Harmonic has announced that Mediacom Communications, the fifth-largest cable operator in the US, has chosen Harmonic’s cOS virtualised broadband platform to modernise its network. The cOS platform allows Mediacom to offer multigigabit and symmetrical speeds and an enhanced subscriber experience with DOCSIS 4.0 broadband services as well as gain the optionality to add fibre services. […]
Zen Internet, the independent internet service provider, has entered into a strategic agreement with ITS, the UK’s largest pure-business full fibre network operator. The collaboration sees Zen leveraging ITS’s full fibre footprint to offer business-grade connectivity in new geographies further enhancing Zen’s footprint, providing access to a broader range of business-grade connectivity solutions. The agreement […]
VodafoneZiggo is expanding its coverage area to over 600,000 additional addresses where the company does not have its own network, but where Delta Fiber’s fibre-optic network is available. This ensures that Ziggo internet and television services will be available virtually across all of the Netherlands by 2026. The partnership with Delta Fiber seeks to address […]
AT&T has further cemented its position as the leading fibre Internet provider in the US by achieving its goal of passing more than 30 million consumer and business locations with its fibre broadband network ahead of plan. “We’re proud to now pass more than 30 million fibre locations — halfway to our goal of reaching […]
Prysmian has completed the acquisition of Channell Commercial Corporation (Channell), the US-based manufacturer of thermoplastic enclosures and fibre management solutions, for a base purchase price of $950 million (€830.4m), subject to customary adjustments as set forth in the merger agreement. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Prysmian may also be required to make an […]
Even under increased scrutiny, fixed wireless access (FWA) is still winning over consumers in the US. According to the J.D. Power data, customer satisfaction with FWA – a method of 5G or 4G LTE wireless technology that delivers high-speed internet by leveraging existing wireless networks run by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) – continues to be […]
Viavi Solutions and 3-GIS, a market-leading fibre network design and management software provider, have announced a partnership to empower businesses with faster, more accurate fibre fault location capabilities, while also leveraging customers’ existing Geographic Information System (GIS) investments. The combined solution, currently deployed at Windstream Wholesale, automates the current manual processes, offering significant advantages in […]
Harmonic has announced that Vectra, one of the largest internet providers in Poland, has selected Harmonic’s cOS virtualised broadband platform to accelerate its multigigabit broadband service expansion, enable selective migration to deep fibre infrastructure and power its new wholesale fibre and DOCSIS offerings. This deployment marks the world’s first implementation of Harmonic’s PTP-less capability for […]
Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced the launch of its new SeaStar Optical Node, redefining broadband connectivity for lower-density multi-dwelling units (MDUs). The SeaStar node offers broadband operators an innovative solution that addresses one of the industry’s most challenging use cases: providing cost-effective, rapid deployment of fibre-grade connectivity in brownfield, lower-density MDU environments. The groundbreaking node […]
US telco giant AT&T has reached an agreement to acquire substantially all of Lumen’s Mass Markets fibre business for $5.75 billion (€5bn), subject to purchase price adjustments, in an all-cash transaction that it says will expand investment in critical US connectivity infrastructure, create new middle-class jobs, and accelerate high-speed fibre Internet access to millions of […]