Verizon’s Sampath stresses focus on mobile and fiber
Verizon’s CEO of its Consumer Group stressed the company’s focus on mobility and fixed broadband He sounded a bit like AT&T’s CEO, who has also been stressing 5G and fiber After Verizon purchases Frontier, the company will pass 30 million...
Frontier, Nokia take 100G out on test drive
Frontier and Nokia demo’d 100G broadband speeds on a stretch of 20-year old fiber in Lewisville, Texas Nokia has been helping other operators prep their networks for 50G and 100G PON Most consumers won’t need these speeds anytime soon, but...
Fiber optic cables can do more than just broadband
Fiber optic cables used for broadband can also be used as sensors The Fiber Optic Sensing Association is promoting this dual usage For network owners, it opens up the possibility of new revenue streams It turns out that fiber broadband...
Ciena sees ‘funnel’ of opportunities in managed optical fiber
Ciena CEO Gary Smith touted the value of managed optical fiber networks for the company’s revenue Roughly half of Ciena’s total Q2 revenue “is driven now directly and indirectly from cloud providers.” Inventory issues persist, but they’re getting better, a...
Financing fiber builds is not a cookie-cutter process
Asset-backed securities are a good financing option for established providers A private equity investor named some of the key criteria that PE firms look at before they invest Getting buy-in from local communities can improve a rural fiber provider’s chance...
Things fall apart and come together again: Windstream, Uniti re-merge
Windstream has been leasing fiber for Uniti in a wholesale arrangement But now, Windstream’s and Uniti’s fiber assets will be combined The combined company will be called Uniti Uniti Group is going to take over operations of Windstream Holdings in an estimated...
Altice USA loses nearly 30K broadband subs despite fiber strength
In the first quarter, Altice USA’s fiber expansion continued to stand out from declining broadband figures The company is also “optimistic about the trajectory” of its mobile business Total revenue fell 1.9% year on year to $2.3 billion In the face of declining...
T-Mobile gains Mint, adds 532K phone subs in Q1
The FCC approved T-Mobile’s acquisition of Mint Mobile, which uses T-Mobile’s network under an MVNO arrangement T-Mobile outperformed its rivals AT&T and Verizon, adding 532,000 phone customers in Q1 75% of T-Mobile’s customers have 5G devices What a week for...
Sure, fiber networks are ‘greener.’ What about building them?
Fiber companies often emphasize the technology’s environmental benefits when compared to cable and copper Like most construction, building fiber optic networks can still disrupt land and ecosystems There are some strategies that can mitigate environmental impact, like micro-trenching Fiber companies have made being...
Crown Castle snares former American Tower exec Steven Moskowitz as CEO
Crown Castle has come under fire on two separate fronts: activist investor Elliott Management and Crown Castle co-founder Ted Miller The company insists that under Steve Moskowitz’s leadership, it will be able to drive enhanced value for shareholders Moskowitz most...