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Cincinnati Bell takes modest approach to Fioptics buildout
Cincinnati Bell is taking careful steps in building its Fioptics network, its president and CEO said, setting a modest goal of 15 percent penetration within six months of building into a new neighborhood.
Week in research: MoCA drives home networking sales; Cybercrime risk high in Asia Pacific
Dish Network and its Hopper DVR, DirecTV and its Genie, and Comcast's XG1 set-top box can all expect to receive a boost from a home networking device market in which MoCA-enabled equipment is increasingly sought after.
TDS Telecom broadband services charge up in Wisconsin
TDS Telecom is now offering ADSL2+ data services to some residents in Wind Lake, Wis., via its partially-completed broadband stimulus project in the area. It plans to bring more Wind Lake customers and others in nearby Waterford online.
eircom launches national fiber network, targets 300,000 premises to start
eircom, Ireland's incumbent telco, has officially launched its new open access fiber-based broadband network, enabling speeds of up to 70 Mbps for, initially, more than 300,000 premises.
Lumos appoints TelCove alum Jake Miller as SVP of business development
Lumos Networks is beefing up its management team again by naming Jeffrey "Jake" Miller as its senior vice president of business development.
CenturyLink's Ewing: FTTT will stabilize revenue in 2014, reduce maintenance costs
CenturyLink's chief financial officer said that its aggressive fiber to the tower plans will help it stabilize revenue and reduce maintenance costs.
Cisco shares jump 11.8 percent, reports "encouraging" net sales of $12.2 billion
Cisco reported that while its bread-and-butter next-generation routing revenues remained flat, switching and service provider video revenues rose 2 and 30 percent to $3.6 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively, in fiscal Q3 2013.
Acacia Communications secures $20 million in funding
Acacia Communications, an emerging 100G optical transceiver vendor, closed $20 million in its latest round of funding that was led by Summit Partners.
The rising stars of wireline in 2013
At a time when the wireline industry is facing various challenges, including the erosion of their landline voice base and fierce cable competition, wireline telcos need forward-looking people who have the vision to make big bets on technology and service initiatives to improve network efficiency and increase top-line revenue. Here are five game-changers worth watching in 2013. ( Image source: iStockPhoto )
Zayo's acquisitions drive up fiscal Q3 revenues to $251.4 million
Zayo reported that its fiscal third quarter 2013 revenues rose $7.9 million, sequentially, to $251.4 million due to an increase in net installations and growth, mainly from its acquisitions of First Telecom Services and Litecast.

