by Pivot
Category: Carrier Evolution
Has the Telecom Act of 1996 Really Failed?
The proposal by Verizon to acquire virtually all of the wireless spectrum owned by cable companies and enter into collaborative agreements whereby the firms would cross-market each other’s services and jointly develop shared technology, is…
Enterprise Telecom Services Spending $1.7 Trillion in 2013
Enterprise spending on public cloud services to grow from $91 billion worldwide in 2011 to $109 billion in 2012, according to Gartner. By 2016, enterprise public cloud services spending will reach $207 billion. “Business process…
U.S. Regulators Approve Politicial Donations by Text, Carriers Balk
The U.S. Federal Election Commission has approved the collection by political action committees of contributions submitted using test messaging. But the largest U.S. wireless carriers, Sprint Nextel Corp, Verizon Wireless, AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA,…
Verizon MetroPCS Network Neutrality Filing
Verizon and MetroPCS argue that U.S. network neutrality rules violate free speech rights, as cable operators likewise have won freedom to program their video services as they see fit. The Federal Comnmunications Commission also has…
87% of U.S. Homes Buy Video Service, but Economy Could Drive Churn, Economizing
Despite growing threats of online competition, some 87 percent of U.S. households nationwide subscribe to some form of multichannel video subscription service, according to Leichtman Research Group. That is up from 80 percent take rates…
EchoStar (HughesNet) Launches High-Capacity Satellite
EchoStar has successful launched its latest high-capacity satellite into orbit, and technicians will spend the next couple of days deploying the solar panels required to power the satellite for its expected useful life. The new…
Does M2M Business Face “Dumb Pipe” Danger?
How long will it be until there are calls for more value-added services and “more value” in the machine-to-machine (M2M) market? Not much longer, if a new Frost and Sullivan analysis is correct. One driver…
Video Audiences are Fragmenting
Men 18 to 34 are now spending more time streaming video than watching live TV, one third visit YouTube multiple times a day, half subscribe to a YouTube channel, and two thirds shared YouTube videos…
How Can Mobile Service Providers Compete with Facebook, Apple, Google “Messaging?”
Some would argue that a war over “interpersonal communications,” separate from the earlier messaging formats of email, instant messaging, chat and text messaging, is about to break out among three of the over the top…
Anyfi Networks Helps Fixed Networks Support Wi-Fi Access
Anyfi Networks thinks it can help fixed network service providers add a “mobility” or “untethered” capability outside the subsciber’s home, using software. The easiest use case is a service provider that operates both a network…
Can Carrier “App Stores” Beat Apple App Store or Google Play?
When, and whether, carrier app stores or device and application app stores will win the allegiance of consumers has been a highly-debated question over the last several years. Put simply, the issue is whether mobile…
Dish Network Will Drop AMC Network; Other Smaller Networks Could Face Same Fate, Over Time
Dish Network, which has been engaged in a contract dispute with AMC Networks, appears ready to drop AMC from the Dish line-up, giving AMC’s channel positions away to HDNet Movies. That unusual move illustrates the…