TDG: Proclivity to Downgrade Pay-TV Linked to Weekly OTT TV Time
PLANO, TX — Viewers who are likely to downgrade their pay-TV service in the next six months are...
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Three Neighborhoods Slated for Fiber Internet in Westfield, Mass.
WESTFIELD, MA — The residents of three neighborhoods in Westfield have been selected to submit applications to Westfield Gas and Electric for Whip City Fiber, Westfield’s high-speed fiber optic internet service. Once a...
Read MoreLite Access Receives 11-Mile Fiber Optic Order from Peruvian-Based Partner
VANCOUVER — Peruvian-based value-added reseller (VAR), MG Trading, has purchased microduct and fiber optic components from Lite Access Technologies for a project totaling 11 miles. “Lite Access has had a presence in Peru...
Read MoreAPOLAN Expands Membership Base and European Chapter
NEW YORK — The Association for Passive Optical LAN (APOLAN), a non-profit organization driving the adoption and education for passive optical local area network (LAN), announced that four new global members have joined the...
Read MoreRVBA and Ciena Deploy High-Speed Municipal Network in Virginia
HANOVER, MD — The Roanoke Valley Broadband Authority (RVBA) recently deployed a new municipal network leveraging converged packet optical and packet network solutions from Ciena. Scalable to 200 Gbps speeds, the network improves...
Read MoreCOS Service Zones Shows Public Utility Where to Invest
KITSAP COUNTY, WA — Little more than a year ago, residents started informally inquiring with the Kitsap Public Utility District (KPUD) to explore whether the PUD could provide Internet infrastructure, rather than relying on...
Read MoreNGN Adds 100 Gigabits of Capacity to Its Core Fiber Optic Network
CLARKSVILLE, GA – NGN, a member-owned cooperative operating over 1,600 miles of fiber optic infrastructure in North Georgia, announced the addition of 100 gigabits of capacity across its core fiber optic network. This new...
Read MoreOzarks Electric Cooperative Announces OzarksGo Fiber Network
FAYETTEVILLE, AR — Ozarks Electric Cooperative announced OzarksGo, a new fiber build-out that will bring gigabit Internet to its service area for all coop members. Neighboring communities, or homes surrounded by its electrical...
Read MoreNewCore Wireless Completes Fiber Project for Palmer Wireless
ST. CLOUD, MN — NewCore Wireless, a wireless provider in St. Cloud, and Palmer Wireless, a Central Minnesota communications company, announced they have completed one of the State of Minnesota’s first Border-to-Border Broadband...
Read MoreFidelity Rebuilding Networks with Fiber in Two Missouri Towns
SULLIVAN, MO — Fidelity Communications announced that two community cable TV systems recently it recently acquired will be completely rebuilt using fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) technology. The systems, located in Buffalo, Mo., near...
Read MoreSt. Louis Gigabit Fiber RFI Available Now
ST. LOUIS — The city of St. Louis along with Downtown STL, St. Louis Development Corporation, and St. Louis Economic Development Partnership announce the release of broadband fiber RFI. This RFI is part of an effort to make St....
Read MoreWave Launches Residential Gigabit Internet Service in Portland
KIRKLAND, WA — Wave, a gigabit fiber and broadband services company, announced the launch of its Wave G gigabit service in Portland, part of an accelerated expansion of Wave’s fiber network. Wave G symmetrical (upload as fast as...
Read MoreComcast Launches Xfinity TV Partner Program
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Comcast announced the launch of the Xfinity TV Partner Program to expand the range of retail devices its customers can use to access their Xfinity TV service. Leveraging open standard technologies, such as...
Read MoreOpportunity for OTT Providers in New Video Ecosystem; Broadcast Content Is Key
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Since 2010, the percent of TV viewers who stream at least some of their TV content has risen from 15 percent at the beginning of 2010 to 57 percent in January 2016, and yet broadcast continues to deliver...
Read MoreGoogle Digital Inclusion Fellowship Applications Now Open
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — Google is opening applications for the second year of its Digital Inclusion Fellowship, which was introduced last year, according to Andrew Bentley, Google Fiber’s digital inclusion program manager....
Read MoreThirty Million U.S. Households to Add Smart Home Technology in Next 12 Months
SAN FRANCISCO and PHILADELPHIA — August Home, a provider of smart home access products,and Xfinity Home released the results of a new survey that indicates growing enthusiasm for and interest in smart security and smart home...
Read MoreLumos Launches GIGABIT FAST Fiber Broadband Across Virginia RLEC Footprint
WAYNESBORO, VA — Lumos Networks, a fiber-based service provider of data, voice and IP-based telecommunication services in the Mid-Atlantic region, is proud to announce the launch of GIGABIT FAST across the company’s entire RLEC...
Read MoreRamsey School District Selects Lightpath for Big Bandwidth Boost
JERICHO, NY — Ramsey School District in New Jersey has partnered with Lightpath, a provider of Ethernet-based communication solutions for New York metropolitan area businesses, in support of a wide range of bandwidth-intensive...
Read MoreNokia and Wind Team Up to Deliver Ultra-broadband Services in Italy
ESPOO, FINLAND — Wind, a mobile operator and alternative operator in the fixed telephony market in Italy, will deploy Nokia’s ultra-broadband fixed access technology in Italy for the roll-out of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH)...
Read MorePhoenix to become a “Smart Gigabit Community”
PHOENIX — Phoenix joins 15 other communities nationwide participating in the Smart Gigabit Communities project through a three-year private sector grant sponsored by Cox Communications. Initiated in 2015 by US Ignite in...
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