by Pivot
Tag: Carrier Evolution
Report: Verizon is the World’s Most Valuable Telecom Brand
Some may beg to differ, but Verizon is the world’s most valuable telecom brand, according to Brand Finance’s latest annual ranking of the world’s Top 500 telecom operator brands. Verizon’s brand value rose 5% to…
USTelecom Makes Its Case Against Special Access Regulation
USTelecom argues its case against special access regulation in a three-piece set of white papers issued late last week. USTelecom represents incumbent telecom carriers, including the nation’s largest telcos AT&T, Verizon and CenturyLink. The move…
AT&T 5G Roadmap Unveiled; Field Tests to Begin This Year
An AT&T 5G roadmap was released by the company today, charting its course toward offering customers next-generation wireless broadband connectivity. Millimeter-wave RF transmission, network function virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) – all of which…
Verizon LTE-U Small Cell Trials Planned
A Verizon LTE-U small cell trial looks to enhance indoor wireless coverage and add mobile services in high-density environments such as office buildings, shopping malls, hospitals and university campuses. LTE-U is a version of the…
Telecom Digital Transformation: 52% of Providers Say They’re Mostly There
Telecom digital transformation is examined in new market research conducted for business support and services provider CSG International, revealing the ways in which communications service providers (CSPs) worldwide are retooling to better support digital services.…
Vyve Gigabit is Latest Rural Gigabit Push
Cable MSO Vyve Broadband is launching rural gigabit service in select markets, using DOCSIS 3.0 technology. Vyve is a rural cable consolidator, formerly known as BCI Broadband and operates cable and broadband networks in Oklahoma,…
J.D. Power: T-Mobile Tops on Wireless Satisfaction
Wireless carriers are getting better at providing customer care and service via self-service online and automated response systems (ARS), boosting wireless satisfaction, according to the latest market research from J.D. Power. Wireless carrier customer satisfaction…
SDN Market Forecast to Reach Nearly $12.5 Billion by 2020
The software defined networking (SDN) market will expand at a 53.9% CAGR through 2020, by which time it will be valued at nearly $12.5 billion annually, according to a new IDC SDN market forecast. IDC’s…
With Comcast DOCSIS 3.1 Roadmap Announced, The Gigabit Wars are About to Heat Up
An announced Comcast DOCSIS 3.1 roadmap will add competitive gigabit services to many markets. Gigabit broadband capability via DOCSIS 3.1 technology is coming to Atlanta and Nashville in early 2016, with Chicago, Detroit, and Miami…
Minnesota’s CNS Joins 100 Gbps Rural Network Club
As more and more companies launch ultra-high-speed services supporting gigabit speeds, they also need more backbone network bandwidth, as an announcement this week from Cooperative Network Services illustrates. CNS, owned by a group of communications service…
Dual-Use Public-Private Wi-Fi Forecast: 366 Million Routers in Use by 2020
At least 1 in 3 home routers will be used as public Wi-Fi hotspots by 2017 as the global installed base of such dual-use routers grows to reach 366 million by year-end 2020, according to…
ILEC Competitors: Special Access Contract “Fresh Look” Could Be Coming
The special access market is not competitive — and based on data it has collected, the FCC is likely to assert that, said representatives from a range of organizations that buy special access circuits on…