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Frontier Turns to Amazon eero for Home Wi-Fi Using Mesh Approach
Frontier Communications aims to improve in-home Wi-Fi coverage by using mesh technology from eero, an Amazon company. The offering will be available initially to Frontier gigabit customers. The idea of mesh networking is to improve…
Verizon, Amazon LEO Partnership May Accelerate 5G, Fixed Wireless for Rural Markets
Verizon plans to use low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband connectivity from Amazon Project Kuiper to provide backhaul for 5G service in rural areas. Initially, the focus will be on “expanding Verizon data networks using cellular…
Report: Amazon in Driver’s Seat for NFL Sunday Ticket Package
According to a CNBC report, Amazon is the front runner to acquire rights to the NFL Sunday Ticket package, which airs all Sunday NFL games, allowing subscribers to watch any game they want. The package…
Soon to Be Competitors SpaceX, Amazon Spar Over Satellite Broadband
SpaceX and Amazon are sparring over a request that SpaceX made to the FCC on August 18 involving its Starlink non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite offering. Amazon says the FCC should dismiss the proposal because it…
Parks: NFL Deal May Help Push Amazon Prime Video Past 50% Penetration of Broadband Homes
Amazon Prime Video penetration is already at 47% of broadband households, according to research from Parks Associates. With a new landmark NFL streaming rights deal, that penetration is expected to push past 50%. Parks Associates…
Streaming Wars Driving Companies to Scale Up, with Amazon MGM Deal the Latest Example
Amazon announced a deal to acquire MGM studios for $8.5 billion today. The deal will provide Amazon a deep library of high value content and a studio and production house to create more, as it…
Amazon Takes Steps Toward Kuiper Satellite Broadband Service
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…
Windstream Enterprise SD-WAN Adds Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa
OCTOBER 08, 2020 — LITTLE ROCK, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Windstream Enterprise (WE), a managed communications services provider, has added new Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa voice command features to its industry-leading SD-WAN solution, enabling network administrators…
Cloud-Based Amazon Luna Gaming Platform Launches
Early access now is available to Amazon Luna, a cloud gaming service designed to be easier to use in comparison with traditional options. Luna, which runs on Amazon Web Services, enables instant play, according to…
Report: Samsung Has Highest Streaming TV Market Share
More than a billion streaming TV and video devices are now in use worldwide, according to streaming TV market share research from Strategy Analytics. Researchers track devices in 27 countries. With a 17% market share,…
Amazon Kuiper Satellite Broadband Gains Approval, Amazon Commits $10B to Latest LEO Effort
The FCC has approved Amazon’s application to provide satellite broadband using a fleet of 3,236 non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellites. According to an Amazon filing with the FCC, the project, known as Kuiper, will be able…
Report: LEO Satellite Broadband Faces Considerable Risk, Amazon Has an Edge
Broadband service delivered from low earth orbit (LEO) satellites faces considerable risk, involving factors as diverse as funding challenges and space trash, according to a new report from CoBank Knowledge Exchange, a unit of rural…