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RCN to Launch Home Security Trial
13 May, 2008
RCN announced a partnership with InGrid, a developer of digital, wireless home security services, to launch a six-month trial of InGrid Home Security services to new and existing customers in the Chicago and Philadelphia areas. InGrid Home Security offers home security monitoring over broadband networks and gives homeowner’s the ability to control their home's system remotely and receive emergency and non-emergency notifications on any Internet-connected device including cell phones. Security breaches are investigated by Guardian Protection Services, a large privately held security company. The InGrid Home Kit built for the average-sized home, will be offered by RCN at a special introductory trial price of $249 with monthly monitoring at $29.99 per month. A smaller kit, for home offices and apartments covering up to 1,500 square feet is $149 and the 24/7 monitoring service will operate at a billing rate of $29.99/month.
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Clearwire Outlines 4G World Domination Plans
12 Jun, 2008
Clearwire is feeling quite confident these days. The emerging WiMAX provider held an investor conference and outlined their plan for 4G domination. We're "building the communications company of the future, today," says Clearwire CEO Ben Wolf. Clearwire chief strategy officer Scott Richardson calls it "the second coming of the Internet." It was quite the WiMAX pep rally. Clearwire executives say they intend to build a seamless nationwide 4G network way ahead of their competitors, namely Verizon and AT&T.
From a powerpointware perspective, the strategy looks real impressive. Clearwire intends to offer a five product suite of services which will include residential voice and broadband, mobile voice and broadband, and mobile entertainment. They intend to leverage their investor partners considerably, gaining access to tens of millions of existing subscriber relationships immediately. With their cable company partners, they intend to extend the cable entertainment experience "into the palms of consumer's hands." They intend to utilize Google's Android platform for a suite of "compelling" mobile applications. Intel will contribute by powering millions of end user devices and do for WiMAX what it did for Wi-Fi, in effect bringing it to the mainstream. Wolf says that the average consumer's total household spend on communications, ranging from $109-$258, is up for grabs, and they intend to capture as much of it as possible.