by Pivot
Month: August 2017
Grande Communications Announces Expansion Of 1 Gigabit Internet To San Antonio, Texas
Millennial Streaming Video Survey: 48% Subscribe to Multiple Services
More than half (57%) of respondents to a Morning Consult millennial streaming video survey said there are too many streaming services.
AT&T G.fast Launch Will Expand Broadband Reach Outside of its Traditional Territory
AT&T G.fast service at speeds up to 500 Mbps launches in 22 markets where carriers such as Verizon, Comcast, and CenturyLink are incumbents.
GCI Completes Construction of 3,300-mile Broadband Network in Rural Alaska
Verizon SD-WAN Offerings Expand With Integrated Security
Latest Verizon SD-WAN offering, dubbed SD-Branch, uses software from Versa. As multi-location enterprises adopt SD-WAN, their network topology changes from
New Calix WiFi Solution Aims to Arm Carriers with Mesh WiFi Experience
Calix WiFi offers monetization opportunities for service providers, who can offer it as a managed service while potentially reducing customer service calls.
Verizon Gigabit LTE Trial Breaks the Gigabit Speed Barrier
Ericsson and Qualcomm supported this Verizon Gigabit LTE trial, which used three-carrier aggregation to demonstrate 1.07 Gbps downstream speed, setting up
B-CROP Act Aims to Add $50M to RUS Rural Broadband Funding
B-CROP Act would provide grants in conjunction with loans for rural broadband, covering up to 75% of costs. Previously the RUS only issued low-interest . . .
Towerstream Launches Wholesale Fixed Wireless Targeting Carriers
LRG: U.S. Broadband Subscribers Rise by 230K in 2Q 2017, Cable Industry Now has 64% Market Share
Gains in U.S. broadband subscribers were all on the cable side, as the nation’s seven largest telco broadband providers all lost subscribers.
Report: Verizon Moves in to Top 3 for Carrier Ethernet Market Share
Eight companies have a Carrier Ethernet market share of 4% or more, said Vertical Systems. Verizon’s market share increased as a result of the company’s . . .
Report: Smartwatch Penetration Will Reach 15% of Adults by 2019
NPD’s smartwatch penetration forecast calls for a 60% jump in ownership between Q2 2017 and 4Q 2018. Driving the growth will be new use cases, including
Comcast’s Xfinity Mobile Rollout Complete, Now Available Across Comcast Footprint
The Comcast Xfinity Mobile rollout is complete, and the company revealed that 70% of users access Xfinity WiFi outside the home.
Pole Attachment Ruling Upholds One Touch Make Ready, A (Temporary?) Win for Google Fiber
Louisville pole attachment ruling allows network operators to hire a pole owner-approved contractor to move competitors’ equipment when installing new . . .
Bluebird Network Launches The Connected World SaaS Platform
Bluebird Network, has also adopted the Building List Manager, an automated software module for creating and distributing OnNet and…
BCN Telecom partners with Windstream Wholesale for SD-WAN adoption
CenturyLink 10G PON Field Trial Points to a Virtualized Broadband Access Future
CenturyLink 10G PON will use a software-defined OLT, initially supporting business services, an exec told us. In a field trial using…
Verizon FirstNet Alternative Aims to Retain Company’s Public Safety Customers
A Verizon FirstNet alternative will use a dedicated nationwide core and Verizon spectrum. Whether it will interoperate with AT&T’s FirstNet is a big ?
T-Mobile 600 MHz Spectrum Will Boost Rural Coverage; Buildout Begins
T-Mobile 600 MHz will support rollouts to rural areas the company traditionally has not served. Even though phones are not yet available, the company has . . .
vMVPD Satisfaction: Despite the Technical Shortcomings, Subscribers are Warming to Pay-TV Alternatives
TDG’s vMVPD satisfaction survey found that almost half found the service to be “very good.” vMVPD offerings include DirecTV Now, YouTube TV and other . . .
Mid-Rivers Usage-Based Broadband Improves Customer Satisfaction, Take Rates
Customers ordered the cheapest broadband even if data rates were insufficient for their needs, then complained on social media. Usage-based broadband was
Comcast Internet Essentials Speed Upgraded, Out-of-Home Wi-Fi Added
Comcast Internet Essentials speed will increase to 15 Mbps downstream, 2 Mbps upstream. The offering costs $9.95 monthly for low-income users, who get 40
CTO: 50 Trillion GBs of Data is Driving CenturyLink Network Transformation
A variety of factors are driving an ongoing CenturyLink network transformation according to CTO Aamir Hussain, including having to adapt to changing
Verizon Next Generation Broadband Strategy: We’ll Pass on G.fast and Stick With FTTP
Verizon next generation broadband strategy will focus on NG-PON2 said a key executive. Even for multi-dwelling units, Verizon wants to avoid using copper.