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Let the Gigabit Wars Begin (at least in Austin, TX)
Google announced today (April 9, 2013) that Austin, TX would be the next Google Fiber city, with service expected by mid-2014. Google...
Teresa Mastrangelo
Apr 9, 20133 min read
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Dear FCC: Stop Talking and Start Doing – Its Time to Put A PSTN Transition Plan in Place
The FCC held its first Technology Transition workshop on Monday March 18, 2013. The purpose of the workshop was to solicit input...
Teresa Mastrangelo
Mar 19, 20133 min read
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The Fixed versus Mobile Condundrum – Part II
I wrote about this topic back in January 2012 , but felt it was worth a revisit given this opinion piece that appeared in Forbes today...
Teresa Mastrangelo
Mar 5, 20132 min read
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North America Telcos Facing Uphill Broadband Struggle
North American telcos had a tough year in fixed broadband during 2012 – as net additions dropped 60% from the previous year, while cable...
Teresa Mastrangelo
Mar 4, 20133 min read
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FCC’s Gigabit Challenge – A Missed Opportunity 4 Years Too Late
On Friday, January 18, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski issued his Gigabit Challenge – calling for at least one gigabit testbed community...
Teresa Mastrangelo
Jan 21, 20133 min read
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Put a (HAPI)Fork in it…And other Health & Fitness Trends from CES
New Year, New You! CES provides the perfect venue for companies to introduce new products aimed at Health and Fitness. As someone who...
Teresa Mastrangelo
Jan 7, 20134 min read
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Cox Communications’ 60+ Hour Email Outage Highlights Much Needed Improvements to Customer Serv
My name is Teresa and I am a Cox Communications customer. Sadly, myself and a few million others, experienced a 60+ hour email outage...
Teresa Mastrangelo
Dec 17, 20122 min read
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What the Big Deal about Big Data?
Broadbandtrends is guest blogging over at ADVA Optical’s blog “Technically Speaking” – here is what we have to say on a topic that we...
Teresa Mastrangelo
Dec 17, 20121 min read
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Is LTE’s Growth Bad News for Fixed Broadband?
News this past week that growth in LTE is impacting FTTH demand in fiber-rich Japan has definitely raised some red flags as to the future...
Teresa Mastrangelo
Dec 3, 20124 min read
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Demand for VDSL2 Vectoring Expected to Be Significant
Broadbandtrends recently published its Market Outlook and Vendor Scorecard Report for VDSL2 Vectoring. Key Findings: Alcatel-Lucent is...
Teresa Mastrangelo
Nov 30, 20122 min read
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North American Telcos’ Struggle to Gain Broadband Subscriber Continues in 3Q12
North American Telco operators struggle to gain fixed broadband subscribers endures as cable operators continue to capture a larger share...
Teresa Mastrangelo
Nov 12, 20121 min read
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AT&T Details its $14 Billion Project Velocity-IP (VIP)
On Wednesday November 7, 2012, AT&T announced its Project Velocity IP (VIP) Plan. In short, it details AT&T’s plans to shift 99% of its...
Teresa Mastrangelo
Nov 7, 20123 min read
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BBWF 2012: Broadband’s Come A Long Way, Baby!
Broadband World Forum celebrated its 12th year last week – highlighting just how far broadband has come in those twelve years – fixed...
Teresa Mastrangelo
Oct 22, 20123 min read
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Ruckus Wireless Files for IPO – Highlights from the S-1
On Friday October 5, 2012, Ruckus Wireless filed its S-1 for Initial Public Offering to raise up to $100M. Goldman Sachs, Morgan...
Teresa Mastrangelo
Oct 9, 20123 min read
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Green Button Remains Too Cumbersome for Most Consumers
In 2011, the Subcommittee on Smart Grid of the National Science and Technology Council, Committee on Technology, published a report...
Teresa Mastrangelo
Oct 2, 20123 min read
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Guest Blogging over at ADVA Optical Networks
Broadbandtrends is guest blogging over at ADVA Optical Networking with a post titled “Is the Cloud Turning Green?” The focus of the blog...
Teresa Mastrangelo
Oct 1, 20121 min read
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Demand for Global Fixed Broadband Slows Across All Regions in 2Q12
Demand for fixed broadband services slowed across all regions during 2Q12, growing only 1.9% to reach 604 million. North America...
Teresa Mastrangelo
Sep 17, 20122 min read
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The Future of Television is on the Horizon
Liberty Global announced the long awaited launch of its Horizon TV product. Using the tag-line of “Endless TV” – the product takes the...
Teresa Mastrangelo
Sep 9, 20123 min read
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Asia Pacific Edges Out EMEA For Telco TV Crown in 2Q12
There remain a few operators that have not reported for 2Q12, but early estimates indicate that Asia Pacific finally edged out EMEA for...
Teresa Mastrangelo
Aug 20, 20121 min read
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It was close, but North American Telcos did not lose Broadband Subs in 2Q12
Second quarter seasonality driven largely by college disconnects and household moves made a significant impact on both North American...
Teresa Mastrangelo
Aug 14, 20121 min read
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