by Pivot
Month: September 2018
Verizon LTE Advanced Demonstration Achieves 1.45 Gbps
Verizon and two key vendors have sent data at 1.45 Gbps in a live test, the carrier announced yesterday. The partners in the Verizon LTE Advanced demonstration, which was conducted in New York, were Qualcomm…
Report: Telecom Service Satisfaction Rises, J.D. Power Cites Improving Customer Experience
Residential wireline companies are communicating with their customers more effectively and increasing their levels of satisfaction, according to telecom service satisfaction research from J.D. Power. This is leading to higher satisfaction levels. “It is clear…
FCC Issues Large Spoofing Fines Totaling Over $119 Million
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today took actions against marketers who were attempting to scam consumers through spoofed calls. Two companies will pay FCC spoofing fines totaling more than $119 million. Affordable Enterprises of Arizona…
Windstream Expands DIRECTV Relationship to Include DIRECTV for BUSINESS
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Sept. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Windstream (NASDAQ: WIN), a leading provider of advanced network communications, announced today that DIRECTV for BUSINESS™ will expand its relationship with the company to provide services to help…
FCC Adopts Rules for Next-Generation Wireless Infrastructure Deployment
WASHINGTON, September 26, 2018—Today, the Federal Communications Commission took another important step in its ongoing efforts to remove regulatory barriers that inhibit the deployment of infrastructure necessary for 5G and other advanced wireless services. This…
Now That the CAF II Auction is Over, What Happens to Rural Areas That Aren’t Covered?
With the CAF II auction completed, the FCC’s next Connect America Fund responsibility will be to establish plans for the CAF remote area auction, which aims to help bring broadband to remote areas not currently…
TDS Broadband Upgrade Done in Black Earth Area
September 26, 2018 — TDS Telecom (TDS®) has completed network upgrades in the Driftless area of Dane County, which includes portions of the towns of Berry and Vermont and Black Earth. Work in the town of…
U.S. Cellular Taps IoT for Smart Agriculture Services
U.S. Cellular next month plans to launch several smart agriculture services in partnership with Internet of Things America, a company that specializes in agricultural IoT, said U.S. Cellular Director of Emerging Product and Services Management…
AT&T Fixed Wireless Now Available in Almost 1,000 Counties Across 18 States
AT&T said it is on track to bring high-speed internet by the end of the year to 660,000 homes and small businesses for which the company received rural broadband funding through the Connect America Fund…
Parks: Smart Thermostats Are the Gateway to Buying More Smart Home Devices
A single smart home device isn’t enough for about 1 in 6 of U.S. broadband households, according to new smart device research from Parks Associates. The research firm found that 16% of U.S. broadband households…
AT&T Launches Advertising Company Xandr, Aims to Capitalize on Addressable Ads with Altice & Frontier On Board
AT&T today launched a new advertising company, to be known as Xandr, that will combine AT&T’s existing advertising and analytics businesses — including AT&T AdWorks, AT&T’s data analytics business, and AppNexus. An AT&T Xandr spokesperson…
Frontier Connect WAN Service is Latest SD-WAN Launch
Frontier Communications has introduced Frontier Connect WAN, a software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) offering. According to the company, the Frontier SD-WAN offering enables small businesses and enterprises to interconnect all their assets – headquarters, branch offices…