by Pivot
Month: August 2013
ANPI Chief Shares Details on Cloud-Based Communications for Small Telcos
ANPI announced this week that a unified communications offering it has developed specifically for small incumbent telcos will be available September 16. ANPI, which is partially owned by multiple small telcos, has been talking about…
Alaska Communications Introduces Carrier Ethernet 2.0-Based Business Ethernet Services
August 29, 2013 — ANCHORAGE, Alaska–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alaska businesses have a new option for reliable, flexible data networks with new Business Ethernet services from Alaska Communications (NASDAQ:ALSK). The company introduced its new Business Ethernet services today…
Windstream Forms New Holding Company
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Aug. 30, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Windstream (Nasdaq:WIN) today announced it has formed Windstream Holdings, Inc., which will become a new publicly traded parent company of Windstream Corp. and its subsidiaries. The…
AT&T Aio Wireless Available Soon for All U.S. Customers
ALPHARETTA, Ga., Aug. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Aio Wireless’ first-class service with no annual contract is scheduled to be available online to all U.S. customers starting in mid-September. Aio is currently available to customers in…
IDC: Business Share of Tablet Market to Double by 2017
IDC has lowered its tablet forecast modestly for 2013 and beyond, seeing greater competition from larger screen smartphones and new categories of mobile computing devices, including wearable technology. IDC analysts now expect tablet shipments will…
J.D. Power: Full-Service Wireless Carriers Outshine Non-Contract Carriers
The quality of a consumer’s wireless phone service depends largely on whether the service is provided by a full-service or non-contract carrier, according to the “J.D. Power 2013 U.S. Wireless Network Quality Performance Study –…
Report Quantifies Potential Dollar Savings from Software Defined Networking
New research sponsored by Tellabs and conducted by Strategy Analytics is among the first to put a monetary value on software defined networking. Researchers identified five mobile backhaul applications they said could save network operators…
3D Calling? Skype is on the Case
The technology behind 3D has seen its share of fits and starts. 3DTV is struggling with low sales and some high profile 3D networks like ESPN 3D shutting down. But 3D printing seems to be…
Library TV White Spaces Broadband Trial to Include Rural, Non-Rural Areas
Participants have been chosen for a trial of TV white spaces equipment for public libraries announced early last month by the Gigabit Libraries Network. The trial, scheduled to get underway next month, is designed to…
Ninestar Connect Chooses Zhone for GPON
Oakland, CA — August 27, 2013 — Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE), a global leader in FTTx network access solutions, today announced a new GPON deployment with NineStar Connect, a utility cooperative offering advanced telecommunications…
Cbeyond Matches Cloud PBX with Mobile
ATLANTA, GA – August 28, 2013 — Cbeyond Inc. (Nasdaq:CBEY), the technology ally for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced the general availability of its Communications on the Go solution which offers a cloud-based…
Opelika Power Plans Smart Grid and FTTH Network
Alabama-based Opelika Power Services is the latest utility company to make the decision to deploy fiber communications infrastructure to support both smart grid applications and multi-play residential services including voice, video and data. The company…