Charter is planning a 1,910-mile fiber network in rural Virginia that will be funded, in part, through the Virginia Telecommunications Initiative (VATI). VATI is a state-funded program administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development to help local communities…
High-split network upgrades are “the more up and coming expenditure in parallel with DOCSIS 4.0” as Charter looks toward future capex plans, said Charter CFO Chris Winfrey on a virtual investor conference webcast today. Winfrey also noted that Charter believes…
Stonepeak recently closed on the previously announced $8.1 billion acquisition of Astound Broadband. Astound, the sixth largest U.S. cable operator in the United States, operates a handful of regional companies, including enTouch Systems, Grande Communications, RCN and Wave Broadband. Astound’s…
Through a corporate blog post, Comcast highlights an innovative use of an existing technology — reconfigurable add-drop multiplexers (ROADMs) – that now greatly increases technicians’ visibility into local network traffic. ROADMs generally are used in long haul transport. A key…
Gibson Technical Services has been selected by Charter Communications to build out 8,600 miles of full service construction across Louisiana, Alabama and North Carolina in an initiative partially funded by the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) program. Gibson, a subsidiary…
Cable MSO Armstrong is making more fiber broadband investments, with a path to 10G XGS-PON now underway. The traditional cable company made the decision several years ago to pursue fiber over upgrading its HFC DOCSIS network for its long-term broadband…
Midco’s Fiber Forward program will bring 10 Gbps capable fiber broadband service to areas of South Dakota, the regional cable MSO announced yesterday. Midco plans to invest $500 million in the project. The network expansion will eventually reach more than…
WOW Internet, Cable & Phone (WOW) today announced agreements in which it will sell systems in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Maryland. The divestitures have a total value of $1.786 billion. The larger agreed to transaction is with Cogeco Communications’ subsidiary…
The latest deep dive analysis from broadband financial researchers at MoffettNathanson seeks to answer an important question: Will cable broadband market share decline as telcos deploy fiber? The answer depends on a range of factors, including how extensively telcos will…
The largest cable and wireline phone providers all saw significant broadband growth in 2020, according to a research from Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG). Cable broadband continues to dominate total net broadband adds, aided by a drag on telcos from…
Charter Spectrum is doubling the download speeds of its lowest-tier internet service from 100 Mbps to 200 Mbps for customers in 17 markets, representing almost 6 million homes. Three months ago, Spectrum announced a similar increase in 17 other markets….
In a new marketing push, AT&T Fiber is seizing on the inherent disadvantage of cable broadband service – its slower upload speed capabilities. Contrasted with fiber broadband, current DOCSIS-based broadband service delivers much slower upload speed. Upload speed has become…
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