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Google Fiber Runs Face First Into Bureaucracy – As Unfounded Rumor of Surewest Acquisition Swirls

Published on January 25, 2012 By Don

Last week we noted that Google’s effort to deploy 1 Gbps fiber in Kansas City had run face first into some bureaucracy, with delays being caused over debate about pole fiber connection rates and the physical placement of lines. Google apparently believ…

Longmont, CO chalks up referendum win over Comcast for muni fiber

Published on November 4, 2011 By Don

The 80,000 or so residents of the town of Longmont, Colo. will have the chance to decide how a 17-mile fiber loop will be utilized to provide high-speed broadband service, after winning a referendum vote Tuesday to lift state restrictions on use of the…

Google tool aims to make business sites mobile

Published on November 1, 2011 By Don

A new Google initiative aims to get businesses to shape up their mobile sites, suggesting that in a few years, more people are going to be surfing on their phones than desktops.

France Telecom to officially turn Orange next summer

Published on September 19, 2011 By Don

France Telecom (NYSE: FTE) as a corporate brand may soon be no more as France’s incumbent telco may change the name completely to Orange as early as the summer of 2012.
Citing an internal memo, a La Tribune report revealed that France Telecom intends t…

Broadband Bytes for 2011-08-13

Published on August 13, 2011 By Don

.@UTOPIAnet connections are powering family history research in Tremonton. http://bit.ly/r5JF71 # CenturyLink took a bath on the Qwest acquisition. And it ain't over, folks. http://bit.ly/qbb9zt # Is your ISP mis-using DNS to make a few quick bucks from you? http://bit.ly/rbin7U # Huge chunk of Verizon's employees go on strike. http://bit.ly/pgM0RH # Whoopsie! Anti-trust concerns may [...]

Only Use for 1 Gbps Line is Piracy, Says Cable Exec – ‘This One Goes to 11′ Marketing War Continues

Published on June 20, 2011 By Don

To make sure people know they’re trying to keep pace with 1 Gbps offerings by Sonic.net and Google, Comcast last week demonstrated a 1 Gbps connection. While this kind of speed is fun to talk about, most ISPs realize it’s really more of a marketing too…

SureWest pledges to expand FTTH in Kansas markets

Published on June 2, 2011 By Don

Telco doesn’t mention Google’s nearby fiber network roll-out as a factor, but timing is curious

TIA 2011: Juniper’s Nagesh: Operators must become innovators

Published on May 18, 2011 By Don

In a keynote discussion this morning with the head of Google’s fiber communities project: an exploration of what comes next for telecom carriers and rivals

Broadband Bytes for 2011-04-30

Published on April 30, 2011 By Don

Netflix may now have more customers than Comcast. http://bit.ly/eCB2Jf # Google wants to make money from its fiber project. http://bit.ly/f0QNR6 # Cisco predicts the death of the STB (video): http://bit.ly/iiPslJ # FCC: broadband sucks (and we won't admit that we caused a lot of it). http://bit.ly/hjGTug # 73% of you want a Carterphone ruling for [...]

Google: Kansas City here we come

Published on April 29, 2011 By Don