by Pivot
Month: February 2011
Consumer Attitudes Shifting, Takes More Than Just Good Customer Service
Fewer U.S. consumers switched service providers due to poor customer service in 2010 than did one year ago, the first decline in six years, according to the Accenture Global Consumer Survey. The 64% who did…
Calix Completes Occam Acquisition
After a setback or two, Calix today completed its acquisition of Occam Networks, combining two companies with a strong presence in Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets. “By combining Occam Networks’ expertise in IP and…
Three IOCs Select Taqua For Next Generation Switching
RICHARDSON, Texas — Taqua®, LLC, a leading supplier of next-generation wireline and wireless IP Multimedia switching and backhaul solutions, today announced that the Taqua’s T7000® Intelligent Switching System (T7000) has been chosen to replace Siemens…
Much Interest in National Broadband Map, Questions Remain
The FCC’s National Broadband Map (NBM) elicited a dramatic response on its inaugural day Feb. 17: website requests averaged more than 1,000 per second, FCC Geographic Information Officer Michael Byrne wrote on the NBM blog.…
OECD: Bundling Saves Consumers $15/month on Average
In the world’s most developed nations, broadband is “overwhelmingly” sold as part of a “mixed bundle,” according to new research from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The OECD defines mixed bundles as service…
Netflix Expands Content Library with CBS Deal
Netflix continues its march beyond movie content with its latest content licensing deal with CBS. Starting in April, they will gain access to library content from TV classics such as “Frasier,” “Cheers,” and even the…
Verizon Announces Pricing for Newest iPad Competitor, Motorola’s Xoom
BASKING RIDGE, NJ, and LIBERTYVILLE, IL — Verizon Wireless and Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE: MMI), today announced the Feb. 24, 2011 availability of the innovative new Motorola XOOM™ tablet, which won the coveted CNET Best…
Verizon’s Home Phone Connect Latest Assault on Wireline, Expect More
Verizon Wireless is beginning to market a wireline voice replacement product, Home Phone Connect, which allows customers to port their home phone number to Verizon Wireless. With Home Phone Connect, subscribers connect their home phones…
Amazon Enters OTT Video Subscription Business, Takes on Netflix, Hulu
Amazon just became a major player in the OTT video subscription business. Today they announced their Amazon Prime members can now access over 5,000 movie and TV titles on their Amazon Instant Video service, at…
TDS Moves Forward With Stimulus Projects, Names Engineering Consultants
TDS received over $105 million in broadband stimulus funding and plans to match those funds with $31 million of its own for a total of $136 million in rural broadband investment. In total, TDS is…
1996 All Over Again?
We are roughly 16 years past the “Internet” explosion of 1996, the subsequent investment bubble and roughly 10 years past the “Internet meltdown” of 2001. But things are stirring, suggesting we are about to enter…
Verizon Expands FiOS Online Content, Adds More ESPN Content
NEW YORK – February 17, 2011 – As part of a wide-ranging agreement between the Walt Disney Company and Verizon, FiOS TV customers will be able to watch ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN Buzzer Beater…