Almost all broadband M&A for 2025 fell into one of two categories. One was private equity investment. The other involved major providers. Read full article here: telecompetitor.com/broadband-ma-2… #mergersandacquisitions #privateequity

The combined Point Broadband Clearwave Fiber network will reach 12 states. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2026. Read full article here: telecompetitor.com/point-broadban… #pointbroadband #clearwavefiber

The latest NTCA rural broadband survey found that 79% of customers have 1 Gbps service available to them and 92% can get 100 Mbps service. Read full article here: telecompetitor.com/ntca-rural-bro… #ntca #ruralbroadband

In today’s Telecompetitor newsletter: Private equity continued to dominate broadband M&A in 2025, while major providers focused on strategic deals — including Cable One’s agreement to acquire the rest of Mega Broadband. We also dive into the emerging quantum internet with Cisco’s

Almost all broadband M&A for 2025 fell into one of two categories. One was private equity investment. The other involved major providers. Read full article here: telecompetitor.com/broadband-ma-2… #privateequity #mergersandacquisitions

The Cable One Mega Broadband Investments (MBI) deal is valued at $475M to $495M. MBI operates under the Vyve Broadband name. Read full article: telecompetitor.com/cable-one-agre… #cableone #acquisitions

Cisco's strategy is driven by the desire to network quantum data centers. But Kompella also sees other use cases for the quantum internet. Read full article here: telecompetitor.com/talking-quantu… #cisco #internet

The Tribal broadband awards were part of the Equitable Distribution program. The biggest was for $2.5M. Most were for $500k or less. Read full article here: telecompetitor.com/ntia-recommend… #tribalbroadband #ntia

Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and Nevada are now among the 39 states with approved BEAD proposals. Read full article here: telecompetitor.com/updated-compre… #bead #ntia

In today’s Telecompetitor newsletter: A look back at how private equity shaped broadband M&A in 2025, alongside new insight from KPMG showing telecom CEOs expect AI to deliver positive ROI within three years. Plume Design makes an AI-focused acquisition with Sweepr, robocall

Almost all broadband M&A for 2025 fell into one of two categories. One was private equity investment. The other involved major providers. Read full article here: telecompetitor.com/broadband-ma-2… #privateequity #mergers

Over 20% of telecom CEOs expect a return on investment from artificial intelligence within one year. Read full article here: telecompetitor.com/kpmg-telecom-c… #telecom #ai

Plume Design said the acquisition will combine its “real-time, device-level network intelligence” with Sweepr’s AI-based platform. Read full article here: telecompetitor.com/plume-design-t… #plumedesign #ai

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In today’s Telecompetitor newsletter: A new report finds consumers are wasting more than $1,600 a year on unwatched cable channels, as streaming reliability—especially for live sports—remains a concern. Plus: Kansas and New York roll out more than $49M in new broadband funding,

The report noted that nearly two-thirds of customers think they’re wasting money on their average cable TV bill. Read full article here: telecompetitor.com/typical-consum… #cable #tv

1,068 households and businesses in eight rural counties will be served by five broadband service providers through the Kansas grants. Read full article here: telecompetitor.com/kansas-bag-pro… #ruralbroadband #rural

Applications for this round of New York ConnectALL MIP broadband funding will be accepted through the end of April. Read full article here: telecompetitor.com/new-york-makes… #connectall #broadband

Verizon topped its competitors in the video portion of the mobile report, winning top honors for 5G video and live video experience. Read full article here: telecompetitor.com/big-three-carr… #verizon #5g #mobile

Almost eight in ten survey respondents (78%) said sports cause them the most concern related to streaming reliability. Read full article here: telecompetitor.com/survey-is-the-… #marketresearch #streaming