Consolidated Communications has made symmetrical gigabit fiber FTTP available to 122,000 locations during the first half of 2021. Expansion plans include making service available to 300,000 locations by year’s end. The company has upgraded infrastructure in more than 60 towns…
Windstream CEO Tony Thomas addressed the fiber broadband industry today at Fiber Connect, taking place in Nashville. With a theme of Windstream’s growing broadband ambitions, Thomas also revealed he’s no fan of the RDOF program implementation and he is among…
Thirty-five thousand homes and business in San Angelo, TX, are getting access to 10G-capable FTTH connectivity in a project that will be fully funded by Vexus Fiber. It will be the latest in several Texas markets that Vexus has announced….
The Fiber Broadband Association’s Optical Telecom Installation Certification (OpTIC) program, which was announced today, aims to enable quick scaling of fiber education, fill in gaps in technician skills and accelerate North American deployments. The fiber technician certification program, which will…
Consolidated Communications will leverage DZS technology for planned 10G XGS-PON fiber broadband deployments. Consolidated is on a path to extend its fiber footprint to 70% of its service territory. A five-year expansion plan, which already is underway, eventually will pass…
AT&T reported 2Q 2021 results today and AT&T Fiber results were a big part of the narrative. AT&T now counts 5.4 million fiber subscribers, second only to Verizon, who now has 6.4 million fiber subscribers. AT&T Fiber gained 246K customers…
Cable MSO Armstrong is making more fiber broadband investments, with a path to 10G XGS-PON now underway. The traditional cable company made the decision several years ago to pursue fiber over upgrading its HFC DOCSIS network for its long-term broadband…
Frontier announced fiber expansion projects in Connecticut and Texas that will add over 300K locations to its fiber footprint. The vast majority will be added in multiple communities across Connecticut, where the company will add 280K locations. “This infrastructure investment…
Consolidated Communications will provide symmetrical gigabit fiber to more than 30,000 additional business and residential locations in nine Vermont communities by the end of September, the company announced today The communities are Barre, Bellows Falls, Brattleboro, Fair Haven, Rutland, West…
The USDA ReConnect program has granted $21 million to two providers to deploy FTTP networks in rural New York State. The awards are part of the second round of the program. The last announcement for the program was back in…
Midco’s Fiber Forward program will bring 10 Gbps capable fiber broadband service to areas of South Dakota, the regional cable MSO announced yesterday. Midco plans to invest $500 million in the project. The network expansion will eventually reach more than…
Vexus Fiber plans to continue its expansion in the Lone Star state, bringing its fiber-to-the-home network to the Rio Grande Valley area. Today’s announcement follows similar plans for expansion to Tyler, Tex. and to Wichita Falls, Tex. Vexus Fiber currently…
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