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Tag: Cable
Undersea Cable Connects Rural Area in Astound Broadband Oregon Project
With the completion of a 108-mile underground fiber route, Astound Broadband has brought broadband to 270 homes in rural Tillamook County, Oregon. The press release says it was the first time the homes had high-speed…
Astound Broadband Upgrades Pave the Way for Multi-Gigabit DOCSIS 4.0
Astound Broadband is making moves to upgrade its traditional cable broadband infrastructure to support multi-gigabit speeds and DOCSIS 4.0. The company said today that it will use equipment from Harmonic for the network upgrades. “Multi-gigabit…
Update: MSG Networks, Optimum Play Ball, Reach Carriage Agreement
UPDATE, February 25: MSG Networks and Optimum announced on February 22 that they have settled their carriage dispute, and the sports network was again available. The companies did not release details of the settlement. The…
First Dark Cable Route Across the Hudson River in 20 Years
New York — July 9, 2024 — Global InterXchange, LLC (GIX), proudly announces its revolutionary dark fiber route is live, marking the first privately owned, carrier-neutral installation across the Hudson River in two decades, spanning the…
Armstrong Cable Deploys Fraud Management System
Nashville, Tennessee — January 5, 2024 — Leading telecom solutions supplier Equinox Information Systems is honored to deliver two business assurance applications for Armstrong, the 11th largest cable telecommunications company in the US. Since 1986, Equinox has been implementing…
WOW! Offers 2 Gbps Broadband in Trial Market, Thanks to Cable Network Upgrades
Competitive cable provider WOW! has upgraded its network infrastructure in part of Panama City, Florida and plans to offer service supporting 2 Gbps downstream and 200 Mbps upstream to “a select group of customers.” The…
Nielsen: Streaming Viewership Drops But Still Beats Broadcast and Cable
Traditional television viewership gained ground in August, as broadcast (20.4%) and cable (30.2%) each bounced back to combine for more than half (50.6%) of total TV usage, according to the August 2023 edition of Nielsen’s…
Blue Stream Fiber Expands Presence in Orlando
Orlando, Florida – April 25, 2023 – Blue Stream Fiber, Florida’s fastest-growing fiber-optic telecommunications provider, announced its partnership with the community of Solivita in Kissimmee, FL to bring over 10,000 residents advanced broadband, television, and…
Lumos to Invest $56M in North Carolina Expansion
High Point, North Carolina – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Lumos, a leading 100% Fiber Optic Internet and Total Home Wi-Fi service provider in the Mid-Atlantic, announced today its $56 million investment to bring 100% Fiber Optic…
FCC Proposes Cable and DBS Pricing Transparency Rules
WASHINGTON, March 22, 2023—Today, Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel introduced a proposal for new customer service protections that would require cable operators and direct broadcast satellite (DBS) providers to specify the “all-in” price clearly…
Financial Analysts: Cable is a Bigger Threat to Wireless Than Wireless is to Cable
Cable companies’ wireless offerings are a bigger threat to telco wireless providers than telco wireless providers’ broadband offerings are to cable companies, according to a new research note from telecom industry financial analysts at SVB…
Highline Offers Update on Colorado Fiber Build
Grand Junction, Colorado – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Highline is excited to announce that it has now completed construction to over 1,500 Grand Junction homes. With our mission to address unserved, underserved and previously unhappily served…