by Pivot
Month: March 2018
Four Small Wireless Carriers Choose Ericsson Cloud-Based Network Management Platform
The agreement by four small wireless carriers to use Ericsson’s cloud-based network management services suggests that a growing number of smaller operators see the cloud as viable option for managing their network end-to-end. Network Management…
Frontier Communications and CWA West Virginia Reach Tentative Agreement
March 26, 2018 — CHARLESTON, W. Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) today announced it has reached a new tentative labor agreement with CWA 142. The previous CWA contract expired on March 3, 2018. The tentative…
USF Recipients Could Be Prohibited from Using Huawei, ZTE Equipment
The FCC is considering prohibiting network operators receiving Universal Service Fund (USF) support from using equipment from companies deemed to pose a national security threat. The commission is seeking feedback on how prohibited USF equipment…
Report: Ahead of 5G Push, LTE Market Share Hits 74% in North America with 353 Million Connections
LTE technology became the most widely used wireless cellular technology in the world in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to 5G Americas. Based on data from Ovum, LTE market share now exceeds 35% and…
FCC Authorizes an Additional $540 Million for USF Rural Broadband Funding
The FCC released an order adopted last week detailing plans to make an additional $540 million available to rural telecom providers to help cover the costs of deploying broadband to areas that are costly to…
TDS Broadband Network Improvements Continue with Launch of 600 Mbps Tier
TDS broadband network improvements have enabled a new 600 Mbps broadband tier, now available in several markets across four states, the company announced late last week. The markets are located in Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico,…
AT&T, ONF Collaborate on Virtualized Multi-Gigabit PON Service Automation
AT&T is working with the Open Networking Foundation (ONF) to integrate the ONAP operating system with multi-gigabit passive optical networks. The AT&T, ONF collaboration will leverage work the ONF already has done on multi-gigabit PON.…
Gigabit Coming to Every School in North Dakota, Thanks to New 100 Gig Backbone Network
North Dakota is somewhat of an anomaly in today’s broadband world, where so many lack access to high quality broadband. The largely rural state has some of the best, if not the best, state-wide fiber…
Global Ethernet Service Provider Leaderboard: CenturyLink Makes its Debut
The top seven Ethernet service providers in Vertical Systems Group’s 2017 Global Ethernet Leaderboard are (in order) Orange Business Services (France), AT&T (U.S.), Colt (U.K.), CenturyLink (U.S.), BT Global Services (U.K.), Verizon (U.S.) and NTT…
Report: Be Prepared to Wait for 5G Smartphones
Though there is lots news about 5G, the handsets necessary for the networks to be used will remain scarce for the next few years, according to a 5G smartphones forecast from Strategy Analytics. The firm…
TBR: Wireless Revenue Trends Up Slightly, Thanks to Higher Equipment Costs
Wireless revenue trends are up 2% year-to-year for U.S. carriers covered in Technology Business Research Inc.’s (TBR) 4Q17 U.S. & Canada Mobile Operator Benchmark report. Those revenues have reached an annual total of $62.7 billion,…
FCC Adopts New Small Cell Approval Rules in Pursuit of 5G
The Federal Communications Commission today adopted new small cell approval rules aimed at streamlining the wireless infrastructure siting review process to facilitate the deployment of next-generation wireless facilities. According to the FCC, the actions will…