a multi-cloud application management service. This acquisition combines the ElasticBox platform with the global network, hosting and delivery…
FTTH and Apartment Rentals: Tenants Will Pay 5% More for Fiber
Fiber broadband connectivity increases the market value of rentals in multiple-dwelling-units (MDUs) by 8 percent, according to the results of a new Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Council Americas study about FTTH and apartment rentals.…
Report: North American LTE Subscriptions Pass 250 Million
North American LTE subscriptions surpassed the 250 million-mark during 1Q 2016, according to market data gathered by Ovum for 5G Americas. LTE will serve as the foundation for the next generation of 5G mobile broadband…
TV Everywhere Standard to Include Single Sign-on
Non-profit industry group CTAM (the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing) on June 10 announced the launch later this year of portions of an open TV Everywhere standard that will enable pay-TV subscribers to sign…
DISH Loses Tribune Stations in 33 Markets
Enlewood, Colorado — June 12, 2016 — DISH reported today that Tribune Broadcasting Company chose to black out DISH customers’ access to 42 local channels in 33 markets across 34 states and the District of…
Windstream, 365 Data Centers Deal Highlights Tier 2 and 3 Opportunities
A Windstream, 365 Data Centers deal announced today will give customers of 365 Data Centers the ability to connect to the data centers using Windstream’s national DWDM, Ethernet and IP networks. 365 Data Centers operates…
Packet Data Core Investment Forecast to Hit $42 Billion by 2021
Mobile networks making use of network functions virtualization (NFV) will garner more than half of the money invested in packet data core technology by 2021, according to a packet data core investment forecast from ABI…
Opposition to Charter Overbuild Requirements: ACA and NTCA Weigh In
The American Cable Association and NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association this week filed petitions in opposition to Charter overbuild requirements imposed by the FCC as a condition of Charter’s acquisition of Time Warner Cable…