by Pivot
Month: March 2018
AT&T Embracing Open ROADM, Dallas is First Up
AT&T is moving open ROADM and optical SDN initiatives from the test and demonstration phase to deployment. The first uses of the platform will be in Dallas, the carrier announced last week. The Reconfigurable Optical…
IDC: Mobility Spending to Top $1.6 Trillion in 2018
Worldwide spending on mobility solutions will top $1.6 trillion this year, a 3.2% increase over 2017, according to the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) new Worldwide Semiannual Mobility Spending Guide. The solid growth is expected to…
It’s Playball for MLB and Facebook
Facebook and Major League Baseball announced a wide-ranging agreement for digital-only broadcasts for the upcoming season. The two parties said that a 25-game package – one game per week – will be exclusively distributed in…
Report: Rural Online Transactions Valued at Nearly $1.4 Trillion Annually
A new report from iGillott Research for the Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) estimates the value of rural online transactions at nearly $1.4 trillion annually – about 14% of all online transactions or seven percent…
FirstNet Provides Progress Report
FirstNet, the first responder network being built in a public/private partnership between AT&T and the FirstResponder Authority, is approaching its first birthday with network construction underway. A FirstNet progress report came in the form of…
Comcast Increases Internet Speeds For Most Customers From Maine Through Virginia
March 6, 2018 — MANCHESTER, NH — Comcast today announced it is increasing the speeds of some of its most popular Xfinity Internet service tiers – including Blast and Performance Pro – for new and…
Verizon EVP: Competitive 5G Claims Could Be “Fake News”
Competitive 5G claims about nationwide networks “could be fake news,” said Ronan Dunne, Verizon executive vice president and group president of Verizon Wireless at an investor conference today. “We’re not building a PR network,” said…
Gibson Electric Membership Corporation Selects Calix for Gigabit Fiber Network
PETALUMA, CA – March 7, 2018 – Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX), today announced Gibson Electric Membership Corporation (Gibson EMC) and its not-for-profit subsidiary, Gibson Connect, LLC, has selected Calix AXOS and Calix Cloud solutions for its fiber-based gigabit services network in Tennessee and Kentucky.…
Pai Proposes $954 Million to Restore Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico Broadband
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai proposed to direct approximately $954 million toward restoring and expanding communications networks in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico broadband networks were all but destroyed during…
Cable One Claims Highest Margin in the Cable Industry
Cable One has the highest margin in the cable industry, according to Kevin P. Coyle, senior vice president and chief financial officer for the company. Ironically, the company achieved those margins—which exceeded 47% in the…
CFO: TDS Continuing to Eye Out-of-Market Expansion Through Fiber Overbuilds, Cable Acquisitions
TDS Telecom saw top-line wireline and cable growth rates of 1% and 10%, respectively, for 2017. Both of those numbers are above average – and according to TDS Telecom CFO Vicki Villacrez, TDS growth can…
Peak Internet Fixed Broadband Will Be CBRS-Ready
Colorado-based Peak Internet will be deploying fixed wireless infrastructure operating in the 3.65 GHz band that can be easily upgraded in the future to use the entire CBRS band, according to ExteNet, equipment supplier for…