by Pivot
Month: September 2012
Souped-up iPhone 5 Sells for $200-$400, iPhone 4 Now Offered for Free
Despite a barrage of pre-launch hyperbole, Apple’s new iPhone 5, launched today, did not disappoint. Far from being simply an iteration of the existing product, the new device features a new iOS 6 operating system,…
“Unlimited” or Shared Data Plans Mostly are Marketing Platforms, at the Moment
The overwhelming majority of customers on AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon networks studied by NPD Connected Intelligence don’t even use 2 GBytes worth of mobile data per month, which suggests most consumers do not need…
Homecloud Hopes to Capitalize on Consumer Cloud, Digital Home
Cloud services are primarily the domain of the SMB and Enterprise sector, but as this important trend begins to mature, cloud services are increasingly finding their way to the consumer market and the digital home.…
TDS HMS Launches ReliaCloud in Minnesota
TDS Hosted and Managed Services (TDS HMS), a leading provider of cloud-based managed services, today announced the availability of ReliaCloud™. An enterprise-class IT Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud solution, ReliaCloud is now available through VISI Incorporated, a…
Cox Adds High-Speed Business Broadband Tiers
LAFAYETTE, La., Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — As a result of a $4.8 million upgrade to Cox’s fiber-based network in Acadiana using cutting-edge DOCSIS 3.0-enabled technology, Cox Business has launched two new Internet tiers at…
Nielsen: TV Households Spend 14 Minutes Per Day on Gaming Consoles
Americans spend nearly 35 hours a week watching video across screens large and small, as well as nearly five more hours using the Internet on a computer, according to the latest “Nielsen Cross-Platform Report.” Furthermore,…
Comcast Launches Hispanic Focused Triple Play Bundle
PHILADELPHIA, PA – September 11, 2012 — Comcast, one of the nation’s leading providers of entertainment, information and communications products and services, announced today the nationwide rollout of Xfinity® Triple Play MultiLatino, which combines MultiLatino…
MegaPath Launches Business Cloud Hosting Offerings
PLEASANTON, Calif., Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — MegaPath Corporation, one of the leading providers of managed data, voice, security, and hosted IT services in North America, today announced new enterprise, private and hybrid cloud hosting…
IBC Trends: Multiscreen, MPEG-DASH, Ultra HD
This is the first of two posts about the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam, which takes place in early-to-mid September each year. Even if you are based in the United States, IBC is well…
Regional Fiber Network Chooses ADVA for Middle Mile Network
September 10, 2012 — ADVA Optical Networking announced today that Bluebird Network has selected the ADVA FSP 3000 for a government-stimulus-funded project that will enable the extension of broadband services to underserved regions in Missouri.…
Verizon Wireless Launches Mobile Security App for Android
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — While most consumers with smartphones understand they are carrying around the functions of a computer, many do not realize that smartphones are susceptible to some of the…
Coalition Pursues 700 MHz Device Interoperability with AT&T
A newly created coalition today launched what it promises will be an “aggressive effort” to encourage the Federal Communications Commission to require a higher level of interoperability among wireless devices operating in the lower 700…