News and opinion on public works procurement
Midwest telecom operator, Altafiber, formerly known as Cincinnati Bell, has announced that it is investing $100 million in delivering fiber services to approximately 52,000 addresses in Warren County, Ohio as part of a public-private partnership deal with the county government. The construction for this project has already started and the fiber service is expected to […]
Convergence has been a buzzword in the telecommunications industry for years, but as SCTE’s CTO Chris Bastian noted in an interview with Fierce, the concept still means different things to different people. Furthermore, operators have different priorities when it comes to which parts of the network they want to converge on first. According to Bastian, […]
In order to provide fibre connectivity to roughly 55,000 individuals and companies in Norman, Oklahoma, Bluepeak said on Monday that it has signed a franchise deal with the city. The operator is investing $55 million in the buildout, making it Bluepeak’s largest investment outside of South Dakota in a single market. When asked why Norman […]
Fiber-focused In a series of arguments over marketing claims pertaining to their respective broadband products, Frontier Communications and cable industry behemoth Charter Communications each took some lumps and scored some points. In a significant victory for Frontier, the National Advertising Division (NAD) advised Charter to qualify some of its speed claims by noting that they […]
By the end of 2025, AT&T hopes to have installed fibre broadband in 30 million locations by the end of 2025. However, if comments made by COO Jeff McElfresh are to be believed, its ultimate objective may be much higher. At an investor conference this week, McElfresh stated that despite a shaky economic climate, demand […]
Cox Communications views its numerous nationwide points of presence and extensive fibre network as competitive advantages in the developing market for enterprise edge compute solutions. The retail industry has been chosen by the ISP and cable juggernaut as a promising place to start. According to Sheraline Barthelmy, head of product and marketing at Cox Edge, […]
Nokia’s been working on some upgrades to its Wavence microwave portfolio, culminating in today’s introduction of new Wavence microwave solutions for 5G deployments in both urban and rural areas. While fibre appears to be all the rage these days, it cannot easily reach every single location. According to Nokia, the microwave is the preferred option […]
Ribbon Communications had a difficult first half of 2022, owing to supply chain difficulties and inflation. However, as the year came to a close, the tide began to turn, and as the company enters 2023, CEO Bruce McClelland told Fierce that he believes it will be able to deliver “meaningful” improvements in both profitability and […]
Verizon’s message surrounding its One Fiber project has been, to put it mildly, disorganized. Kyle Malady, President of Global Networks and Technology, stated in June 2021 that the operator was 80% finished with core development on its new global backbone. Then, in November 2021, Verizon executive Ed Chan stated that the company intended to be […]
Bluepeak continues to progress its fibre plans in the central United States, activating and actively building service in more than 16 markets by the end of 2021. This year alone, the operator passed 70,000 fibres, and Bluepeak Chief Commercial Officer Jeff Seidenfaden said that more is on the way. Bluepeak will introduce fibre markets in […]