Frontier Business, the business services side of Frontier Communications, has a significant growth opportunity in 2018, by helping small- and mid-sized businesses grow using their advanced cloud-based communications services. Let’s …
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Spoiler Alert: Obstructions. Ask anyone you meet how they feel about their current broadband service, and you’ll usually get an earful of complaints. Except for the rare few who …
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When the industry talks about 5G, there is a level of excitement and optimism about what it will enable. From “up to 100 times increase in user data rates” …
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Deploy LAA. Consumers are only beginning to use LTE in unlicensed spectrum. So far chatter has mostly been about operator trials, commercial chipsets and sales of devices to seed …
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Walk through CES 2018 and you can see the wireless industry continues to expand its footprint and grow in other industries. All of a sudden, we see pay TV is …
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Fiber Deep: Syncing the back office is key to success (Reader Forum)
by Reader Forumby Reader ForumBandwidth usage of access networks (or the last mile) continues to grow as service providers migrate to all-IP services (IP Video, 4K Video, and other business services). Traffic from …
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What will people remember from this year’s Consumer Electronics Show? The biggest electronics show of the year always has a dizzying array of hundreds of shiny gadgets that may or …
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In the push to deploy ever-faster broadband across America, no one should be left behind. The need for faster broadband is particularly acute in rural America, where the speeds …
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Mignon Clyburn issued a memo on the agency’s new Restoring Internet Freedom rule, essentially telling consumers their best interests in the digital age are …
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is fueled by the abundance of reduced cost infrastructure of compute, storage and networking, with a myriad of service integrations from device management to data …
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Over one billion people now use the iOS interface. It is often the user interface that most young people first come to know. They know it is a screen …
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There should be quite a bit of embarrassment at Apple in the last couple weeks since they admitted to the iPhone slowdown. But is there? I wrote about this problem several …
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As 2018 kicks off, it’s important to consider what’s in store for telecommunications in the New Year and also understand what the industry did — or didn’t — accomplish …
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Commercial buildings: The evolution from intelligent to smart (Reader Forum)
by Reader Forumby Reader ForumFor commercial buildings in 2018, four trends define the evolution of networking technology that will drive buildings from just being intelligent to being smart: mobility, cybersecurity, low voltage power and …
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Demand for uncapped broadband providers reaches a fever pitch 2018 can feel a lot like 1998 when your broadband provider is making you suffer with 200 GB data caps. And …
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Moving computing to the edge a must for converged networks (Reader Forum)
by Reader Forumby Reader ForumThe networking and communications industry service providers — mobile, IoT, Internet, cable, and telecom technologies — are combining into a “converged network” because of the common infrastructures being implemented. …
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If you were planning to look for Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai at the Consumer Electronics Show, you’d be out of luck. Pai, who has been a regular attendee …
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Judging by what feels like the 25th Star Wars sequel (or is it prequel?) that debuted in theatres this holiday season, it appears that battles in the galaxy are …
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Analyst Angle: The hidden value of 5G innovation and its impact on economic growth and consumers’ lifestyles
by ABI Researchby ABI ResearchCellular technology innovation has been instrumental in creating wealth in recent years and has contributed significantly to global economic growth, either directly or indirectly. Each mobile network generation, including 2G, …
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Internet of Things (IoT) has become a rallying cry for the world of connecting (mostly small devices) together and to the Cloud. This could be one of the largest …
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As we talk to people around the world about the benefits of fiber-fast wireless broadband, we hear a lot of crazy rumors about fixed wireless, from the outdated to the …
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The wireless industry was full of expansion, growth, activity, excitement and some disappointment in 2017. So, what can we expect in 2018? Wireless will continue to be the center of …
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It’s all about the device — what telcos aren’t considering to tackle the duopoly (Reader Forum)
by Reader Forumby Reader ForumCarriers are late to the mobile advertising game, and they’re not pleased with the score. Not only do Google and Facebook own the field today, but they’ve also leveraged …
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It used to be that providing access to content was valuable. Now, the value is in creating original content and making it easy to consume on (primarily) mobile devices. …
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Is the pace of digital transformation going to increase in 2018? Which businesses or industries will be at the forefront of this change? Digital transformation will not only increase …