by admin | Mar 3, 2014 | 2014 Analyses, Aaron Blazar, All, Analyses
Dark fiber — the dirty word of early-2000s telecom — is back en vogue in the wireless backhaul market. With the pending initial public offering of Zayo Group, it seems the time is ripe to discuss dark fiber’s role in the U.S. mobile backhaul ecosystem and its...
by admin | Mar 3, 2014 | 2014 Analyses, All, Analyses
In last month’s column, we covered the latest results from our annual study of global wholesale provider performance with their customers. We also discussed an emerging satisfaction gap by customer size. As wholesale providers focus on growth verticals, large...
by admin | Feb 13, 2014 | 2014 Analyses, All, Analyses, Charlie Reed
Today, the Time Warner Cable merger saga came to a tentative conclusion as Comcast agreed to purchase the company in a deal worth $45.2 billion, or $154 a share. There are many implications in this deal for consumer services, which accounted for 92% of Comcast Cable...
by admin | Feb 5, 2014 | 2014 Analyses, Aaron Blazar, All, Analyses
Tower providers, fiber players, integrators and others are focused on capturing business from the next round of U.S. mobile infrastructure expansion – small cells. In my previous analysisThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled...
by admin | Jan 24, 2014 | 2014 Analyses, Aaron Blazar, All, Analyses
Small cells may be one of the hottest topics in the wireless infrastructure space today, but their impact has yet to show in the United States and many are beginning to question their relevancy: Do they really matter, and, will they really play a major role in U.S....
by admin | Jan 15, 2014 | 2014 Analyses, All, Analyses, Judy Reed Smith
The future is already here – it’s just not very evenly distributed. William Gibson Recognizing and acting on what is ahead for an industry is an ongoing challenge. You do not have to dig...
