by Pivot
Month: July 2012
Report: Tablet Sales to Exceed 780 Million by 2016
Tablet sales growth will be fueled by lower cost models such as Kindle Fire and Nexus 7, says Strategy Analytics.
Comcast: Our Broadband is Bigger than Your Broadband
Comcast upped the ante in the broadband wars today by introducing a new 305 Mbps tier, besting Verizon’s recently announced 300 Mbps FiOS Quantum tier.
Data will be 65% of Total U.S. Mobile Revenue by 2016
FairPoint Accepts Part of Connect America Fund Allotment
FairPoint said it would accept $2 million of the $4.8 million offered to the company by the FCC as an enticement to deploy broadband to areas where broadband isn’t available today.
Frontier Partners With Hughes for Satellite Broadband
Frontier will offer satellite broadband from Hughes to serve unserved and underserved customers in rural areas.
Frontier Launches Social Media Contest
Is Fixed Network Internet Access One Product, or Many?
Report: Majority of Service Providers Considering SDN Deployment
Simplification of network provisioning was the most-often cited reason for operators considering deployment of software defined networking, says Infonetics Research.
NCTC Launches TV Everywhere Offering
Depending on their deal with content providers, cable companies in the NCTC can now make content available on smartphones, computers, and
Verizon/Cableco Co-Marketing Expands to More Markets
Comcast and Time Warner Cable extended their co-marketing agreements with Verizon Wireless to several markets, avoiding markets where Verizon Wireless’s co-owner Verizon is
Poll: 40% of Olympic Followers Will Do So on Two or More Devices
Mobile users are more likely to use browsers than apps to follow the Olympics, says Velti.
New Hampshire FastRoads to Use Calix to Extend Stimulus Project
ABI: Game Console Will No Longer be Top Connected Home Video Device
Connected TV penetration will surge from just over 10% in 2011 to more than 50% by 2017, while game consoles only
United Communications Taps Adtran for Fiber Upgrade
North Carolina Telco Selects Entone for HybridTV
Presidential Council Advocates Test City for Spectrum Sharing
Spectrum sharing, a test city and spectrum currency are among the recommendations of advisory council PCAST.
DirecTV and Viacom Reach Carriage Agreement
Report: New Online Video Ad Record as 180 Million Watch Video Online
Nearly 85% of the U.S. Internet audience view videos online, according to comScore Video Metrix. Google’s You Tube dominates the
World Bank Report: 75% of World Population Now Has Access to a Mobile Phone
With multiple subscription ownership on the rise, active mobile subscriptions are likely to soon total more than the global human population
FCC Reports “Striking” Improvements in U.S. ISP Performance
65% of Verizon Fixed Network Revenue Dip was Intentional
Verizon Only Adds 2K Net Broadband Subs: Sign of the Times?
In 2Q 2012, wireless data services revenue alone matched roughly 70% of all wireline operating revenues, voice and data, for Verizon.
FCC Offers White Spaces Update
An advisory council to President Obama is likely to recommend further exploration of using spectrum currently in government hands for spectrum sharing, FCC officials said
FiOS and Cablevision Tops on FCC Speed Tests
Consumers’ actual broadband speed increased from 10.6 Mbps last year to 14.6 Mbps this year, suggesting customers actually receive service at speeds slightly above what they subscribe to.