Podcast preview: Connected America’s star-studded agenda
Beyond the Cable takes a sneak peek at the agenda for Connected America 2026, which opens next month with a packed two-day program in Texas
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Tag: Broadband
FCC approves Charter’s $34.5B acquisition of Cox: Key details
The FCC has officially greenlit Charter Communications’ $34.5 billion deal to acquire Cox Enterprises’ residential cable, commercial fiber, and managed IT assets. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr confirmed the merger will accelerate rural broadband expansion, lower consumer prices, and establish new hiring safeguards focused on skills and qualifications over DEI policies.
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State broadband leaders to gather at Connected America 2026
Brandy Reitter, executive director of the Colorado Broadband Office, will be joined by counterparts Oklahoma and Texas.
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Texas broadband power players will headline at Connected America
An impressive arrangement of local and state broadband leaders from the Lone Star State will take center stage at Connected America in Texas.
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TalkTalk hunting for buyers for PXC and consumer units
According to a report from Sky News, TalkTalk has begun negotiations for the sale its consumer ISP unit and wholesale platform business (PXC).
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Actifai: The built-for-broadband AI you might have missed at Connected Britain 2025
Contributed Article Used by over 30 North American ISPs, Actifai is bringing its proven,...
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Odido revives €1.1bn IPO plan
The joint owners of Dutch telco Odido, Apax Partners and Warburg Pincus, are reportedly looking to take the company public, according to reports.
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Change at the top for KCOM as CEO steps down
Today, Hull’s incumbent telecoms operator KCOM has announced that its CEO, Tim Shaw, will be stepping down from the role in August.
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How MDU connectivity is becoming more competitive
Adlane Fellah, of Maravedis, joined Beyond the Cable to discuss why MDU connectivity has become attractive for market disruptors.
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City of Morrow pursues smart city ambitions
Morrow’s smart city gets robust Ciena routing solution, enabling eCommunity Fiber’s direct link to Atlanta Internet Gateway
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Hyperoptic strikes deal with Openreach to offer broadband services to 1 million homes
Hyperoptic, the UK’s leading alternative full fibre ISP, has today announced it is set to extend availability of its award-winning services to an additional one million UK homes, via the Openreach network
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Zen launches The Fibre Hub altnet aggregation platform
This week, Rochdale-based ISP Zen Internet has celebrated the formal launch of The Fibre Hub, a platform that aggregates altnets and major network players.
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Community Fibre hits profitability as altnet market braces for M&A
This week, The Financial Times reports that London-based altnet Community Fibre has posted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of £8 million in 2024, marking the first time the company has been profitable.
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Japan’s KDDI signs up for Starlink’s direct-to-device satellite connectivity
KDDI and Okinawa Cellular will start providing au Starlink Direct, a direct to cell service between satellites and au smartphones, on April 10, 2025. This is the first Direct to Cell satellite service in Japan.
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Vitrifi’s cloud technology transforms M&A in the global fibre broadband market
Vitrifi, an autonomic networking company, is changing how mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are managed in the fibre broadband industry.
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Broadband providers are shifting focus from speed to experience
At Connected Britain 2024 we caught up with Dan Bloch, Senior Vice President – Global Solutions at Calix, to discuss the company’s 25-year journey from hardware to software and what the future holds for connected homes and businesses
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“Regulation is working”: The broadband market is more competitive than ever, says Openreach
At Connected Britain 2024, we spoke with Openreach’s chief commercial officer, Katie Milligan, to discuss the company’s latest Project Gigabit contracts, sustainability progress, and how Sky’s new deal with CityFibre will affect competition in the retail market.
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Biden touts broadband efforts in DNC address
President Joe Biden and former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi both made mention of rural broadband at the Democratic National Convention
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Sky signs major broadband deal with CityFibre
Sky and CityFibre have announced a long-term partnership allowing Sky to offer full fibre services over CityFibre’s network. The move should give CityFibre a huge competitive boost as they look to take on market leader Openreach.
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Lichfield tops UK broadband speed rankings
In a new study by UK broadband comparison site Broadband Genie, the city of Lichfield in Staffordshire has been crowned the UK’s fastest for broadband in 2024. Canterbury, Kent, remains the slowest for the second year running.
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