by Pivot
Tag: DSL
iGR: Average Monthly Broadband Usage is 190 Gigabytes Monthly Per Household
Forecast increases in average monthly broadband usage will be driven by households upgrading from slow DSL and by increased viewing of higher-definition . . .
Agri-Valley Communications, Inc. selects NewCore Wireless to host new LTE Network
CenturyLink Broadband Roadmap: Funding Shifting From the Cloud
CenturyLink broadband plans call for upgrading 50% of locations in its territory to support speeds of 40 Mbps by the end of 2018, said a company executive.
Windstream G.fast Era to Begin in Lincoln, Nebraska
Windstream G.fast will support fiber-like speeds over short copper loops to multi-dwelling units. The company will use equipment from Calix for the
Windstream Broadband: “Almost Half” of Customers Now Can Get 25 Mbps or Faster
Windstream broadband network upgrades are critical, as the company has been losing broadband customers. The company is making significant progress in . . .
CAF II Winners Eyeing DSL Rings to Boost Copper Bandwidth
DSL Rings from Genesis Technical Systems could let carriers meet CAF II broadband speed targets without deploying fiber, said executives in an interview
Frontier: Excited at the Prospects of DSL and IPTV
Frontier is a true believer in the long term future of wireline based broadband and video, seeing great opportunity in their growing DSL and IPTV assets
Report: Cable Broadband Market Share Surging, Now at 62% of Total Fixed Broadband Market
At 62% of total fixed broadband, cable broadband market share is dominating fiber and DSL in the U.S. market
Frontier CEO: We’re Up to the Challenge of Competing With Cable
Some view telecom as the underdog when it comes to competing with cable. But Frontier has a better video offering than the cablecos, according to CEO Dan . . .
Will 5G Enable Wireless Replacement of Home Broadband and Disrupt FTTH?
Verizon plans to test 5G wireless replacement of home broadband. Other companies dabbling in this area include Google and Starry.
Windstream CEO Charts Course to Reverse Negative Broadband Growth
Windstream cites its status as the most rural publicly-held broadband provider as one contributor to negative broadband growth,which the company hopes to address through
Frontier Purchase of Verizon Lines Experiences Challenges, Victories
Since the Frontier purchase of Verizon lines in three states, nearly 1 million customers in those states have signed up for self-care capability.
FTTH Market Penetration on the Rise, Overtakes Cable Broadband Globally
FTTH market penetration is taking market share from copper and cable broadband access methods. Asia saw the most growth in 2015,
Exec Details Cruzio Wireless Gigabit Plans Using Siklu
Cruzio wireless gigabit service will cost $99 a month, a Cruzio exec said. Even when the company completes a fiber-to-the-premises network, wireless . . .
Genuity Networks Bonds Connections from Different Operators to Boost Speeds, Reliability
Genuity Networks is using technology from Mushroom Networks to deliver higher-speed connections to rural areas, an executive explained.
CFO Ties Frontier Broadband Growth to Strong Investment
Frontier broadband growth is the result of upgrading lines to support higher speeds. And as the company rolls out its own video offering, it expects to
Report: FTTx Subscribership Exceeds 300 Million
Fiber to the building represented the largest percentage of FTTx subscribership at 61% worldwide, according to IDATE.
Point Topic: U.S. Broadband Connections Top 100 Million
U.S. broadband connections increasingly are based on fiber-to-the-home rather than copper. The global growth rate for FTTH was nearly 60% in 3Q15.
Actual Vs. Advertised Broadband Speed: FCC Praises Fiber and Cable, Finds DSL Lacking
Cablevision, Comcast and Hughes were the best broadband providers, measured by actual vs. advertised broadband speed.
LRG: Cable is Dominating Fixed Broadband Subscriber Growth
Telcos continue to lose broadband subscribers, on a net add basis, while cable companies grab the super majority of broadband subscriber growth in 3Q15
Frontier Sees Improving Telco Video Business Case
The telco video business case has improved thanks to new compression technology and server architecture, said Frontier’s CFO.
Windstream 100 Mbps Broadband Expands to 1 Million Locations, Hopes to Beat Back Cable
Windstream 100 Mbps broadband is the company’s attempt to regain customers lost to cable and return to broadband subscriber growth. To support it the company
Frontier Targets Small Business With Price for Life Campaign, Guarantees Bundled Price
Frontier targets small business with Price for Life, which provides DSL and phone service for prices starting at $59.95 monthly that will never increase, the company says.
BT Touts XG.FAST Speeds of 5.6 Gbps Over Copper Wire
Alcatel-Lucent’s XG.FAST speeds give Britain’s incumbent telco confidence that it won’t have to deploy fiber to every residence — at least not for quite some time.