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Tag: Fiber Broadband
Bell Canada Parent BCE to Acquire Ziply Fiber
In an aggressive move into the northwest region of the American market, Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE) will acquire Ziply Fiber for approximately C$7 billion. The amount is divided between cash (C$5 billion, US $3.65 billion)…
GoNetSpeed Brings 100% Fiber Network to Utica, New York
Utica, N.Y. — October 29, 2024 — (BUSINESS WIRE) — GoNetspeed today announced residents and businesses throughout the City of Utica can now access 100% fiber internet with service installation officially available in initial construction…
Metronet Brings 100% Fiber Network to Machesney Park, Illinois
Evansville, Ind. — October 31, 2024 — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Metronet, named back-to-back “Fastest Major ISP in the Country” by PCMag, today announced its service is officially available in Machesney Park, Illinois. Residents in initial construction areas…
AT&T Launches Integrated 5G/Fiber Gateway for Business Customers
AT&T announced this week that, starting early next year, an integrated fiber and 5G gateway will be available nationwide to select new AT&T Business Fiber customers who order speeds of 1 Gbps or higher. The…
unWired Broadband to Bring NextGen Fiber Internet to Parlier, California
Parlier, Calif. — October 29, 2024 — (BUSINESS WIRE) — unWired Broadband, a leading high-speed Internet provider in California, announced today it has begun construction on its state-of-the-art NextGen Fiber Internet network in Parlier, CA. This multi-million…
CVT to Bring Gig Fiber Broadband to Remote Communities in Alaska
Copper Valley Telecom (CVT) will build on an earlier project and deploy gigabit fiber-to-the-home broadband service to the village of Tatitlek and surrounding communities of the Chugach Census Area of Alaska. The project on the…
The Right Technology for the Future: Industry Perspective with Shirley Bloomfield
There’s no question in Shirley Bloomfield’s mind about which technology the broadband industry should focus on for the future: “We’re really bullish on fiber.” When Telecompetitor interviewed Bloomfield — CEO of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association…
Verizon Picks Up Tab on Scranton, Pennsylvania Fiber Network
Verizon is fully underwriting an ongoing, three-year project to upgrade the fiber broadband network in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The carrier was one of four vendors who responded to a request for qualifications (RFQ) last October. The…
Lumos Announces $110M for Fiber Network in Summit County, Ohio
HIGH POINT, N.C. — October 23, 2024 — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Lumos, a leading 100% Fiber-Optic Internet and Total Home Wi-Fi service provider, today announced expansion into Summit County, Ohio, with a nearly $110 million…
Verizon Continues Fiber Push, Beats Fixed Wireless Target, Awaits Frontier Acquisition
Verizon says that it is 15 months ahead of its fixed wireless access (FWA) subscriber target and that its fiber network will eventually reach 35 million to 40 million passings. The assessments were made at a…
Frontier Confirms Recent Connecticut Broadband Award
Dallas, TX — October 18, 2024 — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Frontier (NASDAQ: FYBR): What happened? Frontier received seven ConneCTed Communities grants from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to expand access to high-speed, reliable fiber internet…
Ziply Announces 400G Route Connecting the Northwest and the Midwest
Kirkland, Washington (October 21, 2024) – Ziply® Fiber today announced that its “Northern Link Route” – a 400 Gig, low-latency, high-capacity long-haul transport route connecting Hillsboro, Portland, Seattle, Spokane, Missoula, Billings, Minneapolis, Chicago and dozens…