Strong Broadband Adds Drive Charter Q1
444K additions far outpace 70,000 video customer losses
Broadband
COVID-19 Spikes Q1 Data Adds, Upgrade Requests for Altice USA
50K broadband additions new quarterly record
Cox, Altice USA Extend Keep Americans Connected Pledge
Join Comcast, AT&T, others in extending pledge through June 30
AlticeUSA Extends Free Broadband to Students
Eligible students to get broadband, WiFI without charge until end of school year
Frontier Maps Out Restructuring Plan
Proposes swapping $11.7B in debt for equity; possible sale of assets
Charter Expands Free Broadband Eligibility
Educators now included in groups that can receive free broadband access during COVID-19 outbreak
Small Cable Operators Beef Up Broadband to Battle Coronavirus
Mid-sized cable companies offer discounts, free service to help small communities during outbreak
Cox Steps Up in Fight Against Coronavirus
Cable company reduces prices, eliminates data usage charges on some tiers
Mediacom Raises Broadband Speeds During Coronavirus Scare
Increases minimum speeds for Connect2Compete to 25Mps
Altice USA Offers Free Broadband to Homes with K-12, College Students During Coronavirus Scare
Will offer 30 Mbps Home Advantage to qualifying homes without broadband service free for 60 days
Comcast and Other Cable Operators Control 67% of U.S. Broadband Market
Driven by DOCSIS 3.1-powered 1-gig upgrades, MSOs haven’t controlled this much of the ISP business since it was just getting started back in 2001
Average U.S. Broadband Consumer's Monthly Data Use Surged 27% in 2019 to 340 GB
OpenVault’s latest report also predicts median usage will surpass 250 gigs for the first time this year
Half of U.S. Homes Now Stream Video Daily
Mean time spent online for homes with internet service nearly doubled to 3.7 hours over the last decade, Leichtman Research Group reports
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CommScope Adds Support for Sub-6 GHz and mmWave 5G NR to NVG556 Fixed Wireless Gateway
Device already supported 4G LTE and 3.5 GHz CBRS connectivity
Broadband Usage to Spike 19% During Holiday Period, OpenVault Predicts
Consultancy says average monthly usage per home will increase to around 327GB
Cable Broadband Infrastructure Spending Down 31% in Q3
North American CCAP licensing market continues to be sluggish
Cord Cutters Now Averaging 520GB of Monthly Data Usage: Research Report
Homes that have ditched video increased internet usage by 7% in Q3, according to Broadband solutions provider OpenVault
Top U.S. Wireline Broadband Providers Surpass 100M Customers
Cable broadband customers surged 14% in Q3, according to Leichtman Research Group
Altice USA Says FTTH Network Now Reaching 500K Homes
CEO Goes says fiber ‘is superior to other future cable DOCSIS network upgrades’
Casa CEO Guo Says Cable Biz Still in ‘Digestion Phase’ with Recent DOCSIS 3.1 Capacity Upgrades
Vendor continues to struggle, with revenue down 34% in Q3
