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Calix Launches New AXOS Systems and Services to Support Active Ethernet

SAN JOSE, CA — Calix announced the AXOS GE-24 r2 line card, which enables communications service providers (CSPs) with Active Ethernet networks to embrace the Software Defined Access Platform and simplify ...

5G to Spur Robust Optical Networking and Cabling Infrastructure Buildout

CROZET, VA — A robust market is predicted for optical networking and cabling in the coming years as carriers deploy the infrastructure necessary to meet the needs of the growing 5G wireless business, ...

US Ranks #5 in Global Connection Speed, #41 in Cost

LONDON — While the US ranks five among 54 countries studied for internet connection speed (107.28 Mbps), it ranks only 41 for average monthly cost ($69.04), according to the Global Broadband Index, an ...

CenturyLink Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Results

MONROE, LA — CenturyLink, reported results for the fourth quarter and full year December 31, 2018. Revenue by service type. IP and Data Services Q4 2018 $1,818 Q4 2017 1,831 Percent change 1% Full ...

Intracom Launches MW Radio for Fixed Wireless Access Networks

ATHENS, GREECE — Intracom Telecom, a global telecommunication systems and solutions vendor, announced the introduction of its new pint-to-multiPoint (PtMP) MW radio, WiBAS micro-BS for corporate and ...

Amdocs Integrates to ETI’s OSS Platform

ATLANTA, GA — ETI Software Solutions announced a northbound integration between its flagship product, Vision360 OSS, and Amdocs’s Smart Pack, a telecom industry billing application. This integration ...

Cincinnati Fioptics Revenue up 10% From a Year Ago

CINCINNATI — In its full year and fourth quarter 2018 financial results, showed strong growth in broadband segment. In its Entertainment and Communications Segment, which includes its broadband internet ...

ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning: Closing the Rural Digital Divide

IOWA CITY IA — High school students in rural parts of the U.S. face significant challenges accessing technology that may adversely affect their learning — access that students in more populated parts ...

Amazon to Acquire eero for Better Connection of Smart Home Devices

SEATTLE & SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon and eero announced that Amazon will acquire eero. eero’s home mesh Wi-Fi systems set up in minutes and blanket every room of a customer’s home in high-performing, ...

Fiber Valuations to Remain Elevated for the Foreseeable Future

DENVER — Consolidation in the fiber industry, coupled with the numerous underlying demand drivers for fiber networks, have increased market valuations significantly over the last 12 months. New network ...

Broadband-only Homes in U.S. to Nearly Double over Next Five Years

MONTEREY, CA — Broadband-only households are set to grow from 23.3 million in 2018 to 40.8 million by 2023, according to estimates from Kagan, a media research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence, ...

Calix Introduces GigaMesh Satellite Wi-Fi Mesh Platform

SAN JOSE, CA — Calix announced the GigaMesh, the latest addition to the Calix Smart Home and Business solution powered by EXOS. The GigaMesh enables communications service providers (CSPs) to extend ...

AFL Introduces Plenum-rated Indoor/Outdoor Loose Tube Cable

SPARTANBURG, SC — AFL is introducing the LQ-Series I/O Plenum Loose Tube Cable, developed to provide a lower cost inter-building cabling solution for campus-based networks. Because the LQ cable is tested ...

C Spire Announces Consortium to Tackle Rural Digital Divide

RIDGELAND, MS — C Spire, in coordination with Airspan Networks, Microsoft, Nokia and Siklu, announced their collaboration that will test and deploy a variety of broadband technologies in combination ...

Superior Essex Announces New ADSS Fiber Product Line

ATLANTA — Superior Essex, a manufacturer and supplier of communications cable and accessory products serving the communications industry, is streamlining fiber-optic network installations with new all ...

Verizon’s 4Q Results: Fios Posts 2.9% Revenue Growth YoY

NEW YORK — Verizon 4Q Results show 54,000 Fios Internet net additions with Fios total revenue growth of 2.9 percent year over year. During the same time period, Verizon lost a net of 46,000 Fios Video ...

North America to Remain the Largest Multiplay Service Market through 2023

LONDON — The number of multiplay households in the Americas subscribing to double, triple or quadruple play service bundles reached an estimated 142 million in 2018, equating to a household penetration ...

Comcast’s Q4 2018: Broadband Revenue Rises 10.1% to $4.4 Billion

PHILADELPHIA —Comcast high-speed internet revenue increased 10.1 percent, driven by an increase in the number of residential high-speed internet customers and rate adjustments, according to Comcast Corporation ...

Broad-Based Broadband Usage Accelerated in 2018

HOBOKEN, NJ — Broadband usage in the United States continued to accelerate across all market categories throughout 2018 and Amazon made substantial year-end inroads into consumers’ device ecosystems, ...

OFS Launches R-Pack Rollable Ribbon Backbone Cable

ORLANDO, FL — OFS, a global manufacturer of fiber optic solutions, introduced the R-Pack Rollable Ribbon (RR) Backbone Cable as the newest member of its portfolio of premises rollable ribbon cables. ...