by Pivot
Month: September 2009
Windstream to Cut 5% of Workforce
By announcing it would trim 5% of its workforce, Windstream reminds us that the transition from a traditional ILEC to a broadband carrier has its costs.
FCC Task Force Reports on National Broadband Plan
The FCC’s National Broadband Plan task force on Sept. 29 provided commissioners with an interim status report and forward-looking road map on efforts to date.
AT&T Invests in Broadband Gaming
OnLive, Inc., the cloud gaming pioneer, today announced the participation of AT&T Media Holdings, Inc., Lauder Partners, Warner Bros., Autodesk,
Verizon Abandoning the Hub?
The Verizon Hub is an ongoing experiment of trying to integrate a web 2.0 app culture into wireline phones – almost mimicking the iPhone experience for home phones.
Cincinnati Bell Makes GPON Moves, Follows FiOS Lead
While not widely known, Cincinnati Bell has their own version of FiOS, called Fioptics. The Ohio based ILEC offers a triple play over fiber portfolio
Skitter and NTTC Partner for Video Content Licensing
Skitter, Inc. and the National Telco Television Consortium today jointly announced a partnership to provide content licensing, programming services
SureWest Adds Do-It-Yourself Websites
SureWest Communications has begun offering CM4all’s core product, CM4all WebsiteCreator.
AT&T Brings U-verse Voice to Atlanta
AT&T today announced the availability of AT&T U-verse Voice in parts of Atlanta and the surrounding counties, bringing consumers a next-generation digital voice service
FairPoint Bankruptcy Close?
FairPoint announced today they are in discussions with their lenders to restructure debt. That’s a clean way of saying ‘we may enter bankruptcy.’
AT&T Picks a Fight With Google Voice, Cites Rural Example
AT&T has written a letter to the FCC complaining that Google’s Google Voice application is in violation of FCC net neutrality principles.
CHR Solutions and Martin Group Merge
CHR Solutions and Martin Group have announced a merger that will create a consulting powerhouse in the telecom and IT industries.
CenturyLink Looks to Ethernet for Mobile Backhaul
The transition from T-carrier and microwave links for wireless backhaul to fiber Ethernet is underway. CenturyLink is joining the Ethernet wireless backhaul trend
Cox and ESPN 360 Hook Up
Cox High Speed Internet (CHSI) and Cox Business Internet customers in Northern Virginia will have access to ESPN360.com beginning Sept. 30.
DirecTV Sale Rumors Shift to Verizon
But Martin Peers of the Wall Street Journal now believes Verizon may be more in the running to buy DirecTV.
DVRs Now in One Third of U.S. TV Households
The DVR, nemesis of broadcast networks, is now in 1/3 of all U.S. TV households, according to Leichtman Research Group (LRG),
West Virginia Attorney General Opposes Frontier-Verizon Deal
West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is opposed to Frontier’s proposed purchase of all of Verizon’s West Virginia access lines,
Ahead of FiOS Onslaught, Time Warner Cable Launches D3 in New York
Verizon is busily wiring up NYC for FiOS, but Time Warner Cable is getting a head start on ultra high speed Internet services with the launch of D3 powered Internet
Verizon, Cisco Team Up, Offer SMBs Managed Internet Networking Bundle
Verizon’s latest salvo is a managed router platform, offered in partnership with Cisco.
BendBroadband Launching 60 Mbps Broadband Tier
BendBroadband announced today that it is taking the evolutionary step from broadband to wideband technology with the launch of its next-generation DOCSIS 3.0 high-speed Internet service.
Middleburgh Telephone Goes with GPON FTTH
Motorola, Inc. Home and Networks Mobility business today announced that Middleburgh Telephone Company (MIDTEL) has selected Motorola’s GPON
Android Coming to Cellular South
Cellular South, the nation’s largest privately held wireless provider, announced plans today to launch its first Android-powered smartphone, the new HTC Hero.
HickoryTech Reaches Cisco Data Center Milestone
HickoryTech announced today that it has achieved the Advanced Data Center Storage Networking Specialization from Cisco
Blockbuster Partners With Suddenlink, Mediacom
Cable MSOs Mediacom and Suddenlink have inked a co-branding deal with Blockbuster. As a result the two cable companies which serve primarily rural and small markets in the Midwest and South will rebrand their VOD service as Blockbuster.
FCC’s Genachowski Lays Out New Net Neutrality Approach
In a September 21 Blogland post, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski lays out the reasons and rationale for his proposing two new ‘Net Neutrality’ principles. The first states that broadband providers cannot discriminate against particular Internet content or applications.