by Pivot
Month: August 2010
Network Security: More About Opportunity Than Cost?
Security was one of those topics that usually ended up at the end of most agendas and service provider conferences you’ve attended over the years. Yet for being thought of last, security is actually one…
magicJack Femtocell Plans on Hold, Turns to free magicTalk Service
YMax, the parent company of magicJack has been a little busy in 2010. They started the year off at the Consumer Electronics Show touting a forthcoming magicJack femtocell, to much fanfare. Then legality questions began…
Verizon Continues Trialing GPON Capability for FiOS
Verizon in migrating FiOS from its original BPON platform to GPON, which enables total throughput of 2.4 Gb/s downstream and 1.2 Gb/s upstream to customers connected to fiber-to-the-premise network. In its latest trial, Verizon delivered…
Cox Expands DOCSIS 3.0 Footprint
MANCHESTER, Conn., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ — Cox Communications announced the launch of Cox Ultimate Internet to residential and business customers in Connecticut, powered by DOCSIS 3.0 technology. The Ultimate Tier allows for download speeds of…
ClearAccess Takes TR-069 to Cable Modems
TR-069 is a standard developed by the Broadband Forum that allows the remote management and configuration of a broadband modem. It was once the domain of DSL modems. But developments like the recent one from…
What Does Google Gain from its Verizon Net Neutrality Deal?
The recenlty-announced agreement between Google and Verizon Wireless on network neutrality has just a couple key provisions: the exemption of wireless services; “best effort” as the only service level Verizon can offer for fixed consumer…
FTTH Council: FTTH Median Download Speed is 16.6 Mb/s, Upload 4.5 Mb/s
Fiber-to-the-Home is steadily winning the hearts and minds of subscribers in the US, according to a new report commissioned by the Fiber-to-the-Home Council in which more than 1,000 FTTH and 600 other broadband subscribers were…
Is Apple Hijacking TV Everywhere?
Is TV Everywhere, the concept being pushed by the traditional pay TV industry as an answer to free over-the-top video, doomed before it really gets started? Or is it just evolving into a concept driven…
Sprint Launches Second 4G Smartphone
The wait is almost over! Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced pricing and availability for America’s first 4G-capable phone with a full QWERTY keyboard and brilliant Super AMOLED touchscreen, Samsung Epic(TM) 4G, bringing customers an all-in-one device…
Broadband Stimulus Program Cut by $302 Million
There’s been a threat of a reduction in the total dollars available through the broadband stimulus program for over a month now. That threat has become reality, with President Obama signing into law a $26…
Pew Research: Role of Government in Broadband in Question
Ironically, just as broadband stimulus projects begin to roll out, a new report from the Pew Research Center shows that only 41% of Americans believe the spread of broadband should be a top or important…
DirecTV and Google Partner for TV Ads
NEW YORK, Aug 11, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — DIRECTV, the world’s most popular video service, and Google announced today a strategic partnership in which Google will become the sales representative for a broad selection of…