Comcast: AT&T now bigger threat than Verizon
By Sarah Reedy
Despite a shaky economy, Comcast, the largest cable company in the United States, reported positive third-quarter earnings today, including net income growth of 38% and broadband subscriber growth surpassing that of AT&T and Verizon Communications combined...
Qwest doubles down on FTTN
By Ed Gubbins
Qwest Communications today announced plans to reduce its workforce by 3% -- or 1200 people – in the fourth quarter to adjust for softening markets...
Seidenberg not fazed by access line loss
By Carol Wilson
Ivan Seidenberg, chairman and CEO of Verizon, today told analysts that the increase in access line losses is neither surprising to the company, nor a major cause for alarm...
Verizon's FiOS fuels Juniper’s top line
By Ed Gubbins
Despite an uncertain market, Juniper Networks reported a healthy third quarter Thursday thanks in large part to its role supplying equipment for Verizon Communications’ fiber-to-the-premises network....
AT&T wireline picture gets bleaker
By Carol Wilson
When AT&T announced its third-quarter earnings this morning, most of the attention went to 3G iPhone sales...
SureWest offers bonded ADSL2+, mulls copper video
By Ed Gubbins
SureWest Communications has launched a bonded ADSL2+ service in its incumbent local exchange (ILEC) territory...
Mushroom offers hosted T-1 killer
By Ed Gubbins
Mushroom Networks today introduced a hosted broadband bonding service meant as a faster, cheaper alternative to T-1s....
Updated: Tellabs cuts investment in access business
By Ed Gubbins
Tellabs is shifting its development efforts away from its access equipment business in favor of more lucrative areas...
Comcast tru2way goes live in Chicago
By Sarah Reedy
Comcast, Panasonic simplify cable by eliminating the set-top box, extra remotes...
Qwest’s FTTN rollout winds down for winter
By Ed Gubbins
Qwest Communications is slowing its fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) deployment, with plans to reaccelerate it next year...
Big 3 making themselves right at home
By Carol Wilson
AT&T, Qwest Communications and Verizon are all taking initiatives to ingratiate themselves more completely with consumers by offering more help. ...
COMPTEL: Aktino CEO sees Ethernet-over-copper tipping point
By Carol Wilson
In an interview on the Comptel trade show floor this week, Martin exuded confidence that the technology differences between Aktino and the EoC leaders are beginning to play out to his company’s advantage...
FTTH Con: FTTP providers need not fear DOCSIS 3.0, says cable guru
By Ed Gubbins
Fiber-to-the-premises providers don’t have much to fear from DOCSIS 3.0 technology, which boosts the bandwidth of cable broadband networks...
FTTHCon: Embarq slashes FTTP deployment costs
By Ed Gubbins
Embarq has dramatically reduced its fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) deployment costs in recent months...
Rim Semiconductor goes up for sale
By Ed Gubbins
Rim Semiconductor is seeking acquirers after the company defaulted on its loans and was locked out of its own offices for failing to pay rent....
FTTHCon: Calix lets carriers hedge bets on GPON
By Ed Gubbins
Calix introduced two new products today aimed at extending the reach of its access gear and addressing a rapidly growing demand among carriers...
Cable Eyes FTTH
By Mark Donahue
When Verizon Posted second-quarter subscriber adds in late July that were lower than some analysts expected for its FiOS fiber-to-the-home video and Internet services, Tier 1 cable companies may have breathed a sigh of relief....
Broadweave's Busy Summer
By Ed Gubbins
Until This Year, most people probably had never heard of Broadweave Networks....
FTTH with European Flair
By Carol Wilson
Asia has Long Been the Hotbed of fiber-to-the-home technology, but that is in the process of changing....
Lighting Up Next-Gen Nets
By Dawn Bushaus
For service providers, powering next-generation networks, particularly the outside plant, is becoming a real headache....
CTIA: VZW looks to long-form video
By Kevin Fitchard
V Cast begins streaming full-length episodes of TV series...
FastTCP could speed IPTV over copper
By Carol Wilson
A new version of Total Control Protocol or TCP, which governs most Internet traffic, could be a major new weapon for telecom companies....
Alaska Communications goes to 40G, lower 48
By Ed Gubbins
Alaska Communications Systems (ACS) is upgrading parts of its network with 40-Gb/s links in anticipation of traffic increases enabled by a pair of new network routes it is building that connect it to the continental United States....
NCTC to lift membership moratorium, but are telcos eligible?
By Sarah Reedy
NCTC will end its membership freeze in January, potentially creating an awkward mix of cable and telco companies – if they are welcome...
Cindy Christy leaves Alcatel-Lucent
By Ed Gubbins
Alcatel-Lucent has confirmed to Telephony that Cindy Christy, who leads the company’s Americas region, is leaving the company....
