Atlantic Broadband named provider for Miami's Panorama Tower; PCCW receives MEF 100G Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification

Wireline news from across the Web:

> HexaTier published a research paper that identifies the top concerns preventing enterprise organizations from moving their sensitive information to the cloud. Release

> Liverpool City Council is gauging broadband providers' interest in using a network of piping beneath roads. Liverpool Express article

> PCCW Global received the Metro Ethernet Forum 100G Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification for E-Line and E-Access services. Release

> Venezuelan national telco CANTV did not introduce a full commercial package for all capable DSL lines in the capital region until late-March 2016, according to a report on local website Con-cafe.com. TeleGeography article 

> Florida East Coast Realty has named Atlantic Broadband as the exclusive service provider for Miami's Panorama Tower. Release

Cable News
> Making an aggressive move into a home entertainment market bereft of 4K content, Sony said its "Ultra" movie streaming service will launch April 4. Article

> Mid-sized cable companies continue making sizable investments to expand the capabilities of their networks and stave off competition from fiber, and Suddenlink is no exception. Article

Installer News
> Wireless operators may still be in the planning and early implementation of small cells, but Lightower is seeing these carriers asking for more turnkey installation and support for the radios. Article

Online Video News
> Vanguard Video, an HEVC and H.264 video encoding provider with customers like Netflix, Microsoft, Imagine Communications and other major OTT service providers, has been acquired by Beamr, a media optimization vendor, for an undisclosed amount. Article

Wireless News
> Verizon urged the FCC not to modify rules for consumer signal boosters, saying the current regulations have adequately addressed interference concerns. Article

> As expected, T-Mobile rolled out data-only plans for customers interested in using their phones for everything but talking. And it did so very quietly. Article

And finally … Engineers break record for fiber data transmission using new type of laser.  Gizmodo article