by Pivot
Month: March 2018
Proposed Federal Budget Would Allocate Just $7.5 Million to Fix National Broadband Map Data
The omnibus bill to fund the federal government that is currently before Congress calls for $7.5 million to go to the National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA) to update National Broadband Map data in coordination…
Windstream Recognized for Strong Ethernet Growth
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Windstream (NASDAQ:WIN), a leading provider of advanced network communications, announced that for the third straight year it has climbed analyst firm Vertical Systems Group’s annual ranking of U.S. Ethernet providers.…
WBA Introduces Wi-Fi Deployment Guidelines, Compliance Checklist
The Wireless Broadband Alliance yesterday released the WBA Wi-Fi Deployment Guidelines and Compliance Checklist. The parallel offerings provide deployment best practices for wireless network operators and infrastructure vendors. WBA Wi-Fi Deployment Guidelines “The WBA has…
Congressional Spending Bill Allocates $600 Million in New Rural Broadband Funding
New rural broadband funding is included in the $1.3 trillion congressional omnibus bill to fund the government this year. The bill calls for an additional $600 million to be distributed through the Rural Utilities Service…
BARC Electric Cooperative Chooses Calix Carrier Class Wi-Fi
PETALUMA, Calif., March 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Calix, Inc. (NYSE:CALX), today announced BARC Electric Cooperative (BARC) and its BARC Connectssubsidiary have selected Calix Mesh Enhanced Carrier Class Wi-Fi and Calix Cloud to deliver managed, whole home Wi-Fi services for their rapidly growing subscriber base in…
Pai Urges Small Cable CAF II Auction Bids; Will They Take Him Up on It?
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai today urged small cable companies to bid for funding in the upcoming Connect America Fund (CAF) auction, scheduled to start in July. The CAF II Auction will award as much as…
USDA Accepting Community Connect Grant Applications, Up to $3M Each Available for Rural Broadband Projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has begun accepting applications for Community Connect grants, which cover as much as 85% of the costs of providing broadband service in unserved and underserved rural communities. Interested parties have…
Report: Big Four Broadcast Networks Are Most Desired for Skinny TV Bundles, ESPN Didn’t Make Top Ten
Broadcast networks top the list for most desired TV channels groups, according to new skinny TV bundles research from The Diffusion Group (TDG). In the survey of 2,030 connected consumers about the five network families…
Report: SD-WAN Success Factors Include Simplicity and Cloud Integration
SD-WAN will grow 200% year-over-year, according to a new report from SD-WAN provider Cato Networks. Additionally, identified SD-WAN success factors include simplification for connectivity, security, and the cloud, all of which are major themes for…
Pico Selects Zayo for Global Network Backbone
BOULDER, Colo. – March 21, 2018 – Pico, a leading financial infrastructure services provider, has selected Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZAYO) for a low-latency global backbone network. Pico’s extensive evaluation process culminated with the selection of…
IoT Momentum for Cable is Evident as Comcast Signs 5 to its MachineQ IoT Platform
In a sign of the growing business for cable MSOs in the IoT segment, five companies have agreed to use the MachineQ offering, which is a business unit of Comcast. The companies will use MachineQ…
Adtran Buys Sumitomo North America EPON Business, Aims to Dramatically Expand Cable MSO Business
Adtran will gain considerable clout with cable companies as a result of its purchase of the North America EPON business of Sumitomo Electric Industries. Adtran already has EPON technology, but Japan-based Sumitomo has a dominant…