Wave Broadband, a gigabit fiber and broadband services company serving the Pacific Northwest, is deploying the C100G CCAP from Casa Systems to provide subscribers with gigabit broadband speeds. The CCAP deployment is also intended to improve QoE, reduce energy consumption and rack space needs, and simplify operations.
Ooredoo today announced a five-year extension of their strategic cooperation agreement with Huawei, which will see the two companies deepen their partnership. The agreement was announced in Doha, Qatar and was signed by Ahmed Al Derbesti, COO of Ooredoo Group, and Eric Xu, Deputy Chairman of the Board and Rotating CEO of Huawei. As part of the agreement, Huawei will provide a variety of solutions and professional services, including advanced 2G, 3G, LTE, LTE-A, Antenna, Microwave, Virtualised Core and IP Multimedia Subsystem mobile broadband technologies.
Allied Fiber announced it has signed a 20-year Indefeasible Right of Use (IRU) agreement with Planters Communications, LLC, a subsidiary of Planters Telephone Cooperative. The agreement between the two companies will allow Planters Communications to gain access to dark fiber and colocation space at five Allied Fiber owned and operated facilities in Georgia – Hahira, Warner Robins, Ashburn, Barnesville and Fargo. By utilizing the Allied Fiber system Planters Communications is establishing an additional fiber route that traverses the southeast region of Georgia through the cities of Atlanta and Macon, and the town of Jacksonville, Florida.
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. announced that Curt Molander has been named Vice President and General Manager of WEHT-TV (ABC) and associated digital and mobile assets including TriStateHomepage.com and Tristate on the Go, serving the Evansville, IN market. In his new role, he will also oversee Nexstar’s relationship with WTVW-TV through an Outsourcing Agreement with Mission Broadcasting. Mr. Molander will assume his new responsibilities immediately and will report to Bill Sally, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for Nexstar Broadcasting. Prior to joining Nexstar, Molander served as General Manager of WJHG -TV and WECP-TV serving the Panama City, Florida DMA.