Mediacom, the nation’s fifth largest cable operator, said it will use equipment from Ericsson to provide fixed wireless service in rural areas using CBRS band spectrum. The cable company didn’t detail how many customers it expects to reach or the…
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Mediacom Seeks to Halt Google Fiber Build, Citing Favoritism
Mediacom Communications Corp. subsidiary MCC Iowa LLC this week filed a petition with the FCC seeking review of the rights-of-way management practices of the city of West Des Moines and what the company calls the city’s exclusive relationship with Google…
Mediacom Joins Whole Home Wi-Fi Movement with Xtream Wi-Fi 360
Mediacom Communications has launched Xtream WiFi 360pro, a whole home Wi-Fi platform the company said can cover an entire house with optimal internet connectivity. Xtream WiFi360pro is powered by the eero platform, which is an Amazon company. “The home WiFi…
Google Fiber’s Intention to Enter Iowa Causes Mediacom to Sue West Des Moines
MCC Iowa LLC, a subsidiary of Mediacom Communications Corporation, a long-time cable and broadband provider in the area, has sued the City of West Des Moines and the West Des Moines City Council, alleging that they are improperly using taxpayer-backed…
Iowa Home Hosts Mediacom, NCTA, CableLabs 10G Demo
The cable industry took a step toward what many see as its future via a Mediacom, NCTA and CableLabs 10G demo event in a home in Ames, IA this week. Mediacom said that the 10G Smart Home demonstration was the…
Mediacom Gigabit Internet Claims 50K Customers and Growing
Mediacom Communications says it has more than 50,000 residential and business customers using its gigabit broadband service known as 1 Gig Internet. The cable MSO began introducing the 1 Gig service two years ago as part of a three-year, $1…
Data Reveals Subscriber Choices for Video Packages Among Major Pay-TV Providers
New video tiers, sometimes referred to as “skinny bundles,” are becoming increasingly important in the pay-TV business as service providers seek to minimize the impact of a consumer shift toward more economical offerings streamed “over the top” using broadband connections….
ACSI: Fios Tops in ISP Customer Satisfaction But That’s Not Saying Much
Internet service providers (ISPs) are performing worse than ever in terms of customer expectations, according to a new ISP customer satisfaction study from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Specifically, ISPs had a 62 satisfaction score out of 100, down…
Mediacom Gigabit Footprint Now Includes All Iowa Territories
Nearly one million households in Iowa are now a part of the Mediacom gigabit footprint, the company announced today. Mediacom’s gigabit footprint expansion, code named Gigasphere, also touches portions of western Illinois. “Since 1999, Mediacom has invested $3 billion of…
Mediacom Eyes 100% DOCSIS 3.1 Gigabit Network Coverage By Year-end
Mediacom will be the first major U.S. cable company with a 100% DOCSIS 3.1 gigabit network footprint, management announced in a press release. The cable MSO plans to complete its wholesale migration to the cable industry standard DOCSIS 3.1 Gigasphere…
Mediacom Adds Free International Calling to Its Most Popular Triple-Play Service
September 26, 2016 — MEDIACOM PARK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mediacom Communications today announced it added a new 30-minute international calling feature to its Xtream triple-play service, a change that comes at no additional cost and offers customers the ability to save money…
Mediacom Community WiFi on Tap, Trials Underway
Large national cable MSOs have long coveted WiFi access as a broadband service value add, and a new Mediacom community WiFi initiative demonstrates how smaller cable companies are joining the effort. New York based cable MSO Mediacom, with operations in…
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