by Pivot
Month: January 2013
Frontier Communications Begins Offering Green Energy to Ohio Consumers
January 17, 2013 — MARION, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR), the largest provider of communications services focused on rural America, today announced the availability of natural gas and electricity in Ohio through FTR Energy…
Report: Streaming Services Viewed as Cable TV Substitute
Streaming Internet services are increasingly being seen as viable substitutes for cable and satellite TV and video services, just as mobile computing devices, such as tablets, are standing in for laptop personal computers, according to…
BCI Broadband Aims to Be Rural Cable Consolidator
Rural consolidation continues, this time on the cable side. BCI Broadband, a company formed with the specific goal of acquiring rural cable operators, has signed an agreement to purchase Allegiance Communications, a cable company which…
Sprint Adding 4G LTE to 28 Additional Cities in Coming Months
January 16, 2013 — OVERLAND PARK, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Continuing its push to deliver an enhanced top-tier network experience for customers, Sprint (NYSE:S) announced today that its 4G LTE network build is progressing in 28 additional cities…
Fitch Ratings Show Strong But Declining Margins for Landline-Only Telcos
Credit rating firm Fitch Ratings expects telecom and cable company capital expenditures to decline slightly in 2013, despite continued higher wireless spending. “Capital intensity typically ranges between 13.5% and 14% for the telecommunications industry,” wrote…
FCC Data Documents Decline of POTS, Rise in Telecom Competition
The FCC’s Local Telephone Competition report, released this week, contains a wealth of data documenting the decline of plain old telephone service (POTS) in favor of VoIP and wireless, as well as the rise of…
Amazon Instant Video Now Available on Nintendo’s Wii Console
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–(NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon today announced the launch of the Amazon Instant Video app on Nintendo’s Wii console, providing customers with access to the Amazon Instant Video library of more than 145,000 movies and…
ARRIS to Sell Shares to Comcast in Connection With Acquisition of Motorola Home Business
SUWANEE, GA, January 14, 2013 – ARRIS Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRS), a global innovator in broadband media technology, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell approximately 10.6 million shares of its…
NewCore Wireless Announces Easy Start Program
St. Cloud, Minn., January 15, 2013 — NewCore Wireless, the leading full-service hosted wireless switching provider for carriers, announced today the launch of its Easy Start program, a steam-lined solution for carriers looking to enter…
CES: Verizon Updates FiOS, Redbox Instant to Meet Borderless Lifestyle Demands
At CES 2013, Verizon Communications showed off a variety of updates for its FiOS TV service, as well as a demonstration of the forthcoming Redbox Instant service from the Verizon-Coinstar joint venture. Verizon is championing…
Nielsen: Vast Majority of TV Programs Are Watched Live
It’s generally accepted that the shelf life, and ad value, of live, broadcast TV programming is short. Recent Nielsen research aimed to quantify what the television industry calls “Beyond 7,” defined as viewing of television…
Report: Smartphone Users Consume More Mobile Data than Tablets Users for the First Time
Tablets have skyrocketed in popularity, but smartphone users consume more mobile data than tablet users. That’s a first, according to Arieso’s third annual report on the latest trends in mobile data usage. Mobile data usage…