by Pivot
Month: March 2008
WiMAX is Center Stage Early On at CTIA
WiMAX has a lot of early attention at this year’s CTIA show, going on now in Las Vegas. There is much anticipation surrounding the potential partnership between Sprint, Clearwire, and a variety of cable MSOs…
RCN Fights Back with Improved VOD
RCN, a Herndon, Virginia based triple play provider, announced a dramatic increase in its video on demand portfolio, “almost doubling” its content library. RCN is also upgrading its VOD technology platform to allow new VOD…
Verizon Teams with MySpace Mobile
On the heels of a similar announcement from Sprint about MySpace Mobile, Verizon has launched the service on the Verizon Wireless network. My Space Mobile can be accessed through Verizon Wireless’ Mobile Web 2.0 platform.…
Verizon Launching Managed Services Featuring Juniper Platforms
Verizon Business announced they will begin offering managed network services for enterprise clients, featuring Juniper J-series routing platforms. Verizon Business claims to be the first U.S.-based service provider to deliver a managed service offering to…
AT&T Launching MobileTV
AT&T announced they will be launching MobileTV in May 2008 on Qualcomm’s MediaFLO platform. The new video service will launch on two handsets initially, the LG Vu and the Samsung Access. Content will come from…
CTIA: Not So Fast on Whitespace Google
CTIA and the wireless service providers they represent, weighed in on the wireless white space spectrum debate, and their view is squarely counter to Google’s. CTIA says wireless white space spectrum should be auctioned and…
SureWest Showing Glimpses of IP Future
SureWest announced the launch of SureWest Remote Monitoring, a service that allows customers to control and monitor devices in their home from anywhere in the world, provided they have Internet access. The service provides live…
Tit for Tat Spat Between Verizon and Cablecos
First it was the cable companies complaining to the FCC about Verizon breaking the rules with their “prevent defense.” Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and others complained that Verizon was trying to prevent Verizon customers from…
Cable May Be Stepping Up to the WiMAX Plate
Cable’s lack of a clear wireless strategy has been seen as somewhat of an “Achilles heel” for them. After all, their growing competitive nemesis, namely AT&T and Verizon,, have clear wireless strategies and are executing…
Open Range Approved for $267 Million RUS Broadband Loan
Open Range Communications, a Denver, Co. based wireless provider, has been approved for a $267 million RUS broadband loan. Open Range intends to use the proceeds to deploy broadband service to 518 rural communities in…
Google Expands Wireless Influence to White Space
Google’s influence in wireless continues, with its focus shifting away from the 700 MHz auction to the so called wireless “white space” initiative. Wireless white space is the “empty spaces” in television spectrum used by…
Vonage Outlook Getting Dimmer
The speculation of Vonage’s demise has been present almost since the company’s founding. There’s probably an odds book in Vegas on the subject. The Wall Street Journal is adding some fuel to the speculation with…