Windstream

Thanksgiving greetings from the West, Midwest and Southeast, where we are hitting the road and logging many miles.  This week’s picture, however, comes from a Charlotte-based startup that I have …

Amid increased demand for bandwidth as 5G rolls out and connectivity becomes a primary focus during the pandemic, a number of network providers have announced upgrades or expansions this week. …

As Windstream prepares to emerge from Chapter 11 bankrtupcy, it announced plans for a new, converged optical network spanning the U.S. Windstream will build out its National Converged Optical Network …

Windstream will emerge from Chapter 11 as a privately held company Arkansas-based Windstream, which is in Chapter 11 proceedings, said this week that a court has approved its financial restructuring …

Windstream and optical networking company Infinera said that they successfully achieved 800 Gbps single-wavelength transmission over 730 kilometers on Windstream’s long-haul network between San Diego, California and Phoenix, Arizona. The …

US Cellular was one a top bidder in both millimeter wave auctions AT&T dropped nearly a billion dollars on 24 GHz spectrum in the recent Federal Communications Commission auction, and …

The Federal Communications Commission, mindful of the rural services that Windstream Holdings provides — and the federal universal service funds that it receives — says it will be watching closely …

Windstream bought Earthlink in 2017 for $1.1 billion After buying Earthlink less than two years ago for $1.1 billion, Windstream has jettisoned the consumer business, selling it to a private …

Windstream has boosted its network management capabilities and reach in the northeast with the purchase of New York-based MASS Communications for $37.5 million. MASS CEO Darren Mass is also joining …

Windstream announces plans to purchase MassComm Regional carrier Windstream has landed a deal to acquire New York-based Mass Communications (MassComm), according to a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) filing issued Dec. …

Versa expands SD-Branch with unified communications services Versa Networks, a vendor in the SD-WAN market, unveiled additions to its Versa Cloud IP Platform today, including embedded voice and video codec …

Verizon makes SD-WAN solution available on a wholesale basis Verizon Partner Solutions (VPS), announced it is making its software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) solution available to wholesale customers to better …

Windstream SDNow extends to 50 U.S. markets Windstream Wholesale, a Fortune 500 company and provider of network communications, recently announced it is expanding its SDNow transport service to encompass 50 …

Windstream said the $227.5 million cash deal will bolster its enterprise-focused product portfolio and drive $30 million in annual operating synergies. Regional telecommunications operator Windstream Holdings announced plans to acquire …

Regional telecom operator Windstream launched the VeloCloud-powered SD-WAN solution targeted at enterprise WAN management. Telecommunication operators continue to adopt software-defined wide area network solutions, with the latest deployment announced by …

Straight Path to pay up to $100M in penalties tied to falsifying build out claims for 28 GHz and 39 GHz millimeter wave spectrum core to 5G plans. Straight Path …

Millimeter wave technology in the 39 GHz band got a strong vote of confidence from internet service provider Windstream this week. The company said it will use CBNL’s point-to-multipoint 39 …

Windstream and TierPoint include ongoing partnership as part of transaction Telecommunication services provider Windstream said it plans to sell its data center business to TierPoint for $575 million. The deal, …

Money is part of Connect America Fund to foster rural broadband WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission announced that 10 communications service providers accepted $1.5 billion from the federal government as part of …

 Greetings from Chicago (INTX show), Philadelphia and Albany (the back of the NY State Capitol shown).  This has been a busy earnings week, with Comcast, Cablevision, CenturyLink, Frontier, Windstream and …

Network operator Windstream has partnered with Cyan, an SDN, NFV and packet-optical solution firm, to upgrade existing metro networks to provide 100-gigabit data capacity. The move toward 100G is seen …

AUSTIN, Texas – Industry panelists at the IEEE GlobeCom show pointed to 100G data capacity speeds in dense metro areas as a quickly emerging HetNet trend. Buddy Shaw of Windstream …

Job cuts expected to cost $7.5M, save $20M per year Cloud computing and mobile broadband provider Windstream announced plans to cut 350 jobs over the next two weeks in a …