The growing popularity of video — online and on-demand — is making carriers rethink their network plans. Many broadband providers are currently experimenting with new 10G technologies so as to offer much more bandwidth to your home than even current fiber-to-the-home networks offer. Read More »
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US telcos are phone companies in name. They have been losing their grip on the voice business. And now they are even starting to lose their traction in the broadband business as well. Q2 will see firstever quarterly decline in broadband subscribers at large telcos. Read More »
Thanks to furious broadband growth in China, a resurgent US and new Asian markets, the world is close to having half a billion broadband subscribers. That represents 8.4 percent of the worldwide population penetration and a household penetration of 30.8 percent. A full breakdown by the… Read More »
A new report shows that the demand for new broadband connections jumped during the first quarter of 2010, reversing what has been a long slide in 2009. Cable broadband companies did particularly well in comparison to phone companies. Comcast added 400,000 subscribers, while AT&T added 255,000. Read More »
For the longest time I, like many, have been beating the drum of faster-faster-and-faster-still broadband. When I had 2 Mbps, I wanted 4 Mbps. Once I got 4 Mbps, I wanted 8 Mbps. South Koreans and their speedy connections made me jealous. I was envious… Read More »
Broadband growth and net new additions in 2008 declined sharply, according to a report by Durham, N.H.-based Leichtman Research Group. For 2008, big telephone and cable companies added a total of 5.4 million new subscribers vs. 8.5 million in 2007 and 10.4 million in… Read More »
