by Pivot
Tag: Carrier Evolution
Telecom REIT Prospects: Is Wall Street Still Heady?
When Windstream announced its plans to spin fiber and copper network assets out into a real estate investment trust last summer, many service providers – including Windstream – saw their stock values jump. Wall Street,…
Verizon to Use LTE in Unlicensed Bands to Boost Downlink Capacity
A Verizon conference call with investors this morning illustrated what are likely to be the key network priorities for the wireless network operator moving forward. Combining spectrum bands using LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation, along with network…
U-verse® with AT&T GigaPower(SM) Launches Today in Cities across the Kansas City Area
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Feb. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Imagine downloading 25 songs in less than one second or before you can even crank up the volume. Imagine loading your favorite HD movie in less than 36…
Title II Broadband and Small Carriers: ACA Asks for Exemption
The American Cable Association, which represents several hundred small U.S. cable companies, is asking the FCC to exempt its members from Title II obligations for broadband service. Many of those small cablecos offer broadband as…
Bell Labs Finds Big Savings from Optical-IP Convergence
Network operators that leverage and converge optical network transport and IP technologies stand to reduce network capacity demands by 40 percent, according to a study by Bell Labs, the industrial research arm of Alcatel-Lucent. Operators…
Entner: Average Time People Keep Cellphones Rises to 26 Months
Approximately 90 percent of the 143 million mobile phones sold in the U.S. in 2014 were smartphones, according to wireless analyst firm Recon Analytics. 2014’s mobile phone sales total was 25 million mobile phones lower…
TDM-to-IP Transition: Operators Dismayed By FCC Backup Power Proposal
Is the FCC trying to eat its cake and have it too when it comes to the TDM-to-IP transition? Two different carrier organizations suggested the answer is yes in comments filed with the FCC last…
Indiana Fiber Network Plans 100 Gbps Upgrade
Indiana Fiber Network plans to upgrade its core fiber network to support speeds of 100 Gbps, matching and even exceeding the speeds of networks operated by some of the world’s largest carriers. IFN, operated by…
Sprint and Radio Shack to Share Stores
February 05, 2015– OVERLAND PARK, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As part of RadioShack’s recent bankruptcy filing, Sprint (NYSE:S) and General Wireless Inc., a subsidiary of Standard General LP, RadioShack’s largest shareholder, have agreed in principle on terms that…
What’s at Stake in Expected $10 Billion Verizon-Frontier Deal
Verizon and Frontier reportedly are close to announcing a deal for Verizon to sell part of its landline business in California, Texas and Florida to Frontier. And as the industry awaits an official announcement, there…
Sckipio Achieves 200 Mbps G.fast Broadband Over 400 Meters
Broadband technology developer Sckipio said today that it has successfully demonstrated the ability of G.fast technology to support speeds up to 500 Mbps for 200 meters over traditional copper phone wiring. Alternatively the technology can…
Alaskan Carriers Complete Wireless Deal
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Alaska Communications (NASDAQ: ALSK) and General Communication, Inc. (“GCI”) (NASDAQ:GNCMA) today announced the companies have completed the previously announced transaction for Alaska Communications to sell its wireless subscriber…