SINGAPORE – The g​lobal pay-TV market added nearly 47 million subscribers in 2012 reaching a total of 864 million subscribers, according to ABI Research, a provider of in-depth analysis and quantitative forecasting of trends in global connectivity. “The growth in satellite, cable, and IPTV markets was strong, although digital terrestrial TV growth was flat in 2012. ABI Research expects that the pay-TV market will continue to grow in 2013 to reach 907 million subscribers,” said [...]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — Google Fiber announced the next five neighborhoods chosen for fiber installation as part of its Kansas City 1 Gbps buildout. Google chose the new “fiberhoods” based on pre-registration numbers. Installation will begin in early 2013. The neighborhoods are: Piper Schools Delaware Ridge Painted Hills Open Door Arrowhead Additionally, Google has extended a few fiberhood boundaries slightly to allow more people access to the network. Bookmark It

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — Google Fiber announced the next five neighborhoods chosen for fiber installation as part of its Kansas City 1 Gbps buildout. Google chose the new “fiberhoods” based on pre-registration numbers. Installation will begin in early 2013. The neighborhoods are: Piper Schools Delaware Ridge Painted Hills Open Door Arrowhead Additionally, Google has extended a few fiberhood boundaries slightly to allow more people access to the network. Bookmark It

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — Google Fiber announced the next five neighborhoods chosen for fiber installation as part of its Kansas City 1 Gbps buildout. Google chose the new “fiberhoods” based on pre-registration numbers. Installation will begin in early 2013. The neighborhoods are: Piper Schools Delaware Ridge Painted Hills Open Door Arrowhead Additionally, Google has extended a few fiberhood boundaries slightly to allow more people access to the network. Bookmark It

PARIS – Tunisiana, Tunisia’s largest provider of wireless communications services, and Alcatel-Lucent, a provider of networking and communications technology, products and services, have announced a four-year agreement to build a wireline broadband access network that will bring high-speed Internet access and high-quality voice and video services to millions of Tunisian consumers and business customers. To support Tunisiana — part of the Qtel Group — in building its nationwide wireline access network, Alcatel-Lucent is providing a [...]

PARIS – Tunisiana, Tunisia’s largest provider of wireless communications services, and Alcatel-Lucent, a provider of networking and communications technology, products and services, have announced a four-year agreement to build a wireline broadband access network that will bring high-speed Internet access and high-quality voice and video services to millions of Tunisian consumers and business customers. To support Tunisiana — part of the Qtel Group — in building its nationwide wireline access network, Alcatel-Lucent is providing a [...]

PARIS – Tunisiana, Tunisia’s largest provider of wireless communications services, and Alcatel-Lucent, a provider of networking and communications technology, products and services, have announced a four-year agreement to build a wireline broadband access network that will bring high-speed Internet access and high-quality voice and video services to millions of Tunisian consumers and business customers. To support Tunisiana — part of the Qtel Group — in building its nationwide wireline access network, Alcatel-Lucent is providing a [...]

ST. LOUIS — Belden Inc., a provider of signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications and cable packaging design, now offers fiber optic cabling in Reel-In-A-Box packaging. “Belden’s Reel-In-A-Box packaging makes cable installation quick and easy,” said Greg Deitz, product line manager. “Based on feedback from our installation customers, we have built in all the key features that facilitate cable installation; the Reel-In-A-Box packaging is light, strong and has lots of handling and cable payout options.” [...]

Houston, TX – Comcast Corporation, a provider of information and communications products and services, announced an expansion of its fiber network in downtown Houston. This proactive infrastructure investment will give more than 3,000 small- and mid-sized businesses access to a wide range of Business Class Ethernet, Internet, voice and value-added cloud services. This investment is in response to strong demand for Comcast’s Business Class offerings and supports broader community efforts to expand the city’s telecommunications [...]

SEATTLE – The City of Seattle has reached an agreement with broadband developer Gigabit Squared to develop and operate an ultra high-speed FTTX broadband network. The plan will begin with a demonstration fiber project in 12 Seattle neighborhoods and includes wireless methods to deploy services more quickly to other areas in the city. The initiative, leveraging the City of Seattle’s excess fiber capacity, the expertise of Gigabit Squared, and the community leadership of The University [...]