Wireline news from across the web:
"Price-cutting in cloud computing services is a win-win for both cloud service providers and enterprisers." http://t.co/VJYetHPEAP
— CNI IT (@cni_it) August 4, 2015
> Bright House Networks Enterprise Solutions has signed an agreement to provide video, voice and Internet services to the Westin Tampa Bay. Release
> Chattanooga, Tenn.'s Gigabit fiber-to-the-home network has driven wage growth in the city. Telecompetitor article
> Windstream is deploying NVG343 residential gateways and VIP Series IP set-tops from ARRIS to power its next-generation Kinetic television service. Release
> Software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) can overcome performance issues associated with unified communications (UC) that uses traditional WAN connectivity. Network World article
Cable News
> Mediacom Communications reported it lost 12,000 video customers across its two operating units in a tumultuous second quarter that included several retransmission-related station blackouts. Article
> Suddenlink Communications continues to lose basic video subscribers after failing to renew its contract with a major programming conglomerate, Viacom, late last year. Article
Installer News
> Hitron Technologies introduced the Gigabit Capable Modem (model CDA3-35), a DOCSIS 3.0 32x8 channel bonding modem that the company said can deliver speeds of up to 1 Gbps via 32 bonded channels. Article
Wireless News
> A group of 20 House Democrats wrote a letter to Deutsche Telekom CEO Timotheus Hoettges seeking more information on the labor practices of its U.S. subsidiary T-Mobile US. Article
> Samsung Electronics' weaker mobile performance in the second quarter, despite the introduction of its flagship Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones, indicates that the company is in for a tougher stretch than any it has faced in years in the smartphone market, according to financial analysts. Article
And finally … @hootsuite: Do you remember your pre-internet self? Hootsuite article