Sean Buckley
Samantha Bookman
Michael Kennedy
Anna-Maria Kovacs
A. Michael Noll
The top wireline mergers & acquisitions in 2012
Welcome to our fourth annual M&A roundup. As seen in previous years, 2012's narrative was once again about the continuing consolidation of the vendor and service provider markets.
It's a wrap: Counting down the major trends in 2012
As the year 2012 comes to a close, FierceTelecom is once again taking a look back at the major trends that took place this year in the wireline segment of the telecom industry. For today's issue of FierceTelecom, we are serving up our fourth annual Year in Review issue.
The worst wireline CEOs of all time
Like other industry segments, including wireless and IT, the wireline industry has had its share of failed leaders. Who made this year's list of all-time worst CEOs?
10 innovators who changed the face of telecom
With the consumer's continual reliance on gaming consoles, wireless devices, and high speed Internet, it's easy to forget the many innovators who laid the foundation that makes these applications a reality. In our second annual report, FierceTelecom takes a look at 10 innovators who helped change the telecom industry and make it what it is today.
How Ethernet enables cloud connectivity
Enterprise IT managers cite cloud computing as among their most important initiatives this year. Nearly two-thirds of them have already begun transitioning their business-critical applications to the cloud. Where does Carrier Ethernet fit in this equation?Rob Shanahan on merging Lightower, Sidera's futures
Rob Shanahan, CEO and president of Lightower Fiber Networks, isn't afraid of transitions. The 25-year telecom industry veteran is now leading the company through a merger with fellow competitive provider Sidera Networks. Sean Buckley talks with Shanahan about the value the merger will create for Lightower's customer base.
TOP HEADLINES
Earnings
AT&T sees consumer services grow to $5.5 billion in Q4, driven by IP data
AT&T reported wireline revenues of $14.9 billion, down 0.5 percent year-over-year, but up 0.7 percent sequentially due to strong consumer and strategic business services growth. Once again, consumer services was the star performer in AT&T's Q4 2012 wireline results, rising 3 percent over the same period a year ago.
Cuba's submarine cable is finally activated
Cuba's much talked about ALBA-1 submarine cable linking the country to the Internet via Venezuela is now carrying traffic, nearly two years after the system was built.
CenturyLink patents new power outage backup mechanism for DVRs
CenturyLink has filed a patent to develop a system and method that will enable digital video recorders to record content if a power loss occurs by using an optical network terminal that terminates services at the home as the backup mechanism.
Tata serves up 100G wholesale services for U.S., European carriers
Tata Communications on Thursday began providing 100G-enabled services on its TGN-Atlantic (TGN-A) submarine, providing connectivity between New York and London.
OTN switching to grow 13% through 2016, says Infonetics
Optical transport network switching may be a minority part of the overall OTN market, but a new Infonetics report forecasts that the OTN market, including both transport and switching, will grow at a 13 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2016.
Cisco enhances cloud software play with minority stake in Parallels
Cisco is continuing its track of building up its software solution set by acquiring a minority stake in Seattle-based Parallels, a developer of hosting and cloud service enablement and desktop virtualization, on Thursday.
From Our Sister Sites
AT&T said Thursday that it surpassed 8 million total U-verse subscribers during the fourth quarter, as it gained 192,000 U-verse TV and 609,000 high-speed Internet customers.
AT&T Mobility said it is continues "exploring" whether to support Microsoft's Data Sense service for its Windows Phone 8 operating system.
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