Wireline news from across the web:
Infograph: Government-driven ultra-broadband plan https://t.co/1eWGfva8mV via @Alcatel_Lucent pic.twitter.com/Up0yEsdgdC
— ALU Ultra-Broadband (@ALU_UltraBB) January 4, 2016
> DOCSIS 3.0 drives a rise in wireline broadband speeds. Multichannel News article
> ANPI has named Aldo Ramirez as its new Vice President of UCaaS sales. Release
> Thousands of critical medical systems -- including Magnetic Resonance Imaging machines and nuclear medicine devices -- that are vulnerable to attack have been found exposed online. The Register article
> New York City will complete installation of 500 free Wi-Fi kiosks by July, with plans to get 4,550 online by 2020. Endgadget article
> Marni Walden, executive vice president and president of product innovation and new businesses at Verizon, will speak at the Citi 2016 Internet, Media & Telecommunications Conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Release
Cable News
> Time Warner Cable made good on promises that it would finish the year in the black with video customers, adding 32,000 pay-TV subscribers for the year. Article
> Shenandoah Telecommunications Company will purchase West Virginia's Colane Cable TV for $2.4 million. Article
Installer News
> A California judge says Comcast must face allegations that it conspired to create a regional monopoly for one of its installation contractors in California. Article
Wireless News
> Apple raised the prices of iPhones and iPads in Germany in response to a new tax aimed at benefiting content producers. Article
> Nokia has taken control of Alcatel-Lucent after receiving approval from France's securities watchdog agency for the $17 billion deal. Article
And finally … U.S. CIO tells IT leaders to trust the cloud. CIO article