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Tag: Tier 2
Uniti Announces Dark Fiber Sale to Leading Network Infrastructure Provider
Atlantic Broadband Acquisitions Continue with Plans to Buy Thames Valley Communications
The acquisition is the latest in a string of Atlantic Broadband acquisitions, which also have included MetroCast and the south Florida…
EVUE-NOW! Streaming Video Service is App-Based, Targets Service Providers
Evolution Digital eVUE-NOW! provides back office functions from the cloud. Service providers use their own servers and content storage, a spokesperson said.
CEO: Uniti Group Seeks Partners for Fiber Asset Purchases
Telecom REIT Uniti Group uses three approaches to sale/ leaseback, including purchasing fiber assets which it leases to network operators exclusively or . . .
Ericsson, U.S. Cellular 5G Field Test Achieves 9 Gbps Peak Speed
U.S. Cellular 5G field tests suggest the carrier doesn’t want to be left behind as larger carriers — particularly Verizon — gear up to deploy the . . .
Consolidated Communications CEO: Our 100 Mbps Service Beats a Cable Competitor’s 300 Mbps Service
Better QoS provides Consolidated Communications with a better broadband performance than their competitors reports their CEO
Windstream, 365 Data Centers Deal Highlights Tier 2 and 3 Opportunities
The Windstream, 365 Data Centers deal calls for Windstream to provide connectivity to eight of 365 Data Centers’ 14 facilities.
Midco Buys South Dakota Data Center Firm
Ambitious Mediacom Gigabit Plans Are Mostly DOCSIS 3.1-Based
Mediacom gigabit plans involve nearly its entire footprint. The company also plans to bring service to 50,000 new homes.
FCC Wireless Competition Report Highlights Shrinking Tier 2 and 3 Market
According to the 18th FCC wireless competition report, the four largest U.S. carriers have a combined market share of 98.5%, leaving only 1.5% for the remaining
Windstream Gigabit Launch Plans Detailed
CEO Dishes on Consolidated Acquisition Strategy, Competing with Google
The Consolidated acquisition strategy focuses on companies that are contiguous with the carrier’s existing business…
Windstream CEO: Windstream Gigabit Coming to One Market, Maybe Five in 2015
Windstream gigabit broadband is coming in 2015, said the company’s CEO. The company won’t blanket a market but will target areas where it already has fiber.
Suddenlink Altice Deal Highlights Ongoing Cable MSO M&A Activity
A Suddenlink Altice deal will put the tier 2 U.S. cable MSO in the hands of an offshore operator. Other deals currently in play include . . .
Mediacom Missouri Gigabit Deployment Will Use DOCSIS 3.0
Mediacom is deploying a Columbia, Missouri gigabit network, but doesn’t expect to add many more gigabit networks in the near future. A company exec said that
2014’s Gigabit Network Boom: A Recap
2014 saw a gigabit network boom, with cablecos, utilities and, especially, small telecom companies announcing gigabit plans. Here’s our recap.
Lumos Networks: A Tier 2 Telecom Transformation
Lumos Networks has achieved a Tier 2 telecom transformation by emphasizing business customers, as CTO Craig Drinkhall explains in an interview
Rural Gigabit Boom Expected Thanks to GPON Upgrades
A rural gigabit boom is expected over the next 18 months thanks to GPON upgrades, said Adtran.
FCC Proposes Model-Based CAF for Rate-of-Return Carriers
The FCC has proposed a model-based approach for the Connect America Fund program known as CAF for rate-of-return carriers.
HickoryTech Changes Name to Enventis
Growing Wireless Backhaul Opportunity Causes Lumos Networks to Start Over with Project Ark
Regional carrier Lumos Networks is building a new Metro Ethernet Forum 2.0 certified Carrier Ethernet MPLS/IP fiber-to-the-tower network called Project Ark
Consolidated Counts 80% of its Revenue from Broadband and Enterprise
Like many telecom carriers, Consolidated Communications of Mattoon, Illinois is looking to the enterprise and SMB sector to diversify their revenues beyond legacy phone service
WOW! Completes Acquisition of Bluemile Assets
TDS Grows Broadband ARPU with TDS Hacker
TDS is using Alcatel-Lucent for a network level Internet security service that is successfully helping to grow their residential broadband ARPU