Paid peering is not a net neutrality issue but Level 3 wants to make it one
As one might expect, Level 3 isn’t happy about paid peering and the power that ISPs have in the negotiating process. So it wants the FCC to make it a net… Read more »
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As one might expect, Level 3 isn’t happy about paid peering and the power that ISPs have in the negotiating process. So it wants the FCC to make it a net… Read more »
Comcast added almost half of all new broadband subscribers in 2013, followed distantly by Verizon. While cable companies are still grabbing most new subscribers, telcos are gaining a bit of ground… Read more »
Globalstar maybe known for satellite phones today, but if it gets its way it could be supplying private Wi-Fi connections to consumers all over the country using its own boutique broadband… Read more »
Content companies including Viacom and HBO have met with folks from Comcast, Qwilt and others to discuss transparent caching as a way to solve the problem of online video. Read more »
In hopes of making it’s proposed merger with Time Warner Cable sweeter for regulators to swallow, Comcast is extending its low-cost broadband access program and announcing that 300,000 households have signed up. Read more »
February 2014 will mark a turning point for the internet thanks to a historic peering agreement and the FCC capitulating on net neutrality. Let’s let Verizon’s CEO share what the future… Read more »
It looks like Comcast and Netflix have resolved their peering dispute, but it’s unclear how. Comcast customers should rejoice because the quality of their video streams should get better. Read more »
Austin, the home of three potential gigabit networks is also getting a speed boost form its incumbent cable provider, Time Warner Cable. Residents will soon see their speeds hit up to… Read more »
FCC chairman Tom Wheeler’s new pitch for open internet rules is a shrewdly subtle opening gambit in what is certain to be a tricky political process. Read more »
Municipal areas in eight states are under consideration for new Google Fiber rollouts, as the pressure to prepare for a post Comcast/TWC world increases. Read more »