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Texas A&M Converts to IP Telephony
4/20/09 at 8:09 AM by Telecompetitor  Texas A&M, the College Station, Texas based university, will transition their current TDM telecommunications infrastructure to an all IP network over the next three years. The transition will be managed by Verizon Business under a new $20 million three year master services agreement. The new network will provide a single converged voice and data IP network, eliminating the need for two separate voice ...
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Sprint Intros Converged IP Voice Portfolio for Cable
4/1/09 at 7:57 AM by Telecompetitor  Sprint announced new initiatives to provide cable companies a more competitive converged IP voice product. The new services feature TV and PC caller ID and unified messaging and target cable companies of all sizes. Massilion Cable of Ohio and Blue Ridge Communications of Pennsylvania are the first launch partners for the new converged services portfolio. "It's not enough anymore to ...
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AT&T Toys With Convergence
9/16/08 at 8:30 AM by Telecompetitor  AT&T offered a preview earlier this week of their vision for convergence. They demoed technology that’s not publicly available yet, including linking the iPhone to U-verse services. For example, the iPhone can turn into a remote control for U-verse video services. Other applications will include the ability to download programming from a U-Verse DVR to an iPhone for mobile playback. AT&T CTO John ...
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Cinergy MetroNet Launches TV Caller ID
9/10/08 at 11:22 PM by Telecompetitor  Cinergy MetroNet, an Indiana based FTTH triple play provider, has launched TV Caller ID and other converged applications, including call logs and a networked address book. Cinergy includes the service, marketed as Caller ID on TV, as a free value add for its triple play customers and for $2.95/month for non-triple play customers. Cinergy MetroNet uses the Integra5 Converged Services platform.
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Let it Go to Voicemail, It’s Comcast
7/24/08 at 10:24 PM by Telecompetitor  Comcast is joining the caller ID on the television party. While a little late to the party, they plan on moving aggressively into the converged communications arena with other services as well. Caller ID TV will be available in August, followed by caller ID on the PC and visual voicemail for the TV early next year. Other cable MSOs including Cablevision have been offering Caller ID ...
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Panhandle Telephone Expands Converged Caller ID
3/17/08 at 11:08 PM by Telecompetitor
Panhandle Telephone (PTCI) of Guymon, Oklahoma has expanded their converged caller ID application, which allows caller ID integration with the television and the PC. The expanded applications include picture caller ID, custom tones, nicknames, fonts and colors for TV and PC Caller ID notifications. The services are provided through ...
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Verizon and NFL Lay Groundwork for Future of Television Sports
11/19/07 at 8:16 AM by Telecompetitor
The NFL Network and Verizon are providing glimpses into the future of sports on television through their NFL Network Game Extra package this year. The package offers eight Thursday/Saturday prime time games, which are viewed online through a broadband connection. Offered to ...
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AT&T Refocuses Business Portfolio – Integrates Cingular and Wireless VPN
4/17/07 at 11:00 PM by Telecompetitor
In what is sure to be one of many announcements to come, AT&T announced a realignment of its business product portfolio to include wireless packages and a new wireless VPN service. Previously, business customers had to interface with two separate sales organizations to purchase these services. With this new alignment, a single sales organization will integrate these wireless offerings into ...
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