by Pivot
Tag: Tier 2
Uniti Announces Dark Fiber Sale to Leading Network Infrastructure Provider
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Jan. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Uniti Group Inc. (“Uniti”) (Nasdaq: UNIT) announced today that it has been selected by a leading network infrastructure provider to deliver high-capacity dark fiber connectivity to…
Atlantic Broadband Acquisitions Continue with Plans to Buy Thames Valley Communications
Atlantic Broadband continued in its role as broadband provider consolidator with the news today that the company plans to acquire Connecticut-based Thames Valley Communications. The acquisition, which is expected to close within three months, will…
EVUE-NOW! Streaming Video Service is App-Based, Targets Service Providers
A new cloud streaming video service announced today aims to make it easier for service providers to offer a skinny bundle of local broadcast and cable channels delivered over IP. The offering, dubbed eVUE-NOW!, comes…
CEO: Uniti Group Seeks Partners for Fiber Asset Purchases
Uniti Group, the real estate investment trust (REIT) spun off from Windstream several years ago, is exploring the purchase of fiber assets through partnerships with other companies and has seen “substantial interest” from potential partners,…
Ericsson, U.S. Cellular 5G Field Test Achieves 9 Gbps Peak Speed
Conducting an experimental field trial of next-gen 5G wireless technology in Madison, Wisconsin, Ericsson and U.S. Cellular announced peak throughput of 9 Gbps over 787 ft. and 1.5 Gbps over one mile. The Ericsson, U.S.…
Consolidated Communications CEO: Our 100 Mbps Service Beats a Cable Competitor’s 300 Mbps Service
Although some tier two local exchange carriers have been seeing broadband declines, Consolidated Communications is seeing broadband growth. Bob Udell, president and CEO of the company, attributes Consolidated Communications broadband growth, in part, to the…
Windstream, 365 Data Centers Deal Highlights Tier 2 and 3 Opportunities
A Windstream, 365 Data Centers deal announced today will give customers of 365 Data Centers the ability to connect to the data centers using Windstream’s national DWDM, Ethernet and IP networks. 365 Data Centers operates…
Midco Buys South Dakota Data Center Firm
Sioux Falls, South Dakota — April 10, 2016 — Midco® has entered into an agreement to acquire Dataware, LLC, a firm that has provided data center space, and cloud and managed services since 2001. The deal includes…
Ambitious Mediacom Gigabit Plans Are Mostly DOCSIS 3.1-Based
Tier 2 cable operator Mediacom announced ambitious gigabit plans yesterday, stating that it will make Mediacom gigabit service available to almost all of the three million residences in the company’s service area over the next…
FCC Wireless Competition Report Highlights Shrinking Tier 2 and 3 Market
The nation’s four largest wireless service providers – AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon—had a combined market share of 98.5% as of year-end 2014, leaving all other wireless providers combined with only 1.5% of the market,…
Windstream Gigabit Launch Plans Detailed
Windstream announced Friday that it has begun a trial of gigabit service in Lexington, Kentucky and that the company will launch service in Lexington and four other markets in the first half of 2016. Those…
CEO Dishes on Consolidated Acquisition Strategy, Competing with Google
Consolidated Communications is “always looking” at potential acquisitions, said Consolidated President and CEO Bob Udell at the Stephens Spring Investment Conference today, which was also webcast. But the company’s acquisition criteria are different for larger…