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New Super CLEC Gets Regulatory Approval

Regulators have signed off on the Megapath-Covad-Speakeasy merger, the companies announced yesterday. Aiming to be an end-to-end “next-generation Managed Services Local Exchange Carrier,” the merged entity, under the Megapath name, can boast of having more than ...
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    T-Mobile Pushing 42 Mb/s For Mobile Broadband

    Among large national carriers, T-Mobile was a little late to the 3G mobile broadband party. They now appear to be trying to make up for lost time. They’ve selected HSPA+ technology for their push into 3G, and are now aggressively trying to build out a ...
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    Apple TV: More About Content Distribution Than OTT Video

    The revamped Apple TV, launched yesterday, is not about to trigger a wave of video cord cutting. But that doesn’t mean video service providers should ignore it. The product, or a product like it, could play an important role in generating more sales of multi-play ...
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    Motorola Looks to Capitalize on the Digital Home

    The business of providing digital home multimedia, cross-platform products, services and support to broadband service providers is a dynamic and growing one.  Motorola yesterday announced the introduction of the Motorola EDGE Service Assurance Software suite, a set of customer care applications for home networks that it will sell directly to broadband carriers....
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    Everybody Wants In on OTT Video: Amazon Mulling Entry

    On the day when Apple introduced its latest OTT effort, the redesigned $99 Apple TV OTT video set-top-box, word is Amazon is mulling a competitive OTT video offer. If true, Amazon would join, Apple, Roku, Boxxee, Vudu, Hulu, Best Buy, Netflix, soon to be Google, ...
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    Two Million SmartGrids and Counting

    Two million smart grid meters have been installed across the U.S., thanks in no small part to the $3+ billion of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding allocated to smart grid development and deployment.  More than 180,000 ...
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    Reality Check for the Connected TV

    Manufacturers and major retailers are excited about the market outlook for connected TVs, but there's still a wide gap to bridge when it comes to arousing consumer interest, according to Forrester Research's James L. McQuivey. In their research report, "...
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    Skype Turns its Attention to Small Business, Offers SMB IP Voice Option

    While Skype’s 560 million+ member number is quite impressive, its 8.1 million paying subscribers puts that total number in perspective. Those 8.1 million provide Skype $96 in ARPU per year. To put that in perspective, Verizon’s latest monthly ARPU for its consumer markets is $80.76, which equates to 10X what Skype ...
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    Clearwire’s Prepaid Rover Brand Targets Generation Y

    “Internet-addicted members of Generation Y” between the ages of 18 and 24 are the target for a new prepaid 4G wireless service from Clearwire that will carry the Rover brand, Clearwire Chief Commercial Officer Mike Sievert told reporters on a conference call today. “Prepaid is no longer limited ...
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    Verizon Doubles Speed for DSL Offer

    Verizon has taken a lot of heat regarding for its DSL broadband offerings in non-FiOS territories. Some argue that Verizon is ignoring these territories and may even try to sell them off, leaving them to focus on FiOS and 4G LTE as their broadband horses. Today, Verizon slightly cooled those arguments, at ...
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