EarthLink Inc. believes in the power of broadband, and now it is linking the two directly. The Internet service provider has teamed with Progress Energy to test a broadband Internet service delivered via power lines in several Wake County, North Carolina neighborhoods. The test will involve a maximum 500 homes, using technology developed by Massachusetts-based […]
Broadwing hires exec, plans VoIP entry
Broadwing Communications is readying to enter the Voice-over-IP battle, and it has selected the executive to lead that charge. The Austin, Texas-based broadband service provider has named Mark Pugerude to vice president and general manager of its softswitch services division, which will oversee the company’s foray into VoIP. Plans are to use Broadwing’s fiber-optic network […]
IP, video gurus win SCTE kudos
Dallas — Three top technical minds in the cable industry took home the crystal Wednesday, as the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers staged its annual awards luncheon during the Conference on Emerging Technologies. Cox Communications Inc. ‘s Brad Bignall brought home the Polaris Award. The data and transport engineering manager for Cox’s Wichita, Kan. system […]