April 16, 2012
As we ramp up into this spring's COMPTEL PLUS--a trade show that will focus on selling wholesale services to competitive providers and increasingly wireless carriers--it's time for FierceTelecom to pay tribute to the leaders of this space with our Wholesale Provider Leaders to Watch in 2012 feature.
April 16, 2012
Being called a "rising star" in any industry is often met with skepticism these days, but when the term is bandied about by peers in the telecom vertical, it's worth a look. Vincenzo "Enzo" Clemente, founder, president and CEO of boutique dark fiber provider Cross River Fiber, brings more than a decade's worth of experience to his leadership position, including developing network solutions as a director at Optimum Lightpath and helming operations as a VP at dark fiber provider 4Connections before Optimum acquired the CLEC in 2008.
April 16, 2012
Tower Cloud, Inc., a leading-edge fiber optic and wireless backhaul network provider, today announced the launch of a new fiber optic based backhaul network in Dothan and southeastern Alabama. The network provides high capacity backhaul to wireless carriers supporting the rollout of 4th Generation wireless services to residents in the Dothan and Fort Rucker, Alabama areas.
April 16, 2012
Optical Cable Corporation's (OCC®) MHC® II mini hermaphroditic fiber optic connectors are the ideal solution for today's high-speed, high-bandwidth communication systems. Rugged yet small, the connectors offer easy installation and trouble-free operation for deployed broadcast, industrial and remote monitoring, robotic, and voice/data/video applications, including those in harsh environments.
April 13, 2012
BSkyB, a UK-based competitive broadband service provider, introduced its new "Unlimited Fibre" broadband package, enabling users to get up to 40 Mbps speeds.
April 13, 2012
Another domino fell in the planned middle mile network chain that is the North Florida Broadband Authority (NFBA) as the City of Perry, Fla. voted Tuesday to withdraw from the organization, citing the authority's lack of action as well as the availability of broadband to the city through multiple wireline and wireless service providers, according to a report in the Columbia County Observer.