by Pivot
Month: July 2017
Frontier Touts Early Achievement of CAF Buildout Requirements for Rural Broadband
Frontier said today that it has deployed broadband to 40% of the locations in nine states for which the company accepted Connect America Fund (CAF) dollars, putting the company ahead of schedule in meeting CAF…
Comcast MachineQ IoT Platform Extended to 12 Markets
Comcast announced yesterday that it has extended the Comcast MachineQ IoT (Internet of Things) platform to 12 additional U.S. markets. MachineQ uses LoRaWAN protocol to support widely distributed IoT endpoints. The LoRa technology, which is…
Low-Latency Apps and the Legacy Telco Central Office are Key to AT&T Edge Computing Vision
What do low-latency apps and the telco central office have in common? They both figure prominently in an emerging AT&T edge computing vision. Data-intensive low-latency apps such as self-driving cars, augmented/ virtual reality (AR/VR) and…
Google Fiber Loses Second CEO in Less Than a Year
More tough times at Google Fiber as Alphabet Access (parent of Google Fiber) CEO Gregory McCray has stepped down after only five months on the job. McCray was hired after a short stint by Craig…
Frontier Communications Enhances Broadband Services in Connecticut with Coriant Solution
July 18, 2017 — NAPERVILLE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Coriant, a leading supplier of packet optical, IP, and SDN solutions to Tier 1 global service providers and web-scale Internet operators, today announced that Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR)…
Procera Sandvine Merger will Focus on Emerging Network Intelligence Market
A Procera Sandvine merger was announced today. PNI Canada Acquireco Corp (PNI), an affiliate of Procera Networks will acquire Sandvine for CAD$562 million (about US$433.3 million), according to a press release. Procera and Sandvine provide…
AT&T Rural Fixed Wireless Deployment Expands to Mississippi
Updated later July 17 AT&T rural fixed wireless deployment announcements are coming fast and frequently. The carrier said today that it has launched the service in parts of 15 Mississippi counties where the company accepted…
Verizon, Partners Demonstrate Key NG-PON2 Interoperability Milestone
Verizon said yesterday that it and its partners achieved interoperability in a vital element of its NG-PON2 platform. The NG-PON2 interoperability testing focused on the ONT management and provisioning element of the carrier’s OpenOMCI specification.…
Lumos Networks Signs Multi-Year Enterprise Contract with Virginia Military Institute (“VMI”)
Waynesboro, Virginia — July 13, 2017 — Lumos Networks Corp. (“Lumos Networks” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: LMOS), a leading fiber-based service provider in the Mid-Atlantic region signed a multi-year agreement with the Virginia Military Institute…
TDS Broadband Expansion Coming to Minnesota
The FCC A-CAM program is helping fund TDS broadband expansion in Minnesota, the carrier announced. Engineering and design work is beginning, that will set the stage to bring broadband to more than 2,200 locations throughout…
DIRECTV NOW Cloud DVR Will Come Courtesy of New Unified AT&T Entertainment Platform
AT&T is working on a unified platform for all of its video services, including DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, and U-verse TV. A DIRECTV NOW Cloud DVR will be the first feature to show up from this…
T-Mobile NB-IoT Las Vegas Testing Complete, Muni Services Offered
T-Mobile has completed testing of Narrowband-IoT on a live network in Las Vegas and, in conjunction with the city, is introducing IoT-based municipal services. T-Mobile NB-IoT could be a linchpin for ubiquitous IoT services. “Connecting…