Dobson Fiber says that it is launching 10 Gbps tiers to Enid, Atoka and Weatherford, OK. The regional operator said that it will offer that speed in all future expansion markets. “Reaching 10 Gig speeds requires innovation and deployment of…
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MetroNet to Add Another Ohio Market
MetroNet will start the initial buildout of gigabit-speed fiber broadband in Brookville, Ohio in the fall, the company announced today. No target completion date was given. Brookville will be the 11th Ohio community with the internet service from MetroNet, in…
Shentel Not Letting Up on Glo Fiber Build Momentum
Shentel is hitting the gas on its Glo Fiber high-speed internet business in the wake of the sale of its mobile business to T-Mobile. In the past month, Shentel announced three separate fiber builds in the mid-Atlantic. The company announced…
Frontier Says it Has Deployed XGS-PON Fiber Broadband to 100K Homes
Frontier announced today it has reached 100K homes with XGS-PON fiber broadband technology. The new fiber-focused Frontier is working with Nokia on the XGS-PON deployments. XGS-PON is the next-generation fiber technology that many carriers are evolving to from GPON fiber…
25GS-PON – The Next Next-Generation of Multi-Gigabit Broadband
Most fiber-based gigabit access networks use GPON technology. GPON has a downstream capacity of 2.5 Gbps, but with bandwidth needs continuously increasing, GPON is running out of steam! It is quickly giving way to the next generation – XGS-PON –…
TDS Eyes Green Bay for Fiber Expansion
TDS Telecommunications is continuing its major expansion in Wisconsin with the announcement of 2 Gbps-capable FTTH network upgrades in Suamico, Howard and Hobart, which are in the Green Bay area. In all, the Madison, WI-based TDS is investing almost $40…
Stankey: AT&T 30-Million Fiber Location Forecast Might be Too Low
There might be a business case for AT&T to deploy fiber to more than the 30 million locations that the company has forecast to have fiber broadband available to them by 2025 — especially if the Senate infrastructure bill becomes…
C Spire Completes Fiber Route Connecting Mississippi and Alabama
C Spire has finished the two-plus years, multi-million-dollar construction of a 225-mile-long fiber optic cable route from Kiln, Mississippi to West Mobile, Alabama, the company announced. Alabama consumers and businesses represent a critical portion of C Spire’s $1 billion investment…
Windstream Expands Kinetic Fiber Project to Encompass All of Newton, Iowa
Kinetic is expanding its fiber buildout in Newton, Iowa, to cover the entire city. The Windstream business unit said that by the end of the year the more than 4,400 residences and businesses will have access to 1 Gbps service….
MetroNet Acquires Michigan Fiber Provider CTS
MetroNet has acquired CTS, a fiber-based Internet provider that serves the southwest Michigan communities of Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Portage, Texas Township and Climax. The new owners plan to invest more than $100 million to expand the network. No details of…
Charter Plots DOCSIS 4.0 vs Fiber Strategy
High-split network upgrades are “the more up and coming expenditure in parallel with DOCSIS 4.0” as Charter looks toward future capex plans, said Charter CFO Chris Winfrey on a virtual investor conference webcast today. Winfrey also noted that Charter believes…
Vexus Fiber Announces Louisiana Fiber Project
Vexus Fiber said today that it will build a symmetrical gigabit FTTH network in Lake Charles, Sulphur and Westlake, Louisiana. The projects will provide access to more than 40,000 homes and businesses in the communities. Vexus says it will fully…
