by Pivot
Author: Telecompetitor
Cable VoIP Service Gets Interconnection Victory
The FCC recently ruled in cable’s favor for interconnection among rural carriers. The ruling stems from cases in South Carolina and Nebraska, where rural carriers were reportedly denying interconnection with Time Warner cable and others,…
Cable Providers Drool Over SMB Market
Having seen impressive gains in residential voice offerings through VoIP, cable operators now view the small medium business market as theirs for the taking. ABI research estimates the U.S. SMB hosted telecom services market at…
Worldwide VoIP Usage Revealed
Ever wonder how much VoIP traffic is out there? If you trust iLocus’ numbers – a lot. Their most recent study purports over 1 trillion VoIP minutes worldwide, with 615 billion attributed to national long…
Boingo Launches Mobile Wi-Fi Service
Boingo, the Wi-Fi hotspot operator has announced a new mobile wireless service that uses VoIP over Wi-Fi on Windows Mobile 5.0-based Smartphones or Pocket PC devices. The service, at $7.95 per month, basically empowers mobile…
Will MobileTV Work in the U.S.?
The dawn of mobileTV is upon us with Verizon Wireless launching their new vCast service, and AT&T not too far behind. Unlike past mobile wireless video offerings which offered video clips, these new services allow…
Gloves Are Coming Off in San Antonio – AT&T Sues TW
In a sign of the times, AT&T has sued Time Warner over ads they are running in San Antonio. The ads depict AT&T customers being bullied and harrased with annoying “fees” for service – fees…
Verizon Vcast is Live
Verizon launched its mobileTV Vcast service today in 20 markets. Pricing ranges from $13 to $25, depending on the number of channels subscribed to. Verizon is using Qualcomm’s MediaFLO service, which can provide true TV…
AT&T Numerology
AT&T’s latest projection, provided by CFO Rick Linder, for homes passed by U-verse by the end of 2007 is 8 million. This estimate has led to all kinds of renewed scrutiny and speculation of AT&T…
Google Studying Voice Options
Google is studying its ability to introduce voice applications across a variety of its applications including its IM and email. Perhaps the most interesting conjecture about Google’s voice forays includes the possibility of adding a…