Broadband

Telefonica posts Q1 IPTV, net income gains

admin — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:59:54 -0400

Spain's Telefoncia reported a 22.4 percent increase in first quarter net income to $2.38 billion, and posted a big rise in IPTV subscribers. The telco landed 43,000 new IPTV customers in the first Read more...

SEC: Broadcom officials back-dated stock options

admin — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:59:53 -0400

Broadcom, a leading maker of broadband wireline and wireless data networking chips, is the latest firm to be tangled up in a stock option back-dating scandal. The Securities and Exchange Commission Read more...

AT&T brings U-verse to small business sector

admin — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:59:57 -0400

AT&T is rolling out a U-verse small business broadband package in 40 markets. The offering will give businesses with up to 32 Internet connections 10 Mbps downstream bandwidth. Those business Read more...

Dish re-loads after feeling competitive heat

admin — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:59:53 -0400

Dish Network CEO Charles Ergen, who also controls EchoStar Communications, the firm from which Dish was spun-off, has taken a more active interest in Dish's telecom strategy. He says the company Read more...

Conyers, Lofgren revive their Net neutrality bill

admin — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:59:57 -0400

Two House of Representatives members, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) have unveiled a new Net neutrality bill, the Internet Freedom and Non-discrimination Act. This latest Read more...

Several modems earn DOCSIS 3.0 certification

admin — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:59:56 -0400

With Net neutrality legislation looming, now might be a good time for the cable TV industry to upgrade its bandwidth capabilities, and DOCSIS 3.0 can help. Through channel bonding techniques, DOCSIS Read more...

Transport demand fuels Fibernet growth moves

admin — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:59:54 -0400

Metro Ethernet operator Fibernet is expanding capacity and capabilities in at least five cities as the company sees growing demand for optical transport capacity. The fiber carrier's native New York Read more...

Windstream's Q1 profit, revenues up; outlook bright

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:59:56 -0400

Windstream Corp today said a jump in Internet users helped push it to a 24 percent increase in profits for the first quarter despite slower growth in its residential landline business. Sound Read more...

Cablevision adding subs, offering Wi-Fi, losing money

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:59:55 -0400

Cablevision will spend more than $300 million on rolling out Wi-Fi technology in the New York metro area and on Long Island over the next two years as it intensifies its battle with Verizon for Read more...

Aussie telco ups ante in nationwide broadband bid

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:59:54 -0400

The battle to hang wire for Australia's $4.7 billion national broadband network just got a tad more serious after Australian operator Telstra put up the $5 million bidder's bond required of Read more...