by Pivot
Month: March 2016
IoT Standards: oneM2M Releases Revisions
The drive to develop common IoT standards to connect and interconnect Internet of Things devices and networks continues to advance. One such initiative, oneM2M, today announced it has released updated editions of its global Release…
Ooyala: Mobile Comprises 46% of Online Video Viewership
Mobile phones and tablets now account for nearly half (46%) of all online video viewership worldwide, having increased from 34% to 46% from 4Q 2014 to 4Q 2015, according to Ooyala’s Q4 2015 Global Video…
Sprint Carrier Aggregation Demo Clocks 300 Mbps Mobile Broadband, But How Important is Speed?
Sprint said today that it has demonstrated mobile broadband speeds of more than 300 Mbps using Sprint carrier aggregation technology on a Samsung Galaxy S7 smartphone, using three-channel carrier aggregation. Carrier aggregation enables network operators…
IHS: North American Enterprise Telecom and UC Market Up 6%
The global market for enterprise telephony and unified communications (UC) dropped 5% between 4Q2014 and 4Q2015, according to a new research note from IHS Technology. But the North American enterprise telecom and UC market was…
Comcast Gigabit Pricing Strategy Revealed
Comcast gigabit pricing strategies were revealed today, as the cable MSO outlined initial customer trials for its DOCSIS 3.1 powered ultra-broadband service. Trials for the service are beginning in select Atlanta neighborhoods, with plans for…
Birch to Purchase Assets of Primus Telecommunications
Atlanta, Georgia – March 14, 2016 – Birch Communications, Inc. (“Birch”), leading nationwide provider of communications, network and cloud services to small, mid-sized, enterprise and wholesale businesses, announced today its recent agreement to purchase select…
Lumos Wins Regional Community Services WAN Deal
Waynesboro, Virginia — March 15th, 2016 –Lumos Networks Corp. (“Lumos Networks” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: LMOS), a leading fiber-based provider of data, voice and IP-based telecommunication services in the Mid-Atlantic region, announces the continued strengthening…
How Disruptive Will $50 Amazon Fire Tablet Be?
The $50 Amazon Fire tablet, priced markedly below an average vendor selling price of $323, is causing disruption in the tablet market, particularly among tablet OEMs that lack content delivery platforms or channels, ABI Research…
Ambitious Mediacom Gigabit Plans Are Mostly DOCSIS 3.1-Based
Tier 2 cable operator Mediacom announced ambitious gigabit plans yesterday, stating that it will make Mediacom gigabit service available to almost all of the three million residences in the company’s service area over the next…
Sony OTT Nationwide Expansion Highlights Growing Competitive Implications for Pay-TV Ecosystem
Announced today, a Sony OTT nationwide expansion will bring the company’s PlayStation Vue OTT video service to over 203 markets across the country. The expansion includes three new announced channel line-ups, offering from 55 to…
LRG: 385,000 Pay-TV Subscriber Losses in 2015
Net pay-TV subscriber losses among the 13 largest U.S. pay-TV providers were approximately 385,000 for 2015, according to the latest market data from LRG (Leichtman Research Group). That marks the third consecutive year of declines in…
LTE Equipment Forecast Calls for a Five-Year Decline
IHS Technology has issued a rather pessimistic global LTE equipment forecast, despite a rather positive current picture. The worldwide mobile infrastructure market grew 3% between the fourth quarter of 2014 and the fourth quarter of…