In this latest Broadband Communities’ Great Broadband Build issue, we’re tracking how Consolidated extends fiber-based broadband to more rural Maine communities while Comporium continues its ongoing FTTH build with its partner York Electric.
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Service providers are ready to build broadband via fiber, existing coax and wireless in new communities. The Great Broadband Build is a roundup of the latest broadband network deployments. You can send news directly to Sean Buckley, Editor in Chief of Broadband Communities, at sean@bbcmag.com. Stay abreast of each installment of The Great Broadband Build here.
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Several service providers are getting ready to build broadband facilities in new communities via fiber and existing coax.
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Winter may offer wind and cold temperatures, but the broadband industry is heating up as several service providers are getting ready to build new broadband facilities in new communities.
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As an addendum to the Great Broadband Build feature, Broadband Communities has begun tracking broadband RFPs across various communities. This week’s edition tracks Michigan’s ROBIN grant program and the City of Joplin’s broadband RFP.
Read MoreJust a few days before Christmas, several new communities will soon benefit from new broadband builds: AT&T and Amarillo strike fiber pact; IQ Fiber activates FTTH network.
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Telcos may still be trailing cable operators in the broadband race, but their ongoing FTTH builds could help narrow the divide.
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Cable operators may have seen their collective broadband growth slow a bit in the third quarter to pre-pandemic levels, but the segment continued to add subscribers.
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LONDON – Residential consumer broadband prices per megabit fell in 2011, particularly in the...
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Fiber is the fastest-growing broadband technology platform, according to research by ABI Research, because it is the technology of choice for advanced applications such as IPTV, videoconferencing, education and...
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DURHAM, NH — The 19 largest cable and telephone providers in the United States, which...
Read MoreSCOTTSDALE, AZ — Downstream broadband speeds increased by an average of 34 percent in 2010, according to a new survey by In-Stat. In many of the U.S. households that consider broadband a necessity of life, In-Stat found, users...
Read MoreWASHINGTON – The National Broadband Map — the first public, searchable nationwide map of broadband Internet availability — was unveiled today by the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and...
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Increased competition has led to continued declines in broadband fees, according to new research...
Read MoreGENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Privatization of the telecom industry in many countries, coupled with regulation, has enabled the huge adoption of communications technologies over the last decade, says the International...
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Hong Kong now has the best value on Earth for consumer broadband, according to a new analysis by...
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Communications Commission gave schools and libraries more options to obtain cost-effective, high-speed broadband and to provide connectivity for students at home. The National Broadband Plan...
Read MoreBOSTON – The United States still trails much of the world in broadband development, ranking 23rd on the list of the top 57 countries, according to rankings released this week by analyst firm Strategy Analytics. South Korea...
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Global revenues from fixed broadband service totaled $170 billion by the end of 2009, with year-over-year growth of 14 percent, says a new study from research firm ABI Research. Although DSL remains the largest...
Read MoreNORTHFIELD, MN — While most U.S. consumers have few broadband choices, those in lower-income states tend to have more broadband competition than residents of higher-income states. Even more surprisingly, states with more...
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