Quantum Fiber, a brand of Lumen Technologies, is expanding to 20 communities in 12 states, the company has announced. Quantum Fiber offers symmetrical gigabit speeds, all digital ordering and subscription based billing and includes no contracts, bundles or data caps….
The roller coaster ride of Google Fiber appears to be on the upswing again, with the company “talking to city leaders” in Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Idaho, about markets for expansion, according to CEO Dinni Jain. Those 4 new states…
Frontier CFO Scott Beasley offered an update about the company’s progress and fiber goals at the Cowen 8th Annual Communications Infrastructure Conference today. That update included an acknowledgement of Frontier’s somewhat checkered past and how it might impact its future…
Regional operator NorthState is expanding its reach and building an all-fiber broadband network to serve 38,000 addresses in Forsyth and Randolph counties, North Carolina, the company announced today. The project will reach 23,000 addresses in underserved Forsyth County areas of…
Aug. 9, 2022, TORONTO — Today Ting Fiber, a subsidiary of global internet services leader Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX, TSX: TC), announced that it has secured up to $200 million USD in financing from Generate Capital—a leading sustainable infrastructure investment and operating platform. Generate’s investment…
In Telecompetitor’s latest Broadband Industry Innovator series, we talk with SaskTel’s Director of Fiber to the Premises, Tim Ludwar about how SaskTel expanded its fiber footprint in Saskatchewan, Canada. This is a three-part interview series. Stay tuned for the next episode in…
Frontier reported quarterly results today and no surprise, all the focus is on fiber. The legacy telecom carrier is attempting a fiber first transformation after emerging from bankruptcy last year. The company now touts a Building Gigabit America strategy and…
Brightspeed, which continues to make announcements detailing its near and long-term future, says that it will bring fiber broadband to more than 130,000 addresses in Tennessee. The first 60,000 passings will be completed by the end of next year and…
The speed race continues as Lumen Technologies announces Quantum Fiber service that offers symmetrical speeds of 8 Gbps using fiber broadband in three markets. The new service is available now to residents and businesses in cities near Denver, Minneapolis and…
Consolidated Communications reported quarterly results today and the narrative is squarely on fiber. The super-regional carrier reported an important milestone regarding Consolidated’s fiber transformation strategy. Like other legacy telecom carriers, Consolidated is on a mission to become a fiber first…
Consolidated Communications Holdings says its Clio subsidiary has agreed to sell its limited interests in five wireless partnerships managed by Cellco partnership, which does business as Verizon Wireless, to Verizon/Cellco for $490 million. The goal is to finance Consolidated’s ongoing…
August 01, 2022 — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Metronet today announced that construction of its ultra-high-speed 100 percent fiber optic network has officially begun in Colorado Springs. Metronet’s fully funded $130 million investment in Colorado Springs will provide residents and businesses…
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