SpaceX launched its latest batch of satellites to operate the Starlink satellite broadband service yesterday. The company also revealed that it now has 500K pre-orders for the service, with prospective customers paying $99 each. Yesterday’s launch put 60 satellites in…
Verizon is selling its media division, which housed its Yahoo, AOL, and advertising tech business units. The company appears to have given up on any media ambitions for now and to be putting its sole focus on its communications business….
Just about everyone saw this coming. A group of broadband industry associations have sued New York in an effort to stop the state’s recent mandate to provide a $15 tier for broadband service to low income residents. Plaintiffs in the…
A new Frontier was born today as the company officially emerged from bankruptcy and hosted its first quarterly earnings conference call. A clear message emerged on the call, with Frontier executives outlining a path forward that aims to make Frontier…
Comcast reported 1Q 2021 earnings today, and the company reported Xfinity mobile total subscribers reached 3.1 million at the end of the quarter. Xfinity mobile added 278K wireless lines in 1Q 2021, its best quarterly result ever. The company reported…
Space X is on a roll, at least at the FCC. The company received a favorable ruling yesterday, despite vehement opposition, that will likely improve the performance of its emerging Starlink satellite broadband service. The ruling is very technical and…
Cox is acquiring Charlotte, North Carolina-based regional operator Segra from private equity firm EQT Infrastructure, the company announced today. Segra operates a fiber network across nine states in the mid-Atlantic region and has roots in the independent telco sector. Segra’s…
A dispute between Roku and Google over placement of the YouTube TV app on the Roku platform is the latest reminder that legacy content skirmishes from the linear TV world are still present in the new streaming world. According to…
Frontier is poised to exit bankruptcy after receiving all regulatory approvals. The company announced it expects to exit bankruptcy on April 30th and a new Frontier board has been appointed to oversee a strategic transformation of the company. The company…
SpaceX’s Starlink service tends to get much of the attention in the next generation low earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband movement. But not too far behind Starlink is Amazon Kuiper broadband service. Amazon Kuiper broadband service has many of the…
Frontier received final approval for its exit from bankruptcy today. The California Public Utilities Commission was the last remaining approval needed, setting up the company’s exit from bankruptcy in the “coming weeks.” Frontier filed for bankruptcy just about a year…
Verizon has made it clear that 5G fixed wireless is a big part of its future and an announcement today reinforces that stance. Verizon 5G Business Internet fixed wireless service is expanding to 21 additional markets. The fixed wireless service…
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