Topic: fiber networks

Charter Communications’ enterprise business service unit Spectrum Enterprise said it will spend $1 billion this year on new fiber infrastructure.

Analysts at Macquarie initiated coverage of Altice USA with an “outperform” rating, showering praise on the cabler’s potential to expand margins, reduce churn and grow subscribers.

Comcast Business said it spent $1.85 million to install a new 70-mile fiber ring in Detroit.

A research consortium says new technology will maximize capacity for access networks with only one fiber strand between the head end and the node.

Wave Broadband is facilitating an issue that is of particular irritation for the No. 1 U.S. cable operator: municipal broadband.

Altice USA will proceed with its scheme to deploy FTTH across its Optimum footprint, despite its parent’s decision to walk back fiber plans in France.

Comcast Business Services said it will spend $6 million to expand its fiber network to five new business parks being built in San Jose, California. 

Cogeco executives said during their third-quarter earnings report that 65% of broadband competition faced by recently expanded U.S. asset Atlantic Broadband is DSL.

New Street Research suggested that cable network operating and capital expenditures could soon fall 10% to 15%.

Comcast has restored triple-play services in the Denver area after what the cable company said was an accidental fiber-line cut.