by Pivot
Month: October 2014
Experts: Life-Logging and Augmented Reality Could Be Gigabit Killer Apps
“Life-logging” will be one of the killer apps in the future as gigabit networks become more prevalent, said Internet experts polled recently by Pew Research Center. “We are looking at full video lifestreaming in the…
Roku: All TV Content Will be Streamed via Broadband
Will all TV content eventually be streamed over the Internet? Steve Shannon, general manager of content and devices at Roku believes so, and that was a recurring message of his keynote address at last week’s…
AT&T to Pay $80 Million to FTC for Consumer Refunds in Mobile Cramming Case
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As part of a $105 million settlement with federal and state law enforcement officials, AT&T Mobility LLC will pay $80 million to the Federal Trade Commission to provide refunds…
Consumer Group: Free Up More Wi-Fi Spectrum
Internet and communications (ICT) providers have long been lobbying the FCC to offer more spectrum. U.S. wireless data traffic more than doubled in 2013 to reach a whopping 3.2 trillion megabytes. There are now more…
Smart Wearables Forecast to Grow 80% Annually
Internet technology and consumer goods designers and manufacturers are looking to “smart” wearable devices, such as smart watches and health and fitness monitors, to provide a big boost to and set a new standard for…
DISH and Frontier Communications Extend Agreement to Deliver Bundled Technology Solutions
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. & STAMFORD, Conn.–(Business Wire)–DISH (NASDAQ: DISH) and Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) have agreed to a multi-year contract renewal that provides Frontier customers with bundled technology solutions. The agreement builds upon the longstanding…
Isenberg: The Beginning of the BroadbandTV Era
The strategy of integrating OTT content into a traditional channel line-up for video service providers is an emerging application that is gaining traction. One such video provider, Atlantic Broadband of Quincy, Mass is an early…
ITS Telecom Launches Symmetrical Gigabit Service
Florida-based ITS Telecom joins the ranks of rural telcos offering gigabit service – with a couple of twists to its implementation. Unlike some other companies that offer gigabit speeds only on the downstream path, ITS’s…
Cox G1GABLAST Gigabit Service to Launch This Month in Phoenix
Just four months after announcing plans to deploy gigabit service throughout its service territory, Cox Communications today said it will begin offering gigabit service in Phoenix, its first market, by the end of this month.…
Report Finds MDM Adoption by Majority of Mid-Size Organizations
Information security and user privacy, or rather the lack thereof, continue to be major sources of concern associated with employees making use of personal electronic devices and software applications for work purposes – the BYOD…
Global Capacity/ Indatel Deal Targets Out-of-Region Ethernet
Rural network operators should find it easier to meet business customers’ carrier Ethernet needs as the result of a new deal announced today between Global Capacity and Indatel. Global Capacity is a wholesale connectivity provider…
BPS Telephone Modernizes Network with Ciena
Facing an urgent need to meet customer demands for affordable and reliable voice and high-speed residential Internet services, BPS Telephone worked with Ciena® and LightRiver Technologies, a Ciena Diamond BizConnect channel partner, to upgrade its…