by Pivot
Month: August 2011
“Reinvent” Will be an “IP CLEC”
Saddleback Communications is an incumbent local exchange carrier founded in 1997 by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community to provide communications services on the reservation. But Saddleback Communications is not different from other ILECs when…
Google’s Android Catching Up to Apple’s App Dominance
With 170 million cumulative device shipments and a 48% market share, Google’s Android can claim title to being the world’s leading smartphone operating system, but with the trio of the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad Apple’s…
Alabama Utility To Use ADTRAN Equipment
Although traditional telcos were the big winners in the broadband stimulus program, quite a few utility companies—including North Alabama Electric Cooperative–also won funding. The company, which won funding for a fiber-to-the-home network, today announced that…
Sprint Targets Landline Voice Customers With New Wireless Offering
Wireless carriers’ assault on traditional landline phone service gained another weapon today with Sprint’s announcement of the details of its Sprint Phone Connect offering. The service, which will offer unlimited domestic calling for $19.99 per…
Report: Cloud Based VoIP Essential for 4G Success
Offering wireless Internet telephone, VoIP, and other value-added services is critical in order for wireless network operators to generate revenue and monetize their 4G network investments, according to research from Wireless 20/20. Offering VoIP and…
First LTE/HSPA+ Devices to Hit AT&T on Aug 21
DALLAS, Aug. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Key Facts The AT&T USBConnect Momentum 4G and AT&T Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G will be available in stores and online Aug. 21. AT&T also confirmed data pricing for data-only…
ABI Research: Service Providers To Drive Home Automation Growth
Home automation systems are poised for strong growth, driven in large part by service providers entering the home automation market, predicts ABI Research in a new report titled “Home Automation and Monitoring.” The report forecasts global…
IEE, In-Stat See Bright Future for Smart Meters
Virtually any type of utility company could generate operational savings over the next 20 years by deploying smart meters, according to a new white paper from the Institute for Electric Efficiency (IEE) titled “The Costs…
Prospects Looking Up for Mobile Video Calling
Mobile video calling is catching on, according to a report from Juniper Research. Big telecompetitors have launched mobile video calling services in the last 18 months. That along with the growing number of smartphones with front-facing…
LightSquared Lands Another 4G Partner
RESTON, Va., August 15, 2011 – LightSquared™, the nation’s first wholesale-only integrated 4G-LTE wireless broadband and satellite network, and EarthComm Solutions, an experienced communications service provider for businesses and consumers, today announced that they have…
T-Mobile Partners With Family Dollar
BELLEVUE, Wash. & MATTHEWS, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, T-Mobile USA, Inc. and Family Dollar Stores, Inc. announced the availability of a T-Mobile prepaid device — to complement T-Mobile’s innovative prepaid plans and services — in nearly 6,000…
Silver Star Selects Calix for Stimulus Projects
PETALUMA, CA―August 10, 2011―Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today announced that two-time Broadband Stimulus award winner Silver Star Telephone Company (Silver Star) has selected the EXA Powered Calix E7 Ethernet Services Access Platform (ESAP) to bring…