by Pivot
Month: August 2008
No Slowdown in TelcoTV
Recent days have seen a flurry of new launches for video services by both AT&T and Verizon. Markets like Jacksonville, Florida, South Bend, Indiana, and Hampton, Virginia are all now able to receive video from…
Avail Media Launches 20 New Affiliates
Avail Media announced the launch of 20 new affiliates for their IPTV linear content solution. In a company statement, Avail said “…these affiliates add to Avail Media’s 35 video on demand affiliates that are already…
Will MPEG-4 Help DISH Stop the Bleeding?
DISH Networks has made much noise with HD recently, culminating with their launch of an all HD package, branded TurboHD. Now comes word that they are the “first” pay-TV provider to go all MPEG-4 with…
Falcon IP/Compete and Hitachi Hook Up for MPEG-4/FTTH
Hitachi announced that they will partner with Falcon/IP Complete for a fully integrated MPEG-4 IPTV solution for service providers who are implementing Hitachi’s AMN1220 Gigabit Passive Optical Network Fiber to the Premises solution. “We are…
WildBlue Offers Lease Program for CPE
In an attempt to remove one of the biggest barriers for new sign-ups, WildBlue will offer a leasing program for CPE, significantly reducing total upfront fees by over 50% to $149.95. The program also provides…
Qwest CTO: We Will Be Fine With DSL
In the past couple weeks, there’s been a lot of discussion and debate about which telco strategy will win – Verizon’s FTTH play with FiOS, or AT&T’s FTTN strategy with U-verse. Lost in that debate…
Sprint Dramatically Lowers Phone as a Modem Pricing
Sprint lowered its phone as a modem (PAM) option to $15/month from $50/month. PAM options allow customers to use 3G enabled handsets as Internet modems for laptops and PCs. In effect, the PAM replaces the…
GSM Association: 4G Wireless Will Deliver 100 Mbps
The GSM Association, a worldwide trade body made up of GSM wireless carriers, told mobile news that 4G LTE wireless will reach 100 Mbps. They are apparently in a provocative mood too, because not only…
AT&T Enters Home Tech Support Market
AT&T Looking to Invigorate DSL Sales
There’s no denying that DSL sales took a beating last quarter. AT&T might be trying to do something about it. They announced a new promotion that locks in DSL pricing for two years without the…
Mobile Broadband Implications Are Far Reaching
Nielsen Mobile released a revealing study on mobile broadband which may offer some insight into the future of broadband and wireless. The study results reveal that there were 13 million users of 3G mobile data…
Cox: We’ll Take 20% Market Share for Wireless
In a revealing presentation, Cox President Patrick Esser told the Progress and Freedom Foundation’s annual tech policy summit in Aspen, Colorado that they intend to capture 20% market share for wireless service. Rather than join…