Posts tagged with: open access network

Gigapower could soon have a new ISP on its open access network

Gigapower expects to announce a new ISP on its network soon, said revenue chief Jeff Seidenfaden It’s still working to reach 1.5M U.S. fiber locations Seidenfaden said Gigapower is striving for a “complementary” open access strategy Gigapower is prepping for...

Canada mandates broadband operators to provide open access networks

Canada is requiring broadband providers to wholesale their networks to competitors, whether they want to, or not The government says the requirement will increase competition for the benefit of consumers Some of the country’s largest broadband providers are not at...

How the Big 3 think about their fiber growth strategy

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon collectively want to deploy fiber to about 119M U.S. locations Each operator is progressing differently with fiber, but AT&T is most ahead so far Here’s what they said in their Q2 earnings calls about fiber strategy...

Utopia Fiber finishes Bountiful build despite dark money campaign

Utopia Fiber finishes its open access network in Bountiful, Utah ahead of schedule In the beginning of the project, dark money groups fought it The city of Bountiful owns the network, which it paid for through a bond FIBER CONNECT...

CEO Exclusive: Utopia Fiber chief thinks AT&T isn’t really doing open access

Utopia Fiber CEO Roger Timmerman says true open access supports a number of internet service providers He noted that AT&T and BlackRock’s Gigapower JV primarily supports AT&T, currently Meanwhile, Utopia’s network often supports as many as 19 internet service providers...