by Pivot
Author: Bernie Arnason
If You Really Want to Solve the Digital Divide, Show Me the Money
Rural broadband was front and center today on Capitol Hill, with the House Energy and Commerce committee’s Communications and Technology subcommittee holding hearings on rural broadband and closing the digital divide. A whopping 25 legislative…
Xfinity Mobile Total Subscribers Reached 380K for Year End 2017, Comcast Takes $480M Hit for the Year
Comcast revealed today that Xfinity mobile total subscribers numbered 380K at year end 2017. Roughly half of those subscribers, or 187K, were added in 4Q 17. Xfinity mobile launched in May 2017, and offers a…
Frontier Rural Broadband Milestones Reached With 351K New Broadband Connections
The FCC’s CAF program has funded Frontier rural broadband expansion to the tune of 351K additional broadband connections across 29 states, the carrier announced today. The milestone marks Frontier reaching 45% of the eligible locations…
Your New Pay TV Provider – T-Mobile
T-Mobile has closed on its acquisition of Layer 3 TV, positioning the wireless carrier to attempt to disrupt the pay TV industry with T-Mobile TV. From all indications, T-Mobile looks to bring its ‘uncarrier’ attitude…
AT&T Steps Up its Home Wi-Fi Performance Game
Improving the in-home Wi-Fi experience has become ‘table stakes’ in the competitive broadband marketplace. Service providers of all shapes and sizes are focused on improving home Wi-Fi performance, or face the wrath of their subscribers…
FirstNet Gets a New Look
A new FirstNet visual identity was unveiled by AT&T today. It marks the next phase of the FirstNet initiative, with all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 5 U.S. territories now all on board.…
CenturyLink Rural Broadband Expansion Includes 600K Additional Locations
An additional 600K homes and businesses in rural markets are connected to broadband thanks to funding from the Connect America Fund (CAF) for CenturyLink rural broadband expansion, the company announced today. The carrier committed to…
Sprint and Cox Forge Strategic Partnership for Network Densification
A new Sprint Cox deal will allow Sprint to leverage Cox’s infrastructure for network densification. Sprint will utilize Cox’s network for additional macrocell backhaul and small cell deployments which are key for 4G and 5G…
Analyst: Verizon 5G Fixed Wireless Competitive Threat is Modest at Best
A research note from New Street Research throws a little cold water on a potential 5G fixed wireless competitive threat to cable broadband. Verizon is expected to launch the fixed wireless service later this year…
Starry Internet Expansion May Include 16 Additional Markets, Starts with Two
Fixed wireless ISP Starry Internet is expanding beyond their initial market of Boston, Mass. Next up, Washington D.C. and Los Angeles, the start-up wireless carrier announced in a blog post. Eventually, Starry Internet expansion could…
5G Race Accelerates With AT&T Mobile 5G Plans Announced for Late 2018
AT&T mobile 5G plans will include launch of the next generation mobile broadband service in 12 markets by late 2018, the carrier announced today. The announcement marks an acceleration in the launch of mobile 5G…
Verizon A+E Networks Deal Illustrates Growing Digital Reach
Verizon has spent the past few years spending billions of dollars on digital media brands including Aol and Yahoo, generating questions about strategy and monetization. A new Verizon A+E Networks deal sheds some light on…