by Pivot
Month: November 2014
Fitch: AWS Auction Could Raise Up to $18 Billion
November 05, 2014 — NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Acquiring scarce spectrum resources is an important strategic key for many wireless operators and the upcoming advanced wireless services-3 (AWS-3) auction scheduled for Nov. 13, 2014 will allow for…
Juniper vMX Virtual Router Aims to Open Up a New Edge Market
Juniper Networks expects to begin shipping what it says is the “first carrier-grade virtual router” in the first quarter of 2015. The offering, announced today and known as the vMX Universal Edge Router, is essentially…
Report: iPhone 6 Spurs VoLTE Growth
Voice calls over 3G from the latest iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Apple smartphones have dropped sharply across U.S. mobile networks, according to according to Newfield Wireless, a Tektronix Communications company, a provider of mobile…
Vonage to Acquire Unified Communications Provider
HOLMDEL, N.J., Nov. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE: VG) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Telesphere Networks Ltd., an industry-leading provider of Unified Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS) solutions to larger enterprises…
TNS: Propensity to Upgrade Pay TV Subscription Rises with OTT Video Use
As well as posing a long-term competitive threat, the rising tide of over-the-top (OTT) alternatives to pay-TV programming may be providing benefits to pay-TV service providers, according to new market research from TNS. “The quantity…
Juniper: Smart Glasses Shipments Unlikely to Top 10 Million Until 2018
Worldwide shipments of smart glasses are unlikely to surpass 10 million a year until 2018, primarily as a result of lengthy time-to-market and the lack of a compelling consumer use-case, according to a new study…
CAF Target Speed: CWA Union Wants 10 Mbps
Perhaps unsurprisingly the Communications Workers of America union would like to see the FCC raise the target speed for the Connect America Fund to 10 Mbps from its current 4 Mbps – a move the…
Google Fiber Opts Out, AT&T Steps In
Leawood, Kansas is an example of the interesting competitive dynamics forming around gigabit Internet and AT&T versus Google. Google recently decided to opt out of an agreement to build Google Fiber in the Kansas community…
Atlantic Broadband Doubles Down on Netflix Promotions
The old adage ‘if you can’t beat them, join them’ may be part of the thinking for a growing number of service providers who are featuring Netflix promotions for both broadband and video offers. The…
Smart Rural Community Winners Talk with White House Rural Council
Small rural broadband carriers recognized by NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association for their “Smart Rural Communities” got an extra perk they weren’t expecting when they got the opportunity last week to sit down with…
Verizon FiOS Features Faster Wi-Fi with New Quantum Gateway
11.03.2014 — NEW YORK – With people increasingly depending on Wi-Fi for watching high-definition video, uploading photos and videos, working from home, video conferencing and more, the Wi-Fi router may be the most essential yet…
C Spire Opens Data Center
November 03, 2014 — STARKVILLE, Miss.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–C Spire marked the official opening today of its new $23 million world-class data center in northeast Mississippi. The award-winning center promises to boost regional business technology infrastructure and…