AT&T continues to dominate the managed SD-WAN market segment, but it is seeing growing competition from Comcast Business and other providers.

Telcos and cable operators continued to ramp up broadband expansions in the third quarter with new FTTH and higher speed HFC-based offerings. However, the subscriber additions turned back to pre-pandemic levels. 

Cable operators may have seen their collective broadband growth slow a bit in the third quarter to pre-pandemic levels, but the segment continued to add subscribers.

Telcos may still be trailing cable operators in the broadband race, but their ongoing FTTH builds could help narrow the divide. 

As the telcos, cable operators and vendors get ready to release their third-quarter earnings results, check in with Broadband Communities for relevant coverage and analysis. 

While the stay-at-home trend that drove up large-scale broadband gains has subsided, cable MSOs retained their leadership in the broadband subscriber race during the second quarter.

Telcos may still be trailing cable operators in the broadband race, but their ongoing FTTH builds could help narrow the divide. 

Telcos and cable operators continued to ramp up broadband expansions in the first quarter with new FTTH and higher speed HFC-based offerings.

Second-quarter Optical Communications sales were $1.08 billion, up 21 percent year over year.

Broadband revenue growth surpasses legacy copper-based legacy subscribers and revenue declines.

Broadband sub increase drives up Fios revenues by over 5 percent.

The second quarter 2021 earnings reporting season is upon us, and Broadband Communities is tracking how key players in the wireline broadband industry performed. 

Led again by Charter and Comcast, cable MSOs once again racked up broadband subscribers during the first quarter.

Tier 1 and Tier 2 telcos find growth in the first quarter of 2021 as they expand fiber availability and respond to new demands set by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Telcos and cable operators continued to ramp up broadband expansions in the first quarter with new FTTH and higher speed HFC-based offerings.

Telco is on track to enable 2.7 million  homes and businesses with 1 Gbps fiber broadband speeds or higher.

Cable MSO continues to see increasing adoption of FTTH and customer satisfaction rates. 

Fiber provider sees potential in FTTH and supporting new 5G wireless deployments. 

Telco's fiber and IP-based broadband gains continue to offset ongoing declines in its legacy DSL business. 

Verizon reported another quarter of Fios broadband growth as its video service base declines due to migration to online video platforms.