by Pivot
Month: February 2011
AT&T Launches Unlimited Wireless-to-Wireless Calling Plan
Dallas, Texas, February 09, 2011 — Go ahead and dial up those digits–no matter which wireless network you’re calling. AT&T today announced customers can enjoy unlimited mobile calling to any mobile number in America. Unlimited…
PAETEC Continues Acquisition Strategy, Acquires XETA
PAETEC announced its latest acquisition today, acquiring XETA for $61 million or $5.50 per share. Oklahoma based XETA is an enterprise systems integrator, providing voice and data solutions to business customers. “This transaction highlights…
Hughes Network Systems Launches VoIP for Distributed Enterprise
Hughes Network Systems has launched its managed Voice-over-IP solution for the distributed enterprise. Using the new Hughes “ActiveQoS” technology, Hughes can provide superior voice quality over affordable broadband, eliminating the need for customers to invest…
National Broadband Map to be Unveiled February 17th
One edict of the broadband stimulus program was to document and map broadband availability for the entire country. One of the criticisms of the stimulus program was that actual and accurate broadband availability data was…
Rural Telco and Electric Co-ops Complete Merger, NineStar Connect is Born
Hancock Telecom and Central Indiana Power officially merged after the New Year and have now unveiled their new corporate identity – NineStar Connect. The two cooperatives will now begin the long process of integrating the…
FiOS TV Rate Hike Saga Continues, Frontier Wants to ‘Help’
Frontier Communications late last week told an Oregon communications commission that it would not respond to accusatory questions posed by the commission with regard to the carrier’s plan to raise the pricing for FiOS video…
On Demand Gaming Gets $40 Million Endorsement from HTC
OnLive, an on demand gaming company that allows subscribers to play popular console games on line with a broadband connection just received an infusion of cash from an interesting investor. HTC, the Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer…
comScore: 63.2 Million Americans Own Smartphones
The number of Americans 13 years and older who own smartphones surged 60% year-over-year in Q4, reaching 63.2 million. As far as the operating systems which control smartphones, RIM’s Blackberry OS captured a 31.6% share…
Comcast Expands 100 Mb/s Business Tier Footprint
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK), one of the nation’s leading providers of entertainment, information and communications products and services, is beginning to rollout its 100 Mbps high-speed Internet service to businesses throughout Colorado. This…
Sprint Launches Dual-Screen Smartphone
NEW YORK (BUSINESS WIRE), February 07, 2011 – Sprint (NYSE: S) and Kyocera Communications Inc. today announced the first dual-touchscreen Android™ smartphone, Kyocera Echo™, exclusively from Sprint. This Android-powered device features two high-resolution 3.5-inch WVGA…
FCC to Begin Delicate Process of USF Reform, Shift to Broadband
In an address to the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski offered a preview of what the telecom industry should expect to see from the commission at its February 8th meeting with…
TDS Expands managedIP Footprint, Hosted IP Capabilities
TDS is expanding their hosted IP platform, managedIP into several new markets in Wisconsin. The managedIP product provides a hosted IP bundle of data and voice services targeting small and medium business (SMB) customers. The…