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Sprint's Fitz on revamping wireline's identity, Ethernet, managed services growth
With so much focus being on wireless much of the world seemingly has forgotten that Sprint has a profitable wireline business. The company is working to change that attitude by launching a separate wireline division dedicated to its business customer base. Leading this segment is 10-year company veteran Mike Fitz.
GTT's focus on IP-based business services helps it buck legacy declines
GTT Communications' business services growth may seem like an anomaly, but what sets the company apart from the pack is that unlike incumbent telcos such as AT&T and Verizon it does not have to deal with a declining TDM services base.
Cable One sets focus on broadband, business services as video revenues continue to decline
Cable One, like other cable MSOs, is seeing its once-predictable video cash generator continue to decline, but the company's CEO Thomas Might said new growth will come from two sources: broadband and business services.
Midco expands Minnesota fiber network via Arvig, adds 4,000 route miles
Midco has struck a cooperative agreement with Arvig, giving it an additional 4,000 fiber route miles to address new and existing business service opportunities in Minnesota.
Windstream sets business services on growth track as enterprise revenues rise to $498M
Windstream's decision to segment its business services into three areas-- SMB, enterprise and carrier-- appeared to pay off in the fourth quarter of 2015 as it reported that enterprise revenue climbed 4.6 percent year over year to $498 million, while its carrier services saw a sequential rise of $2 million to $171 million.
Charter Business' pricing, packaging changes drive up revenues to $294M
Charter's business services division is reaping the benefits of realigning the unit to focus on the specific needs of small businesses and larger enterprise customers as revenues rose 12.3 percent year-over-year to $294 million.
Verizon's wireline woes, on-demand Ethernet, and cable's business play grabbed the headlines in 2015- Year in Review
As we end another year here at FierceTelecom, it's time to reflect on the major news themes of the past year in the telecom industry's wireline segment. For this issue of FierceTelecom, we are serving up our seventh annual Year in Review issue. The year 2015 was a time again of transition and, arguably, disruption in the wireline segment on three fronts: regulatory, consolidation, and technology.
Cincinnati Bell's Fox: Fiber makes us more competitive with cable in the SMB, commercial space
Cincinnati Bell may be well down its path of completing its fiber-to-the-premises rollout to 60-70 percent of Cincinnati homes by the end of next year, but the build is already helping it compete more effectively against cable in the small to medium business space.
Cable business services revenue up 20% to $12 billion, analyst says
Revenue from MSO business services divisions is set to finish 2015 up 20 percent year-over-year to $12 billion, according to report from Zacks Equity Research.
Level 3's Storey: Lock-up agreements are stalling company's growth
The way incumbent providers structure their wholesale agreements is impeding future growth for Level 3 Communications, according to a top executive.
