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Tag: G.fast
Windstream CEO: We’ll Pass on OTT, Focus on Broadband and Continue to Leverage Rural Markets
Windstream’s heavily rural local service territory gives the company an advantage over other major local exchange carriers, said Windstream CEO Tony Thomas yesterday. In combination with Windstream broadband, which has seen substantial investment, the company’s…
Seven Top Telecom Trends for 2017
Fixed wireless (including 5G), broadband Universal Service, and increasingly diverse video options will be key focus areas for the telecom industry in 2017. Other top telecom trends for 2017 include G.fast and new business opportunities…
Adtran: G.fast Dynamic Time Allocation Brings More Bandwidth Flexibility
G.fast dynamic time allocation is now available on equipment from Adtran, the company said today. Dynamic time allocation automatically adjusts the amount of bandwidth that is allocated to upstream and downstream communications in response to…
G.fast Forecast Calls for Nearly 30 Million Connections Worldwide by 2021
A new G.fast forecast calls for the technology to reach nearly 30 million homes and businesses around the world by 2021. The forecast comes from Ovum, which conducted the research for Australia’s nbn (National Broadband…
Frontier Video Strategy Aims to Have IPTV in 50% of Footprint
Frontier has a goal of offering a triple-play bundle of voice, video and data using its home-grown Vantage video offering in 50% of the company’s local service footprint, said Frontier President and CEO Dan McCarthy…
CenturyLink G.fast Strategy Begins with Largest North American G.fast Deployment to Date
A CenturyLink G.fast strategy began in Platteville, Wisconsin, where the broadband carrier has deployed what it claims to be the largest G.fast deployment in North America. That strategy will include deploying G.fast to MDUs, MTUs,…
Calix Reaches Service Provider Milestone with Axos Platform
PETALUMA, CA–(Marketwired – September 01, 2016) – Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX), the world leader in enabling next generation service delivery with an unmatched subscriber experience, today announced its award-winning AXOS platform is gaining unprecedented rapid…
Report: North America Dominates Global Gigabit Deployments
A new visual online database of global gigabit deployments illustrates just how fast the number of gigabit Internet initiatives in the U.S. and worldwide has grown in recent years. A new Global Gigabit Monitor launched…
CenturyLink Broadband Roadmap: Funding Shifting From the Cloud
CenturyLink has set a goal of bringing broadband service supporting speeds of at least 40 Mbps to 50% of its base by the end of 2018, said Tony Davis, head of investor relations for CenturyLink,…
Windstream G.fast Era to Begin in Lincoln, Nebraska
A Windstream G.fast deployment in Lincoln, Nebraska will bring gigabit speeds to existing copper infrastructure within multiple dwelling units (MDUs). Lincoln is Windstream’s first market for the copper based G.fast technology, which is of great…
ADTRAN Mosaic Launch Illustrates What’s Involved in Shifting to SDN
ADTRAN today announced Mosaic, a new access architecture based on software defined networking – and in an interview, ADTRAN Associate Vice President of Carrier Strategies Robert Conger described the sorts of moves that manufacturers must…
Frontier CEO: We’re Up to the Challenge of Competing With Cable
When it comes to telcos competing with cable companies, it’s not as difficult as some industry observers have argued, according to Frontier CEO Dan McCarthy. Although some people view cable companies as formidable competitors able…