HD Voice To Launch Nationwide In July, Says Sprint
Sprint’s CEO Dan Hesse announced last week that high definition (HD) wireless voice service will expand beyond limited markets and be available nationwide this July. In order to function, HD voice must...
View ArticleVideo Buffering Times Down, But Not Enough For Consumers
Rural carriers that also provide video have long known that if voice service goes down for just a few moments, customers will usually make another attempt to get through before giving up. In most...
View ArticleCommunity Engagement Is Key to New Revenue Streams
A remarkably common theme ran through many of the presentations and discussions held during the IP Possibilities Conference & Expo in Kansas City last week. Time and again, separate speakers in one...
View ArticleTwitch Takes the Lead In Live Streaming Video Bandwidth Usage
People can debate whether baseball is still the great American pastime. And whatever one’s feelings on professional wrestling may be, few would dispute that it’s a cultural phenomenon all its own. And...
View ArticleTDS Expands Cable/IT Holdings
Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) last week announced plans to acquire BendBroadband – which provides fiber connectivity, cable television and telephone services for commercial and residential...
View ArticleBroadbandVision Show Announces Impact Award Winners
The BroadbandVision show, produced by NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association ITTA, and Telecompetitor, announced the winners of the BroadbandVision Impact Awards during the event, held in Las Vegas,...
View ArticleSmall Carriers and the IoT
Ericsson’s Loris Zaia gave his take on how the “Internet of Things” may affect small carriers in the coming years at the BroadbandVision show earlier this month. He noted that networks have to expand...
View ArticleWireless Symposium at CES Offers Unique Overview for Rural Carriers
Wireless services, including those based on both licensed and unlicensed spectrum (such as Wi-Fi), have a profound effect on the telecommunications marketplace. Therefore, even carriers that do not...
View ArticleA Valuation of Twenty Time Earnings, and Other Notable Facts
Wireless towers owned by rural carriers are currently worth up to 20 times EBITA (earnings before interest, taxes and amortization). This number, plus the fact that towers can generate revenue from...
View ArticleElectric-Telco Partnership Summit Shows Mutual Value in Collaboration
Last week’s Electric-Telco Partnership Summit, orchestrated by the National Rural Telecommunication Cooperative (NRTC), NTCA and others, presented a number of situations where carriers and electric...
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