According to a Wall Street Journal report, fiber network operator Zayo is in talks to acquire both Windstream and Uniti. No deal is imminent, and according to the report, negotiations have stalled over the price for Uniti. Uniti is a…
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Windstream Details Kinetic Texarkana Fiber Expansion Plans
Kinetic by Windstream says that it will expand coverage in the Texarkana region – which spans Arkansas and Texas – in three steps going forward. The expansion will be on both sides of the state borders. The next phase of…
Windstream Expands Direct Cloud Connections with Kinetic Cloud Connect
Direct connections to third-party public and private cloud service providers are now available to small and medium businesses (SMBs) through Windstream’s Kinetic Cloud Connect. Windstream had already been offering direct connections to cloud providers through its enterprise unit. As more…
Windstream Kinetic Adds 13K Broadband Subscribers in First Quarter
Kinetic by Windstream ended the first quarter with a net addition of approximately 13,000 broadband subscribers based on enabling about 129,000 customer locations, the company says. The results are the first fruits of a $2 billion multiyear expansion by the…
Kinetic Business by Windstream Launches OfficeSuite UC® to Small and Midsize Business Customers
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Windstream, a leading provider of advanced network communications and technology solutions that was recently named in research firm Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service, Worldwide 2019 report, has extended its award-winning, proprietary unified communications…
Windstream Gigabit to Get a Boost from Commercial Kinetic Expansion
Windstream will expand its Kinetic services to about 100,000 commercial locations across 16 states early this year, offering speeds up to 1 Gbps and boosting Windstream gigabit availability. The Kinetic expansion is targeted to be up and running in the…
Windstream Turns a Broadband Corner
With July 2018 being the fifth consecutive month of consumer broadband growth, Windstream announced today that they have turned the corner on broadband. Broadband net adds were actually 2,300 in 2Q18. Windstream hasn’t seen consumer broadband growth in many years….
Windstream CEO: We Are the Leader in SD-WAN
Windstream SD-WAN services have become increasingly strategic to the company in recent months. At an investor conference yesterday, Windstream CEO Tony Thomas went as far as saying “We are the leader in SD-WAN.” Windstream is in a different position with…
Windstream 300 Mbps Broadband Coming to Cable Broadband Footprint
A new Windstream 300 Mbps broadband tier is being introduced across the carrier’s cable footprint in north Georgia, the company announced today. The upgrades will reach 67K households across 13 communities and will be completed within 12 months. The move…
Windstream Enterprise UCaaS Platform Upgraded
Windstream Enterprise has upgraded its Windstream Enterprise UCaaS Mitel platform, the company announced today. The platform offers a UC solution that integrates voice, multi-media, unified messaging, mobility and other services onto a single platform. UCaaS capabilities now exceed those…
Analysts: Telcos Destined to Lose, Frontier and Windstream Bankruptcies May be in Near Future
Frontier and Windstream bankruptcies could be coming in the “not-too-distant” future, said MoffettNathanson financial analysts in a research note today. “The market anticipates that both these companies will go bankrupt in the not-too-distant future, judging by their sagging bond prices…
