Google Fiber’s video growth dropped to 57.8% in 2016 from 78.8% the previous year, as per a Moffett-Nathanson analysis based on fresh data from the U.S. Copyright Office.  Google Fiber ended 2016 with 84,232 pay TV subs, marking a sharp decline in the rate of growth, Moffett-Nathanson found in an analysis Across all Google Fiber… Read more →

Source: Economic Times Telecom Google Inc is looking to bring more Indian telecom operators on board its software defined networking (SDN)-based platform. The internet search giant says its SDN-based platform enables telecom networks adapt to new services and traffic patterns efficiently. The company has already teamed up with Bharti Airtel and South Korea’s SK Telecom to pursue… Read more →

By Cliff Grossner, Ph.D., senior research director and advisor, cloud and data center research practice, IHS Markit Highlights: Growth continues for the data center network equipment market, which grew both sequentially and for the full-year 2016 By 2021, the cloud service provider (CSP) and telco market segments will squeeze the enterprise in data center switching revenue… Read more →

Key Takeaways: Microsoft was everywhere- presenting at the Wednesday morning keynotes, announcing partnerships and new initiatives during Thursday engineering workshops.  Progress on the SONIC protocol stack (announced last year) and the new Project Olympus were described in detail. Facebook revealed details of it’s “server refresh” and 100GE fiber optic switch-to-switch Data Center network (see section… Read more →

SoftBank could be interested in relinquishing control of Sprint and retaining a minority stake if that’s what it takes to merge the US carrier with T-Mobile US, Reuters reports, adding that the parties might enter talks after the spectrum auction ends. Deutsche Telekom has said it wants to keep its stake in T-Mobile. SoftBank has… Read more →

By Benny Evangelista, San Francisco Chronicle Pushing beyond mobile phones, AT&T is expanding its cellular network to connect commercial smart devices, from water meters that detect excess toilet flushes to soda dispensers that learn what people prefer to drink. The company has tested the technology in San Ramon, CA and this week it announced plans… Read more →

Verizon Communications says it has reached a breakthrough in lab trials of NG-PON2 technology that will allow various vendors to supply NG-PON2 components to service providers. NG-PON2 can support 40 gigabits per second of network capacity.   Verizon called the interop test a “breakthrough,” because it represents a significant step in creating a platform that will… Read more →

by Stéphane Téral, Senior Research Director, Mobile Infrastructure and Carrier Economics The mobile infrastructure market outlook remains cloudy as 2017 brings us 2 years past the LTE peak, with fewer and fewer potential 2G/3G mobile networks that need to be upgraded to LTE. In the Q4 edition of our Mobile Infrastructure Market Tracker – Regional, released 1 December… Read more →