Calix said it has earned the business of another 12 communications service providers that are building or upgrading their networks after having received grants in the second round of the Broadband Initiative Program (BIP). One of the larger accounts is Wilkes Telephone and Electric Co., based in Washington, Ga., which received a large BIP award […]
Telecommunications
New Hampshire broadband project advances
Work has been completed on four New Hampshire mountaintops to construct a wireless microwave network designed to help public safety agencies communicate better with each other. NHSafeNet is one of four broadband projects being implemented under Network New Hampshire Now, a collaboration being led by the University of New Hampshire to develop a high-speed broadband […]
Cablevision preps app to buy Super Bowl merchandise
Cablevision is getting ready to enable its subscribers to buy NFL products during the Super Bowl. The shopping opportunity will be available on televisions, mobile devices and the web. Let’s see, Cablevision operates in New York City; the New York Giants are in the Super Bowl; New York fans are as rabid as any fans […]
In the media: Cox to shed 100 jobs when wireless shuts down
Cox Communications will cut more than 100 jobs once it shuts down its wireless unit at the end of next month, according to a newspaper story. The Atlanta Business Chronicle cited an unnamed source that said the job cuts would include engineers, product development managers, and infrastructure designers. Privately held Cox pulled the plug on […]
MetroPCS Revives $40 LTE Plan
MetroPCS is making it cheaper for customers to sign up for its LTE service. The company cut $10 off its base rate, reviving a $40 unlimited plan it first started offering with the debut of the Samsung Craft, a Brew-based device that was the company’s first LTE phone. The Craft was the only phone offered […]
Japanese Entrepreneurs Aim for Silicon Valley
TOKYO (AP) — For an emerging generation of Japanese innovators, the dream isn’t a job for life at a big company. They have new ambitions, and they’re determined to go places. Especially Silicon Valley. Small but growing numbers of Japanese entrepreneurs are jumping into the startup scene in northern California, particularly since the earthquake and […]
Comcast, Verizon’s joint marketing effort docks in Bay Area
Amid increasing congressional scrutiny over their spectrum and reselling deal, Comcast and Verizon Wireless are now cross-promoting each other’s products in San Francisco. Verizon Wireless, which is jointly owned by Verizon and Vodafone, and Comcast kicked off their marketing and reselling arrangement last month in Seattle and Portland. The partnership, which was first formed when […]
Time Warner Cable’s bid to buy Insight passes FCC muster
On Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission issued a memorandum order and opinion that gave its stamp of approval for Time Warner Cable to wrap up its purchase of Insight Communications. Time Warner Cable didn’t have a comment on the FCC’s approval, but in last week’s fourth-quarter earnings call, company executives said they expected the deal […]
Comcast’s Coblitz to keynote SCTE’s SEMI Forum
The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers has lined up a heavy-hitter for the keynote address at its upcoming SEMI Forum with Comcast’s Mark Coblitz. Coblitz, who is senior vice president of strategic planning for Comcast, will speak about the need for cable system operators, programmers, vendors and others to work together to embrace comprehensive energy […]
U.S. Cellular plans March LTE launch
U.S. Cellular will light up its LTE network in six states next month, covering about a quarter of its customers in Iowa, Wisconsin, Maine, North Carolina, Texas and Oklahoma. The regional operator’s first foray into the LTE space will help it keep pace with larger competitors like AT&T and Verizon Wireless that already offer LTE […]