A month after rolling out 1 Gbps service to three Texas towns, Suddenlink has announced that it is rolling out 1 Gbps in six new communities. Jonesboro and Pocahontas, Ark.; Bossier City, La.; and Tyler, Victoria and Georgetown, Texas, all received 1 Gbps service recently. Suddenlink upgrades every new 1 Gbps community’s 75 to 100 […]
AT&T Launches 1Gbps GigaPower Service in Jacksonville
AT&T‘s aggressive Gigapower rollout continues today with the news that the company has launched 1Gbps Gigapower service in Jacksonville. The news comes a couple weeks after GigaPower rolled out in Orlando, and AT&T announced that it wanted to reach 14 million customers with Gigapower by early next year. “Launching today is just one more milestone […]
AquaComms Chooses Ciena for 100G Connectivity in Sub-Sea Network
Equinix and AquaComms announced back in August that they were partnering on a Trans-Atlantic, subsea fiber network that would connect Western Ireland to New York. Today, AquaComms announced that it has chosen Ciena to help facilitate 100G connectivity in that network. The route will enable trans-Atlantic connectivity for global carriers and enterprises. By providing private […]
Google Wants to Circle the World with Internet Balloons
In 2013, Google announced Project Loon, a project that launches balloons into the stratosphere to provide continuous data service to people living below the balloons path. Google tested the technology in New Zealand, and this year, the company has plans to launch 300 internet-providing balloons, which is enough to create a string of coverage around […]
Century Link Connects 12th CyrusOne Data Center, Fiber Network Now Quarter of a Million Miles
CenturyLink has announced that it has connected to five additional CyrusOne data centers, which now brings its fiber network’s total length to 250,000 miles. Its international transport network is now 300,000 miles. “We’re proud and excited to welcome CenturyLink’s fiber infrastructure in a total of 12 out of the 29 CyrusOne data centers in the […]
Oklahoma City, Jacksonville and Tampa up Next for Potential Google Fiber Rollout
Just six weeks after announcing a handful of new cities being considered for Google Fiber rollouts, Google has announced three more. Oklahoma City, Jacksonville and Tampa are all up for consideration for expansion. Those cities join Portland, San Jose, Irvine, San Diego, Phoenix, and Louisville as cities currently under consideration for possible Google Fiber deployments. […]
TWC Beats Projections on Internet Subscribers, Slows Tide of Video Losses
As it waits for regulatory approval of Charter’s acquisition, Time Warner Cable has announced its third quarter earnings. Defying analyst projections, total sales were up 3.6 percent for a total of $5.92 billion. Profit is at $1.62 a share. However, the bigger news in TWC’s cable and internet divisions, which beat expectations on both fronts. […]
Verizon Launches IoT Open Developer Platform, Thingspace
The Internet of Things—the internet-ization of everything from FitBits to your toaster—is potentially a booming business for traditional providers. Verizon is betting long on IoT. The company just announced the launch of Thingspace, an open platform that allows developers to be up-to-date on IoT developments and developer kits. Verizon’s IoT business already grossed the company […]
Comcast Business Extends 10Gbps Fiber Network in California
After $250,000 in investment and installation of one and a half miles of fiber underground and aerial, Comcast Business has announced the extension of its 10Gbps network to businesses in San Ramon, California. The network is meant for small businesses, and can service 167 businesses. “With access to high-speed Internet, local companies are able to […]
Cisco to Acquire Lancope for $452.5 Million
Cicsco announced plans today to acquire Lancope, Inc., a private network security company in Alpharetta, Ga., that works on threat visibility, security intelligence and cyber security. Lancope’s StealthWatch identifies suspicious traffic patterns, and Lancope helps its customers monitor, detect, analyze and respond more quickly to mobile network threats, which are a growing concern for companies’ […]