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BT Openreach formally debuts its 40, 330 Mbps wholesale FTTP services
BT (NYSE: BT) Openreach has formally debuted its set of Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) whole services, enabling competitive providers to higher speed fiber-based broadband services to their respective customer bases.
2012-07-05
Windstream serves up IT, telecom service bundles for SMBs
Windstream (Nasdaq: WIN) believes its Professional Bundle will give SMBs the same IP-based service capabilities as large businesses.
2012-07-05
Copper still in fashion despite speed allure of FTTH
Fiber to the Home (FTTH) may have its advantages in offering unlimited speed, but the near-term reality is that telcos can upgrade their copper-based networks with higher-speed DSL services like ADSL2 and VDSL2 for far less capital, according to ABI Research.
2012-07-05
Verizon, MetroPCS take latest stab to curtail the net neutrality rules of FCC
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and MetroPCS (NYSE: PCS) on Monday once again took their argument to a federal appeals court to get the FCC's net neutrality rules overturned.
2012-07-05
ElectroniCast: 2012 fiber-optic connector/mechanical splice market to fall
According to the latest report from ElectroniCast Consultants, consumption of fiber-optic connectors used in the American and Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) regions is forecast to decline this year. However, recovery is expected in 2013, the company says.
2012-07-03
Level 3 takes on data center market of Latin America
Level 3 Communications (NYSE: LVLT) is bringing its Dynamic Enterprise Computing, a new data center service, to Latin America.
2012-07-03
Infonetics: MoCA is the popular home networking mechanism of choice
As more consumers purchase an array of tablet computers, Internet-enabled TVs and other devices to access online content and communicate via social networking sites like Facebook, the sales of home networking gateways and routers continue to rise.
2012-07-03
Consolidated extends geographic, service reach with the closing of its SureWest acquisition
Consolidated Communications (Nasdaq: CNSL) has put the final touches on its $324 million acquisition of Roseville, Calif.-based SureWest.
2012-07-03
Alpheus continues to branch out into the business service market
Alpheus Communications, a regional Texas metro fiber provider, is moving forward with its plans to even make a bigger name for itself in the competitive yet lucrative services market.
2012-07-03
Optical transport for cell backhaul: SONET, Carrier Ethernet & cell-site fiber challenges
With the advent of LTE/4G technology, our communication industry frequently hears and sees that copper T1 service to cell tower sites is quickly becoming inadequate. Wireless carriers continue to increase the number of new cell sites and to upgrade existing 3G sites to 4G/LTE. These carriers are more frequently requesting a minimum of 50-Mbps Ethernet initial service to these new tower sites and Ethernet upgrades to existing T1 services -- often with follow-on commitments to add 150-Mbps Ethernet service with just a three- or four-month notice.
2012-07-02