by Pivot
Month: January 2015
Verizon Vehicle to Provide Emergency and Other Services for $15 Monthly
Verizon Vehicle is Verizon’s connected car offering. It’s an after-market device and service that provides emergency response, assistance with stolen vehicle recovery
IAB: Mobile App Usage Has Been Overestimated
An Interactive Advertising Bureau study found that mobile app usage has been overestimated and the mobile Web is used more heavily than believed.
Obama Broadband Plans Include USDA Loan Program Revamp, Community Broadband Support
Obama broadband plans include revamping the USDA loan program, attacking barriers against municipally-owned broadband networks and cutting red tape that makes
Midcontinent Selects Equinox for Fraud Management
Wilkes Communications/ TDS Deal: Wilkes CEO Has Gigabit Plans
A Wilkes Communications/ TDS deal involves the sale of TDS lines in three North Carolina communities. Wilkes eventually will offer gigabit service in the TDS territories, said CEO
Zayo Acquires Data Center Operator
Survey Finds Growing Managed Wi-Fi Business Opportunity in Retail Sector
A survey conducted by Earthlink and research partners found 82% of retailers with Wi-Fi and a growing managed Wi-Fi business opportunities for carriers
NeoNova Adds Affiliates
Broadband-Only Homes are Growing and Important, But Actual Numbers are Elusive
There are 3 million broadband-only homes in the U.S., according to Nielsen. But HBO sees a considerably larger 10 million broadband only homes. Whichever number is correct, . . .
Integra Creates Business Units to Focus on SMBs and Enterprise
Texas and Oklahoma Gigabit From Hillary Communications
FairlawnGig Aims to be a Public/ Private High-Speed Broadband Network
The FairlawnGig network in suburban Akron, Ohio aims to be an open access gigabit network built through a public/private partnership.
Report: 2014 Telecom Revenue Growth Slowed, Datacom Accelerated
Global telecom revenue growth stalled in 2014, said IHS’s Infonetics Research. But datacom growth accelerated, researchers said.
ViaSat Selects SpaceX to Launch ViaSat-2 Satellite
$25,000 Per Member? Uncommon Sale Reveals Potential Telecom Cooperative Value
News about the sale of Wyoming’s Tri-County Telephone Association to BHT holdings suggest telecom cooperative value could be in the range of $25,000 per member.
JAB Broadband Acquires Idaho ISP
Smartwatch Forecast Calls for 68% Annual Growth
An Allied Market Research smartwatch forecast calls for 68% annual growth through 2020.
Akamai Finds 19% of U.S. Broadband Users Ready for 4K Video
Akamai says one in five U.S. broadband users are ready for 4K video, meaning they have broadband connections with average downstream…
Ooyala: Millenial TV Habits Reveal They Are Leaving TV, If They Were Ever There to Begin With
Ooyala says mobile online video viewing increased 114%, illustrating important millenial TV habits with far reaching implications for the broadcaster industry
FCC Eyes 25 Mbps Broadband Definition, Finds Slow Progress
The FCC has drafted a broadband progress report using a 25 Mbps broadband definition and stating that broadband isn’t being deployed in a timely manner.
GVTC Fiber Expansion Project on Track for Completion in 2015
AT&T to Offer Shareable Rollover Data
Country Singer Joins Frontier Small Town Initiative
Mescalero Apache Telecom selects NISC for B/OSS