WiMax operators ask for $1.6B in broadband stimulus 

Dec 1, 2009, By Kevin Fitchard

25% of all applications for federal funds were filed by prospective WiMax operators, and not just rural broadband providers...

Voice, video, data: Which one should you give away? 

Nov 18, 2009, By Ed Gubbins

Telco triple plays are taking a hit as the cable guys conquer broadband. How much should telcos give away to win?...

USF reformers mull wireless auctions, VoIP contribution  

Nov 17, 2009, By Ed Gubbins

Congress is holding hearings today to discuss proposed changes to the Universal Service Fund (USF) that include an auction process for wireless USF recipients and possibly require voice-over-IP providers...

NSN: TV must be open to be cool 

Nov 11, 2009

The desire to do for TV what the iPhone has done for mobile handsets is a recurring theme in conversations at the TelcoTV show this week. Perhaps no one has yet put a finer point on that topic than Brook Longdon...

Avail: Over-the-Top video still small, but don’t ignore it 

Nov 11, 2009, By Ed Gubbins

“The TV experience is not going away,” Ramu Potarazu, CEO of Avail-TVN, told attendees at the Telco TV show today, addressing their concerns about the rise of over-the-top video offerings but backing up his assertion with hard data....

AT&T: Consumer bundle hangs on video, but mobile differentiates 

Nov 11, 2009, By Ed Gubbins

Giving customers a better TV experience than competitors is the most important part of a consumer bundled service strategy, but including mobile service into that strategy can provide an edge against cable providers, Jeff Weber, AT&T’s (NYSE: T) vice president of video products, told a keynote crowd at the TelcoTV show today....

Roku box opens this month with Skitter 

Nov 10, 2009, By Ed Gubbins

Roku will formally announce its channel store within the next week or two, including SkitterTV in the lineup....

inCode predicts wireless inflection point in 2010 

Nov 10, 2009, By Sarah Reedy

inCode’s wireless predictions for 2010 include a rise in netbooks, a fall in smartphones and a shake-up in wireless pricing....

Consolidated beats back cable foes 

Nov 5, 2009, By Ed Gubbins

Consolidated reported record high IPTV growth and record low line loss in the third quarter....

Comcast broadband growth beats all Bells combined 

Nov 4, 2009, By Ed Gubbins

“There is no question but that Comcast is gaining broadband share,” said Bernstein Research analyst Craig Moffett....

Verizon lays fiber to 1000 cell sites 

Nov 2, 2009, By Kevin Fitchard

Though still far from its goal of covering 90% of the cell sites in its territory, Verizon has made a dent and will cover 25 to 30 major markets next year to support VZW’s 4G launch...

Assia gets carrier funding to make DSL faster, more polite 

Nov 2, 2009, By Ed Gubbins

Why smart-grid, broadband stimulus applicants need each other  

Oct 29, 2009, By Sarah Reedy

This week the Department of Energy awarded $3.4 billion in stimulus funding to one-fourth of the 400 smart grid stimulus applicants spanning 49 states...

Wholesale fiber backhaul market heats up 

Oct 28, 2009, By Ed Gubbins

“We think the question [of how big the backhaul opportunity is] is upside-down,” said James Crowe, Level 3's CEO. ...

Qwest: Fiber to the cell is hot, FTTH is not  

Oct 28, 2009, By Ed Gubbins

A month after announcing the launch of wholesale fiber-based wireless backhaul services, Qwest Communications (NYSE:Q) is bullish on fiber to the cell at the same time it says industry trends indicate clearer than ever...

Fairpoint aims to renegotiate broadband rollout requirements 

Oct 26, 2009, By Ed Gubbins

“It’s my preference that all that will be resolved on a dialogue basis instead of on a court basis,” Fairpoint’s chief executive officer, David Hauser, said....

Verizon, Occam could take stakes in Fairpoint 

Oct 26, 2009

Study: Independents earn a BBB+ on credit 

Oct 23, 2009, By Joan Engebretson

Although independent telcos normally are not publicly rated by credit rating agencies such as Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s, they would receive a median BBB+ rating today, according to new research from the Telergee Alliance...

Level 3 gets in the backhaul tower business 

Oct 22, 2009, By Kevin Fitchard

Level 3 Communications is evolving from a long-haul and metro network provider to a backhaul access provider, announcing today it is taking commercial a trial it conducted with Open Range Communications for rural fiber access...

Study: Fiber-based services could solve small telco profit squeeze 

Oct 22, 2009, By Joan Engebretson

Small independent telcos are experiencing a profit squeeze, according to a new study from the Telergee Alliance, a network of seven certified public accounting firms with telecom specialties. ...