Is the broadband industry approaching mutally assured destruction, also known as a “Convergence Apocalypse”? It’s a question explored in a new research note from MoffettNathanson Research. According to advocates of the Convergence Apocalypse theory, telcos’ increasingly ambitious fiber deployments pose…
Two mantras emerged from Frontier’s Investor Day webcast today: “Our future is fiber” and “Do what cable can’t.” These mantras are driving the company’s plans, announced today, for fiber expansion through 2025 and beyond. The company’s strategy, now that it…
A new residential community in Granger, Indiana is offering homeowners a unique broadband option – gigabit internet over a dedicated fiber for a single upfront payment of $5,000 for five years or $9,250 for 20 years. The service comes from…
Verizon is selling its media division, which housed its Yahoo, AOL, and advertising tech business units. The company appears to have given up on any media ambitions for now and to be putting its sole focus on its communications business….
A new Frontier was born today as the company officially emerged from bankruptcy and hosted its first quarterly earnings conference call. A clear message emerged on the call, with Frontier executives outlining a path forward that aims to make Frontier…
At JSI, we’re very proud of our clients and their ability to juggle so well the challenges of providing quality broadband service, meeting their customers’ needs and keeping their employees safe. They have done a remarkable job in a remarkable…
The stock market already doesn’t care whether pay-TV providers lose video customers – and they’re beginning not to care whether content providers lose those customers, either, according to financial analysts at MoffettNathanson Research. It’s no secret that pay-TV providers have…
Many consumers may not realize that DIRECTV is now owned by AT&T, and now they may never need to know. AT&T said today that it will sell 30% of DIRECTV and related AT&T linear video businesses to TPG Capital and…
Fiber network operator Horizon can trace its roots back to more than 100 years ago when the company started out as Chillicothe Telephone, serving Ross county in rural southeast Ohio. But the company now has a broader focus, which Telecompetitor…
Expanding their footprints using an edge-out strategy could be a growth opportunity for cable companies, according to MoffettNathanson Research – and funding through the upcoming Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction and other government programs could play a key role…
Comcast reported 2Q 2020 results last week, calling it its best 2Q broadband performance in 13 years. With broadband well in hand, attention is now turning to Comcast streaming strategy, with hopes to do the same for it. Admittedly, the…
Verizon reported 1Q20 earnings today and its conference call with investors this morning was dominated by the impact of the pandemic, with an interesting twist about its overall 5G strategy. Verizon’s overall message is the company is weathering the COVID-19…
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