by Pivot
Month: February 2010
Qwest Expands Cloud-Computing Services
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q) today announced the opening of its 17th data center nationwide and third center in the Washington, D.C., metro area, in response to continued customer demand for hosting and cloud-based infrastructure…
Canby Telcom Joins FiOS, U-verse, Xfinity in Premium Bundle Brand Movement
National and regional players have spent the past few years building significant brand equity for their premium bundled offerings. Perhaps the most successful at this has been Verizon with their FiOS brand. They’ve been quite…
Cities Start Lining Up for Google Fiber Network, Seattle to Make a Bid
Let the wooing begin. Google’s approach to select locations for its new FTTH initiative should be interesting to watch. They are asking localities (including their respective citizens) to basically compete with each other and woo…
Frontier Gains Approval in Ohio for Verizon Purchase, Almost Half Way There
Frontier gained approval from the Ohio public services commission for their purchase of Verizon wireline assets in that state. Ohio joins California, Nevada, and South Carolina in approval for the Verizon transaction. Frontier needs approval…
Motorola Targets Rural Markets with WiMAX Solution
New WiMAX ASN 1000 gateway and CPEi 090 meet unique market needs ARLINGTON HTS, Ill – February 10, 2010 – The Home & Networks Mobility business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), the worldwide leader in…
TDS Latest Service Provider to Offer Price for Life Campaign
Many service providers have offered so called ‘price for life’ campaigns that promise to keep prices stable over the long term. Telcos have used this strategy as a way to capitalize on the perception that…
Comprium’s uControl Wins NTCA Award
TAMPA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comporium and uControl recently received top recognition from the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) for the best cutting-edge technology at the recent NTCA Expo ’10. Comporium featured its Security Dealer Program and showcased…
PAETEC Now in 46 States
BURLINGTON, Vt.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PAETEC Holding Corp. (NASDAQ GS: PAET) today announced it has expanded its full suite of communications solutions service to Vermont, marking the 46th state nationally where the company offers business-class local phone service…
Google Building Its Own FTTH Network, Wants Community Volunteers
Google announced today their intention to build a Google fiber network that will “deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today with 1 gigabit per second, fiber-to-the-home…
Suddenlink Turns Up the DOCSIS 3.0 Heat
Suddenlink, the St. Louis, Mo based cable MSO, is accelerating their DOCSIS 3.0 strategy. They doubled their D3 footprint in 2009 and now reach 23% of homes passed with the ultra fast broadband service. Suddenlink…
Windstream Completes NuVox Acquisition
Windstream announced the closing of their acquisition of NuVox. With the acquisition, Windstream gains 90,000 business customers across a 16 state footprint in the Southeast and Midwest. NuVox is based in Greenville, South Carolina. The…
Frontier Launches Web TV Service, my fitv
Frontier is now offering a web based TV service called my fitv. The free service aggregates Internet based video content into a single portal, allowing customers to search for TV shows, movies, sports, and in…