Fiber and fixed wireless broadband technologies are gaining at the expense of copper technologies worldwide, according to a new global broadband market report from Point Topic. Point Topic found that the number of copper lines used for fixed broadband fell…
Imagine the ability to deliver the diversity of services your subscribers demand in this fast-paced digital world, that is tailored to your network, while providing the high-speed performance necessary to ensure a winning customer experience. Unified gateways accomplish these high-order…
The median U.S. internet speed was 60 Mbps downstream and 5 Mbps upstream as of December 31, 2017, according to a report released this month from the FCC. More than two-thirds of internet customers (69%) subscribe to service at speeds…
While a significant percentage of service providers have migrated their broadband services to be delivered via Fiber -to-the-Home (FTTH), a good majority still rely on copper-based technology, namely DSL, to deliver broadband in challenging rural environments. Among other challenges, DSL…
The FCC took the first steps toward relaxing telecom unbundling regulations on voice services last week when FCC Chairman Ajit Pai circulated a draft order that would eliminate certain requirements for incumbent carriers. If the order is adopted, incumbents would…
Nearly half of the U.S. population (45%) lacks access to a low-price wired broadband offering, according to a new broadband affordability report from BroadbandNow, the organization that maintains a detailed database of broadband offerings throughout the U.S. The research also…
Windstream broadband saw an increase in subscribers for the twelfth consecutive month – an accomplishment that the company attributes to the investment it has made in upgrading the speeds that its broadband network can support. The company noted in a…
Consolidated Communications, Inc., has gone over the half-million threshold in terms of broadband upgrades the company has completed across northern New England, the company announced yesterday. These latest Consolidated broadband upgrades will make speeds of 60 Mbps to 80 Mbps…
Windstream saw its ninth month of broadband growth in November, said CFO Bob Gunderman at a financial conference yesterday. Gunderman attributed the Windstream broadband growth to “the investment we made back into the consumer broadband network.” As of a couple…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $91 million in e-Connectivity initiatives in 12 states. The USDA rural broadband funding will go toward networks in Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah and…
Comcast delivered quarterly results today, and Xfinity broadband metrics indicate that growth in broadband for the cable conglomerate are far from over. Comcast added 334K residential broadband subscribers in 3Q 2018, nearly doubling the company’s broadband net adds from a…
Global broadband subscriptions hit one billion in the second half of the year, with a subscriber in mainland China most likely the one that was the billionth subscriber, according to a new report from Point Topic. That means continued growth…
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