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Femtocells Make it to Rural Markets Through Mosaic
6/22/10 at 11:05 AM by Bernie Arnason
Femtocell activity is picking up of late. AT&T is actively rolling out its AT&T 3G microcell product. Not to be outdone, Wisconsin based Mosaic Telecom will soon join them. ...
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AT&T Ups the Bundle Ante, Introduces Choice Quad Play Bundles
5/18/10 at 9:38 AM by Bernie Arnason
AT&T has been tinkering with how to add wireless to the bundle of voice, video, and data for some time now. Examples include the Choice bundle, introduced in March, which allowed customers to choose a wireline or wireless option for the voice portion of a triple ...
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Verizon Launches Quad Play Bundles
10/19/09 at 3:07 PM by Andrew Burger
Verizon today announced the introduction of "Quad-Play" bundles that combine wireless telecommunications, TV, Internet and home phone services delivered over its 3G and landline networks. The move is a continuing attempt to leverage wireless advantage over cable competitors. Verizon's quick to point out ...
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AT&T Launches DirecTV Bundle
2/2/09 at 2:20 PM by Telecompetitor  AT&T and DirecTV consummated their new bundling relationship with the launch of AT&T | DIRECTV. “Through the new alliance, customers can enjoy AT&T | DIRECTV programming packages as part of an AT&T service bundle, including quadruple-play bundles with TV, broadband, home phone and wireless services — something cable competitors do not offer today,” says AT&T in a company statement. The new relationship follows ...
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Redefining the Triple Play
7/31/08 at 8:39 AM by Telecompetitor  The triple play has historically been defined as a bundle of voice, video, and broadband. And of late, the cable industry seems to be executing a triple play strategy quite well. For example, Comcast’s triple play strategy execution has helped vault them to the fourth largest phone company in the U.S. (by access line count) – all within three years. How many decades did it take ...
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AT&T/Echostar Deal Could Take Competition Into Unchartered Territory
10/17/07 at 8:06 AM by Telecompetitor  Everywhere you look these days, you see chatter about a potential acquisition of Echostar/DISH Networks by AT&T. If you subscribe to the old adage, “where there’s smoke, there’s fire,” this must be a done deal. Of course we’ve seen this before. AT&T has been rumored to want to buy Echostar for years, and nothing has ever materialized. But if this deal does happen, it could take telecom competition ...
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Cox Launches Mobile Service in Northern Virginia
10/2/07 at 8:38 AM by Telecompetitor  Cox announced the launch of their Pivot Wireless service in northern Virginia, a key suburb of the Washington D.C. market. Northern Virginia joins markets in Arizona, New England, Oklahoma, and San Diego where Cox has launched their Pivot Wireless service. Pivot is joint venture with Sprint, where the Sprint wireless network is the underlying carrier. Pivot attempts to link cable service with wireless by offering ...
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Cable MSOs Approaching Wireless Service Cautiously
6/21/07 at 11:56 AM by Telecompetitor  Cable MSOs addressed their Pivot wireless plans at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2007, saying caution was a common approach. Multichannel News reports that executives from Comcast, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable all say they are taking their time with Pivot roll outs. All of the MSOs report ‘several thousand’ Pivot wireless subs in their ...
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Verizon To Launch Quad Play Later This Year
5/15/07 at 11:00 PM by Telecompetitor
Verizon announced their intention to start bundling wireless service with their current triple play offerings. Cable heavyweights including Comcast, Time Warner, and Cox have all launched quad plays in limited markets through their Pivot Wireless brand (see our feature story on Pivot Wireless). Verizon thinks they have an advantage since they own (in partnership with Vodafone) and control ...
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The Hunt is On – Quad Play Subscribers Are in Demand
3/12/07 at 11:20 AM by Telecompetitor
Cable’s foray into the mobile arena has begun, and it should get interesting over the next few years. The Sprint Nextel partnership with Comcast, Time Warner, Cox, and Advance/Newhouse is beginning to see light, with cable companies launching mobile wireless service in select U.S. markets. While their initial offerings are somewhat slim, compared to other wireless powerhouses like Verizon Wireless ...
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