FierceTelecom

FierceTelecom is the telecom industry’s daily monitor. This 280-character edition is curated by @lindahardesty and @DiaMariesbeat

[FierceTelecom @FierceTelecom]

Three become one! Fierce Wireless, Fierce Telecom and Silverlinings have joined forces to form the new @FierceNetwork_. Make sure you follow our new handle to stay current with all the latest broadband, cloud and wireless news!

[Diana Goovaerts @DiaMariesbeat]

NEW: After months spent pitching its comeback story, @Casa_Systems filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to allow the sale of its 5G core, RAN and cable assets to Lumine Group and Vecima. Here's what you need to know.

🔗https://t.co/9i4dO9ZRHC🔗

[FierceTelecom @FierceTelecom]

Heads up, dear readers, @GoSilverlinings, @FierceWireless and @FierceTelecom will be part of the new Fierce Network portal, starting April 8th. Get pumped! We sure are!

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[FierceTelecom @FierceTelecom]

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation wants to give federal agencies a helping hand with the broadband permitting process. Here's what you need to know.

https://t.co/1WjoffqYQL

[Masha Abarinova @mabarinova95]

“Nobody knows how to test with Ethernet right now," said @Spirent VP of Product Management Aniket Khosla. The company's trying to change that.

https://t.co/3vXJ4dix8I

[FierceTelecom @FierceTelecom]

.@metronetfiber, GCI and ImOn Communications dished about deployment pet peeves at the @ACAConnects #summit2024

https://t.co/mr9j2ShPJZ

[FierceTelecom @FierceTelecom]

At the @ACAConnects #summit2024, NTIA chief Alan Davidson stated his expectations for BEAD plainly: to connect everyone in the country.

https://t.co/X5aDfTKkXB

[FierceTelecom @FierceTelecom]

Here's the scoop on @Meridiam's $230 million fiber project in Alabama, where it's partnering with Yellowhammer Networks.

https://t.co/LKxhKfZN4z

[FierceTelecom @FierceTelecom]

Alabama is speeding broadband builds with another pot of grant money, with @GetSpectrum taking home $44.8 million.

https://t.co/CEKd1UcwyO

[FierceTelecom @FierceTelecom]

While "Chaltice" has a nice ring to it, analyst Craig Moffett told Fierce, "I wouldn’t want to overestimate the odds of this actually happening." #charter #alticeusa #cable

https://t.co/38lpTXEH86

[Masha Abarinova @mabarinova95]

Fiber vendor STL is giving @lumosfiber a hand to help the operator meet its deployment goals. It helps that the two are neighbors. #fiber #broadband #fibercables

https://t.co/TKR8RI4aRX

[FierceTelecom @FierceTelecom]

Fierce spoke with @lumentechco's Miriana Martinova about how the company has approached its enterprise strategy in the past year and the networking trends it’s noticed in the space.

https://t.co/i9IFfb4wjG

[FierceTelecom @FierceTelecom]

Novos Fiber is expanding into its second fiber-to-the-home market in McKinney, Texas, a move fueled by a $20 million private equity-backed investment.

https://t.co/VEZmQsqEWF

[FierceTelecom @FierceTelecom]

.@AlticeUSA is raising its fiber passings goal for 2024 after touting its “best quarter” for fiber net additions. The operator added 46,000 fiber customers in Q4.

https://t.co/kB68HIM64T

[Diana Goovaerts @DiaMariesbeat]

Edge applications and processing are poised to play an increasingly important role in @Comcast’s network. Here's what Elad Nafshi told me during Comcast Converge this week.

#cloud #cable

🔗https://t.co/OdXhkg5IUS🔗

[Masha Abarinova @mabarinova95]

In my latest for @FierceTelecom, Gigapower CEO Bill Hogg told me about the company's expansion efforts and why it chose to run an open access fiber network. #fiber #OpenAccess

https://t.co/hEiZaCHZZp

[FierceTelecom @FierceTelecom]

NEW: @googlefiber confirmed a Reuters report that parent company Alphabet is seeking outside investors on the operator's behalf.

https://t.co/ZnJHYzBnPB

[FierceTelecom @FierceTelecom]

Analysts said a sale of @FrontierCorp is unlikely at this time. However, a JV or a sale of non-core assets may be on the table.

https://t.co/ASjmCrOHhi

[Masha Abarinova @mabarinova95]

What do regional and rural ISPs think about the ACP, and how do they plan to keep people online if the program shuts down? @FierceTelecom asked @TingInternet and others to weigh in.

https://t.co/cesiwhTpec

[FierceTelecom @FierceTelecom]

31 providers will receive funding to cover 55,000 locations in Oklahoma, including @ATT, @CoxComm and @DobsonFiber

https://t.co/UEgfMxjb97