by Pivot
Month: March 2018
CenturyLink CEO Post Announces Early Retirement
CenturyLink CEO Glen F. Post, III intends to retire effective the day of CenturyLink’s 2018 Annual Shareholder Meeting in May, the company announced today. Post had previously announced his intention to retire effective Jan. 1,…
CFO: Extensive Fiber Assets, FirstNet Give AT&T an Advantage on 5G Backhaul
AT&T’s legacy as a local exchange carrier (LEC), combined with its nationwide fiber network, will give it an advantage in backhaul connectivity for 5G wireless by minimizing 5G backhaul costs, said AT&T Senior Executive Vice…
Verizon Connect is the New Name for the Carrier’s Connected Vehicle Business
ATLANTA, March 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Today’s launch of Verizon Connect marks the completed integration of its existing connected vehicle division with two recently acquired fleet and mobile workforce management software companies under a single, combined brand. Verizon…
Wave Launches DDoS Mitigation Service to Protect Companies from Distributed Denial of Service Attacks
March 06, 2018 — KIRKLAND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wave Broadband (Wave), a gigabit fiber and broadband services company, today announced the launch of its DDoS Mitigation service, taking a more proactive stance in the cybersecurity marketplace. The service…
WOW! Gigabit Now Available to 95% of Base
One gigabit per second service continues to be a prime battleground for a growing list of providers. The latest to expand its offering is WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone, which today announced the availability of…
Wabash Upgrades Rural Fixed Wireless Network Using Mimosa
Wabash Communications has selected Mimosa Networks’ to upgrade a rural fixed wireless network in Ohio. Wabash has 6,000 subscribers. An uptick in demand led Wabash to deploy an LTE-based alternative in the 3.65 GHz band.…
NTCA Smart Rural Community Grants, Award Winners Announced
NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association announced four Smart Rural Community Collaboration Challenge grants and recognized four SRC Showcase Award recipients during this week’s Rural Telecommunications Industry Event, or RTIME, which was held in Austin,…
Schurz Hiawatha Broadband Acquisition Completed
Schurz Communications’ acquisition of Hiawatha Broadband Communications has closed. The Schurz Hiawatha Broadband deal opens the southeast Minnesota region to Schurz. The acquired company will maintain local management, continue to be based in Winona, MN…
Bluebird Network Underground Data Center to Expand
Bluebird Network, a Midwest telecommunications company, said today that it has begun an expansion of an underground data center, a project that will go to bid in late May. The data center is located in…
ALLO Communications Triples Speeds, Doesn’t Change Consumer Pricing
ALLO Communications has tripled the speed of its residential broadband offering from 100 Mbps to 300 Mbps in both the upstream and downstream – and done so without increasing subscription rates. ALLO is a competitive…
CenturyLink Wins Managed Services Contract With State of Texas
MONROE, La., March 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today announced it was awarded a managed services contract with the State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR). State and local government, public education and other public entities in Texas can…
CEO: Windstream SD-WAN Reached More Than 15% of Company Sales in First Year
Windstream is “uniquely positioned” to capitalize on business customers’ shift toward SD-WAN connectivity, said Windstream CEO Tony Thomas yesterday. Windstream SD-WAN sales now represent more than 15% of the company’s total sales – an accomplishment…