by Pivot
Author: Bernie Arnason
Busy Weekend for Sprint as T-Mobile Deal Dies, Altice MVNO Born, and More Softbank
Sprint executives were busy this weekend. Another run at a T-Mobile merger failed, but a new Altice MVNO deal was born. To top it off, Sprint majority owner Softbank intends to up their current 82%…
Altice USA is Latest Operator to Launch Cloud Based ‘Experience Interface’ with Altice One
User interfaces for video and broadband are evolving, and they are increasingly served from the cloud and aim to create a differentiated experience, rather than just a user interface for programming. The latest example comes…
Calix EXOS Aims to Build an Operating System for the Smart Home, Business
Calix unveiled their Experience Operating System (EXOS) at the Calix ConneXions event, taking place in Las Vegas this week. Calix EXOS is an OS for the smart home and business, a managed IoT service of…
Sling TV CCA Partnership Enables Streaming OTT, Wireless Bundles for Up to 100 Wireless Carriers
A newly announced Sling TV CCA Partnership will give CCA members, primarily rural and regional wireless carriers, the ability to bundle a popular streaming OTT service. Sling says it’s the first of its kind partnership…
AT&T Bolsters Southern Footprint with AT&T Fiber Deployments
AT&T Fiber deployments can now reach 6 million locations across 61 metro markets, the carrier announced today. New markets are concentrated in the south and they include Columbus, Ga.; Lafayette, La., Montgomery, Ala. and Macon,…
Verizon OTT Delay Can’t Help Fios Video Declines, So Why the Hold Up?
Verizon announced quarterly results today, revealing a decline in Fios video subs of 18K. Verizon CFO Matt Ellis directly attributed the losses to cord cutting and competition from OTT services. It’s a 3Q 17 theme…
Windstream SDNow Markets Grows to 50, Promising Service Delivery in 20 Days
Windstream’s focus on SDN services is intensifying, with an announcement today of a growing market footprint. Windstream SDNow markets now number 50, including major cloud connectivity and peering locations across the U.S., the company reports.…
Amid Perfect Storm of Video Competition, AT&T Video Losses Mount: OTT to the Rescue?
AT&T video losses are accelerating, with the carrier reporting it lost 390K traditional video subscribers in the third quarter of this year. That significant loss of Directv and U-verse TV subscribers is somewhat offset by…
Total fuboTV Subscribers Surpasses 100K, Trailing Other Streaming OTT Providers
Total fuboTV subscribers have surpassed the 100K subscriber count, the company announced today. The streaming OTT operator, or vMVPD, offers a live channel line-up, with heavy emphasis on sports programming. FuboTV started out in 2015…
ABI: Internet Giants Striking Out with Broadband Access Projects
Despite investing billions of dollars, Internet giants like Google and Facebook don’t have much to show for their broadband access projects, according to analysis from ABI Research. ABI estimates that $2.5 billion was invested in…
Indatel Network Now Has 275K Lit Buildings Across 30 States, With One Million in Reach
National fiber network provider Indatel announced their collective network now reaches 275K buildings for Ethernet and other connectivity. That number will grow to 500K by the end of the year on the Indatel network, and…
FCC Hurricane Relief Taps USF for Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
The FCC will tap $76.9 million from the universal service fund (USF) for hurricane relief in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This FCC hurricane relief funding will help the U.S. territories rebuild communications…