by Pivot
Month: June 2007
Uverse Disappoints
News from AT&T is that many of the desired features promised for Uverse will be delayed. Features needed to effectively compete may be delayed until next year, including whole home DVR and caller ID on…
MegaPath Launches $99 T1/VoIP Bundle for SMB Market
MegaPath, a Costa Mesa, CA based IP services provider, is targeting the small and medium business sector with a T1/VoIP bundle which offers two VoIP derived phone lines and broadband through a fractional T1 or…
Verizon Launches Premium Computer Tech Support Service
Verizon has launched a computer technical support service which targets the consumer market. Verizon Premium Technical Support will focus on consumer PCs, software, and home networking issues, and is a call in service. It provides…
Clearwire Partners with Echostar and DirectTV
Clearwire announced today that it has partnered with both DirecTV and Dish Networks to resell each others services. Clearwire’s broadband wireless Internet can now be bundled with both DirecTV and Echostar’s Dish Network satellite video…
Falcon Broadband: First with GPON
Not wanting their telecom competitors to have all the fun, Falcon Broadband has launched what they claim to be is the first GPON FTTH network for a cable company. Falcon is a cable overbuilder, operating…
FiOS Installation Headaches
Light Reading reported a few days ago that they have a ‘deepthroat’ insider at Verizon feeding them info about
AT&T Expands Broadband Sales to Wireless Retail Stores
In a move to expand the scope of its retail footprint, AT&T will begin selling broadband solutions to small business customers at its wireless retail stores. This announcement follows a strategy to leverage their retail…
One Big Happy Family
Looks like we all can get along when we need to. Cablevision has gained some friends in their networked DVR court battle –namely USTA. Cablevision and Verizon, a key member of USTA, are in a…
WiMAX Trials Gaining Momentum
Much of the attention surrounding WiMAX focuses on larger carriers including Sprint and Clearwire. But much of the early WiMAX momentum is being carried by smaller players. We highlighted DigitalBridge Communications’ WiMAX launch in an…
Starz Indicates Downloading Having Little Impact on Subscription TV
As Internet video downloading expands, its competitive implications on traditional subscription video models are debatable. Starz Entertainment recently divulged that its Vongo movie download service apparently has minimal impact on its bread and butter subscription…
Joost: Coming to a Set Top Box Near You
The much anticipated launch of Joost has the industry abuzz. Will Joost become the ‘skype’ of the video world? Recent comments by their incoming CEO, Mike Volpi, suggest that Joost may have plans well beyond…
Embarq CEO: Consolidation Is Inevitable
Embarq CEO Daniel Hesse recently commented that consolidation in the telecom space is inevitable, and he sees Embarq as an active acquirer. Hesse also thinks that private equity could become much more active with telecom…