AT&T partnered with Vanderburgh County, Indiana for a broadband public-private partnership (PPP), which will eventually bring fiber to 20K locations throughout largely rural Vanderburgh County. The total cost of the project is $39 million, with AT&T pitching in close to…
Hurricanes Ian and Fiona have created catastrophic damage to impacted areas, with telecom networks not escaping the storms’ fury. The FCC reports on areas impacted through its daily Communications Status Report. Hurricane Ian has devastated many parts of Florida, with…
The broadband industry is firmly in the gigabit era, with most wireline service providers offering gigabit service tiers. Google Fiber certainly played a role in this gigabit era, having raised the visibility of gigabit service over a decade ago with…
Frontier CEO Nick Jeffery provided an update to investors today at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia & Technology Conference, and it’s quite clear, Jeffery is a fiber fan. He might be the fiber industry’s biggest cheerleader and he doesn’t seem too…
Comcast announced a new multi-gigabit broadband strategy today, with faster download and upload speeds launching in several markets, with accompanying gigabit-capable Wi-Fi service. Comcast calls this the nation’s largest multi-gigabit network expansion, with 50 million homes being targeted by the…
The satellite broadband service Starlink, operated by SpaceX, appeared to have suffered a potential global outage. Reports started flowing last night about a degradation or no service at all. It appears that the service has been mostly restored as of…
In part III of the latest Broadband Industry Innovator series, we talk with SaskTel’s Director of Fiber to the Premises, Tim Ludwar, about what motivated SaskTel to take on a fiber expansion project of this magnitude in Saskatchewan, Canada. This is part III…
The state of Georgia announced $240 million in funding to expand broadband throughout the state. The funding will come from the U.S. Treasury $10B Capital Projects Fund program. The funding will be awarded through a competitive grant program, according to…
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…
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…
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 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…
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