In part II of the Broadband Industry Innovator series interview with Tim Ludwar of SaskTel, we discuss the service provider’s goals to expand its fiber network in rural Canada. This is part two of a three part series. At the conclusion…
By: Bernie Arnason
Frontier CFO: We’re Rebuilding Trust to Help Achieve Fiber Goals
Frontier CFO Scott Beasley offered an update about the company’s progress and fiber goals at the Cowen 8th Annual Communications Infrastructure Conference today. That update included an acknowledgement of Frontier’s somewhat checkered past and how it might impact its future…
Broadband Innovator Series: SaskTel Rural Fiber Expansion (Part I)
In Telecompetitor’s latest Broadband Industry Innovator series, we talk with SaskTel’s Director of Fiber to the Premises, Tim Ludwar about how SaskTel expanded its fiber footprint in Saskatchewan, Canada. This is a three-part interview series. Stay tuned for the next episode in…
Frontier CEO: Fiber is a Superior Product to Cable and it Shows
Frontier reported quarterly results today and no surprise, all the focus is on fiber. The legacy telecom carrier is attempting a fiber first transformation after emerging from bankruptcy last year. The company now touts a Building Gigabit America strategy and…
Consolidated Turns the Fiber Corner, Sees Gains Against Cable
Consolidated Communications reported quarterly results today and the narrative is squarely on fiber. The super-regional carrier reported an important milestone regarding Consolidated’s fiber transformation strategy. Like other legacy telecom carriers, Consolidated is on a mission to become a fiber first…
As Broadband Competitors Turn Up the Heat, Comcast Begins to Feel It
Comcast reported quarterly results today and revealed a first since the communications conglomerate began offering internet service decades ago. No broadband growth in the previous quarter. It’s a true sign of the times, as fiber and fixed wireless providers are…
NCTC Outlines the “Big Pivot,” Rebrands to National Content and Technology Cooperative
NCTC and its sister organization ACA-Connects kicked off the Independent Show today in Orlando, Florida. Many changes have taken place since the last live Independent Show and NCTC is outlining some major changes to keep pace. The organization, historically known…
CEO Lobbies for AT&T as a Good State Partner for Broadband Infrastructure Funding
During today’s company quarterly earnings call, AT&T CEO John Stankey offered subtle hints about AT&T’s potential participation in broadband infrastructure funding programs. But he wasn’t coy about presenting AT&T as a good partner with the states, who will be key…
Comcast is Big Winner in Latest West Virginia Broadband Grant Funding
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced preliminary approval for close to $21 million in funding for six broadband infrastructure projects in the state. Comcast was the largest winner of this latest West Virginia broadband funding. The $21 million in grants…
Report: SpaceX Starlink Speeds Are Still RDOF Challenged
The average download speed delivered to U.S. SpaceX Starlink satellite broadband subscribers increased 38% in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period a year earlier, according to Ookla, the company responsible for a widely used broadband speed…
Broadband Innovator Series: Melding Public Policy, Business and Law with Broadband.Money
In our newest Broadband Innovator interview series, we get valuable insight from former NTIA executive Scott Woods of Broadband.Money about the intersection of public policy and business in the broadband industry.
Google Fiber Embracing Open Access Model to ‘Reach Everyone’
During a panel discussion on public-private broadband partnerships at Fiber Connect, being held this week in Nashville, David Finn of Google Fiber outlined the company’s embrace of the open access model for broadband. Finn, a director of corporate development at…
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