by Pivot
Month: May 2018
Parks: Sports is the Key for Over One Quarter of Pay-TV Households
Access to sports is the main factor for subscribing to pay-TV for 27% of pay-TV households, according to research from Parks Associates. Sports is increasingly becoming important for OTT as well…
Semtech Technology Underlies Comcast MachineQ IoT Service in 10 Cities
Semtech LoRaWan technology will be used in 10 of the 15 cities where Comcast MachineQ Internet of Things connectivity has rolled out. LoRaWAN is emerging as one of the primary communications technologies for the IoT, which requires . . .
Freedom Fiber Looks to Human Side of Broadband, USDA Helps Fund Electric Co-op Broadband Project
A USDA grant will help cover the cost of a rural utility broadband deployment, known as Freedom Fiber, developed by Tombigbee Communications. Tombigbee CEO and President Steve Foshee is an articulate advocate for rural broadband. In our interview, . . .
Zayo Could Be Next Telecom REIT
A Zayo telecom REIT would avoid certain taxes and could create value. It’s not certain yet whether the IRS would go along with this plan, however. Telecompetitor asked a Zayo spokesperson about comments made by the CFO of telecom REIT Uniti Group, who . . .
Foundation Explores Telecom Utility Broadband Partnership Economics
A telecom utility broadband partnership can sometimes find a business case for deployment where it would not have been feasible for either entity alone. What if an outside funding source were available? Post Road Foundation aims to answer that question.
Windstream: Bundling OTT Isn’t Helping Broadband, At Least Not Yet
Windstream hoped bundling OTT video from DIRECTV NOW would help stem broadband subscriber losses. That hasn’t happened yet, but the company expects a turnaround next quarter. The company also is seeing strong take rates in high-speed tiers, suggesting . . .
Parks: More than Half of U.S. Broadband Households Subscribe to Pay-TV and OTT Video
Approximately 33% of Cord Cutters would have stayed with their service provider if offered a Netflix-style service bundled with broadcast TV channel, said researchers, shedding light on those households that subscribe to pay-TV and OTT video.
Report Declares Comcast Quad Play ‘Firmly Rooted,’ With Verizon Being the Biggest Loser
The Comcast quad play has encroached on a space that AT&T and Verizon traditionally have dominated, said Market Strategies International. Almost 60% of current Xfinity mobile customers said they switched because of better pricing, researchers found. An additional 27% said . . .
Pai Gets Political on USF Funding Cuts
USAC projects a USF funding shortfall for 2018-2019 resulting from USF funding cuts generated from budget control mechanisms put in place by the previous FCC administration, said FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. His administration made an additional $180 million available to close the gap for 2017-2018 but moving forward, he . . .
DISH App Now on Android TV
Arvig Purchases Palmer Wireless
Pew: Smartphone-Only Homes Grow, Now 1 in 5 Use Smartphones Exclusively for Internet Access
Smartphone-only homes are on the rise, as 20% of broadband households now use smartphones as their primary means for accessing the Internet. The figure is higher among African-Americans and Hispanics, and in lower-income households.
Up Next with SD-WAN: Consolidated Communications
Consolidated joins a range of companies, large and small who are embracing the software-based WAN technology. Consolidated will leverage the Velocloud platform to deliver their SD-WAN portfolio.
Report: U.S. vMVPD Subscribers to Grow to 28M by 2023, 77M Globally
With U.S. vMVPD subscribers leading the way at 28 million by 2023, revenue for emerging virtual pay-TV services will top $24 billion, up from $3 billion in 2017, according to a Digital TV research report
Blue Valley Telecommunications Becomes 150th Gig-Capable Provider Certified by NTCA
Verizon, Cisco and Juniper Networks Bring SDN Functionality to the Edge
A Verizon Cisco Juniper SDN project focuses on combining service edge routers for Ethernet and IP-based services into a single platform. It is the latest example of Verizon’s efforts to . . .