by Pivot
Month: January 2013
FreedomPop Adds Free Voice and Text to Free Data Plans
LOS ANGELES, CA & 2013 International CES Convention, January 8, 2013 – FreedomPop, America’s new free wireless Internet company, today announced a partnership with textPlus, a leading provider of free mobile communications worldwide. Starting in…
AT&T Announces Record Smartphone Sales in Fourth Quarter
DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) announced today that it sold more than 10 million smartphones in the fourth quarter of 2012, topping its previous record quarter of 9.4 million, set in the fourth quarter of 2011.…
Arizona Company Smartcomm Granted 700 MHz Spectrum Licenses
Phoenix, AZ – Jan 07, 2013 – Phoenix- based Smartcomm LLC is in the business of acquiring FCC licenses for spectrum bandwidth that can be used for mobile broadband services such as mobile data, voice,…
Half of Apple App Store’s 40 Billion Downloads Occurred in 2012
Mobile app downloads from Apple’s App Store now total over 40 billion, with 20 billion having been downloaded in 2012 alone, Cupertino, CA-based Apple announced today. In addition, the App Store can boast of having…
Why a Broadband Capacity Crisis Will Not Happen
One frequently hears warnings about outsized growth of broadband access demand, the implication being that a crisis might develop if “something is not done.” Some predict that 1,000 times more mobile bandwidth will be needed…
FCC Accepting Applications for Healthcare Connect Funding
Today, at the Oakland Children’s Hospital & Research Center, FCC Chairman Genachowski was joined by the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency, the California Telehealth Network, and the Juvenile Justice Center to announce that up…
AT&T to Expand Home Security Availability, Reveals Supplier – Cisco
AT&T today said it will launch its wireless-centric home security and control offering to eight markets beginning in March. The carrier also revealed that Cisco Systems will supply the control panels that will be installed…
New U-verse Offering Supports Smartphone, Tablet Movie Viewing
DALLAS, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — AT&T is offering U-verse® TV customers a new way to watch movies across screens with AT&T U-verse Screen Pack. Available for $5 a month, U-verse TV Screen Pack customers…
Level 3 and XO Communications Sign Settlement-Free Peering Agreement
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) and XO Communications today announced they have entered into a long-term settlement-free Internet traffic exchange agreement, also commonly referred to as a…
Harris Poll Reveals Similarities, Differences in Smartphone, PC Usage
Smartphone owners use their devices in ways that are both similar to and different from the way they use their personal computers, according to an online survey recently conducted by The Harris Poll of 2,383…
CCA Plans to Launch App Store for Small Wireless Carriers
Unlike large nationwide competitors, small wireless carriers traditionally have not made any money on the apps that their customers download because they have not been able to establish relationships with myriad app developers. But the…
Lowes Continues March Towards the Digital Home with Iris
Home improvement retailer Lowes recognized the opportunity presented by the digital home some time ago with the launch of their cloud-based smart home solution, branded as Iris. With Iris, customers can install a home monitoring…