by Pivot
Month: February 2011
VocalTec Invites Bill and Keep Partners, Offers Free Softswitch
VocalTec–owner of YMax Communications, the provider of the low-cost VoIP offering magicJack —hopes to do some creative deal-making with telecom service providers throughout the U.S. and internationally. The company, which offers VoIP equipment on the…
WiMAX Expected to Cover 1 Billion by the End of 2011
WiMAX service providers have networks covering more than 823 million people (POPs) in some 149 countries and WiMAX is on track to reach 1 billion POPs by the end of 2011. That’s 215 million more…
Cox Launches Business Services Campaign
ATLANTA, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Cox Communications launched a bold new brand campaign this month featuring Hoover Dam, Golden Gate Bridge, Muir Woods and acclaimed actor Sam Neill. The comprehensive campaign, titled “Landmarks,” uses…
TDS Gets J.D. Power Nod
MADISON, Wis. (Feb. 17, 2011)—Today, TDS Telecommunications Corp. (TDS) was recognized, at the J.D. Power and Associates Customer Service Roundtable in Las Vegas, as a J.D. Power 2011 Customer Service Champion—one of only 40 companies…
Cyan Gets Stimulus Win with Woodstock
Petaluma, CA, February 15, 2011 – Cyan today announced that Woodstock Telephone, an independent operating company based in Ruthton, Minnesota, has selected its Cyan Z-Series™ of multi-layer transport platforms, CyMS™ multi-layer management system and its…
In-Stat: Average U.S. Broadband Download Speed 9.54 Mb/s
Downstream broadband speeds for U.S. households increased an average 34% in 2010, according to an annual In-Stat survey. Download speeds averaged 9.54 Mb/s, up from 7.12 Mb/s a year ago while average broadband rose 4%, In-Stat…
National Broadband Map Unveiled, Anchor Institutions Underserved?
Considering that the nation’s new interactive broadband map contains 25 million data points that can be searched in numerous ways, it’s impossible to devise a headline that summarizes what the new map reveals about the…
Parks: Mobile Data Revenues To Reach $500 Billion By 2015
Mobile wireless providers are poised to benefit from growing demand and supply of mobile data services revenue, which will reach $500 billion worldwide by 2015, more than doubling from the $204 billion generated in 2010,…
Western New York Middle Mile Fiber Project Funded by Corning
Google isn’t the only technology vendor deploying broadband in its own backyard. Fiber manufacturer Corning is also getting into the act. They plan to foot the majority of the deployment cost for a 235-mile fiber…
Comcast Expands Business Relationship with TelcoTV Providers
Comcast subsidiary Comcast Spotlight, their advertising sales arm, has expanded their relationship with telcoTV competitors. They just recently signed AT&T as a client to sell advertising spots for certain U-verse TV markets. Comcast Spotlight does…
Nielsen: Online Video Viewing Surges in January
Americans watched a lot more online video this January as compared to last, according to the latest figures from The Nielsen Company. Online video viewing from PCs, Macs and laptops shot up 45% year-to-year though…
CassComm Turns to Google Apps
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (Feb. 15, 2011) – NeoNova Network Services, the leader in managed broadband services, today announced Cass Communications (CassComm) has signed a long-term agreement to utilize NeoNova’s Cloud Provisioning Platform and NovaSubscriber,…