Residential Services News
National Broadband Plan will target 4 Mb/s to home, 1 Gb/s to institutions
The plan will call for 4 Mb/s per second to the home and 1 Gb/s available to communities via fiber backbone networks as goals ...
Is the recession really over for telcos?
The recession could – or could not – be nearing the end for telcos, depending on who is making the projection...
One day before National Broadband Plan release: Six questions still unanswered
The plan will be unveiled tomorrow, but some important areas are still up in the air...
FCC releases app for testing broadband speeds
The Federal Communications Commission has released its first mobile application. ...
Proposed USF reforms could threaten small telcos
Smaller incumbent rate-of-return telcos have the most at stake, based on ideas floated recently...
FCC schedules broadband plan release – one day early, one month late
Long-awaited National Broadband Plan will see its official release next Tuesday, March 16...
Verimatrix’s new CTO takes security across screens
A Q&A with Petr Peterka, Verimatrix’s newly appointed Chief Technology Officer...
Navajo Nation bridging broadband divide with LTE
Seeking stimulus funds to bring fiber to 27,000-square mile Navajo reservation in Arizona, tribal utility plans to use 4G for last-mile broadband access...
Cisco debuts CS-3 router; AT&T completes live 100-gig trial
The new IP core platform will add massive amounts of new bandwidth to carrier backbone networks, vendor says, anticipating equally massive growth in high-def video and other broadband applications....
Are Android STBs a step towards true Web-enabled TV?
The WSJ reports that Dish and Google are trialing Android-powered STBs to combine broadcast with the Web...
FCC officials outline proposed Universal Service reforms
The National Broadband Plan, due next week, will propose that today’s voice-centric Universal Service Fund transition to a broadband fund within seven to 10 years...
Verizon trials 100G in routed configuration
Verizon moved a step closer to deploying 100 Gb/s backbone networks today with the announcement that it had successfully tested an end-to-end 100 Gb/s connection between two native router interfaces. ...
Stimulus Stories: Telecom veteran Evslin readies Vermont for Round 2 -- and Google
The state is putting its broadband hopes in many baskets -- smart grid fiber, middle- and last-mile projects and a 'one-in-a-gig' chance at Google gold...
Five observations and two predictions about the National Broadband Plan
The ramp up to the plan is continuing, here’s what looks most interesting and noteworthy for service providers...
Stimulus Stories: Level 3’s rare carrier win all about extending the middle mile
Level 3 might be the best-known service provider to win Round 1 broadband stimulus funding. They’ll use the funds to extend their massive fiber network deeper into out-of-the-way areas...
Ready for the ‘connected car’?
ITU event shows off vehicle with fully integrated intelligent transport systems to prevent accidents – and more...
Round 2 broadband stimulus deadlines extended to end of month
Slight delay prevents Round 1 awards, just now wrapping up, from crashing into round two applications...
Telco, energy convergence drives Paetec acquisition
Competitive local exchange carrier acquires U.S. Energy Partners, its second energy company deal...
Nuance extends mobile apps to medical field
Speech-to-text vendor Nuance ties smartphones with healthcare; Sprint extols virtues of 4G for mobile health ...
Analysis: Over-the-top’s busy week
Wal-Mart acquired Vudu; Sezmi launched with Best Buy; Qwest invested in ZillionTV; Cablevision took content online. Is OTT changing video as we know it? TDG analyst and OTT expert weighs in....
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