by Pivot
Category: Telecompetitors
Will Telco FTTH Make Cable MSOs Obsolete?
If you ask iSuppli, an El Segundo, CA based market research firm, telecom FTTH deployments like Verizon FiOS are a serious threat to cable MSOs. In a recently released research report, Steve Rago, principal analyst…
CTAM: No Denying HDTV Demand
The Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) released a report today that says 29% of cable TV customers own an HDTV set, compared with 15% a year ago. “HD sets are flying off the…
HP’s MediaSmart Strategy Accelerates Internet Enabled Television
HP is pursuing direct content rights for its MediaSmart platform, which provides Internet connectivity for the television. The MediaSmart platform is a LCD television that acts as an access point on a home network, providing…
Cable Rates Will Rise from FCC STB Mandate
It didn’t take long for cable rate hike discussions to begin, following the FCC July 1st deadline for cable set top box changes, officially called Commercial Availability of Bidirectional Navigation Devices. Now cable MSOs are…
Verizon Wireless Looks to Leverage Mobile Broadband Wireless
Verizon Wireless (VZW) announced that they have completed upgrading their entire broadband wireless network to EVDO Rev. A. The service is marketed through their BroadbandAccess brand and provides broadband download speeds of 600 kilobits per…
T-Mobile’s Hotspot@Home Launches 6/27 – Goodbye Landlines?
Looking to make a little wireless noise of themselves during the iPhone frenzy week, T-mobile will launch Hotspot@Home this Wednesday 6/27. Hotspot@Home, a fixed mobile convergence (FMC) service, will offer Wi-Fi offload of mobile calls…
HBO Emboldens Transition to MPEG-4
HBO announced at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo that all of their HDTV programming will be distributed in MPEG-4. HBO will distribute a total of 26 channels in HD MPEG-4 by sometime in 2008. This HBO…
Clearwire Partners with Echostar and DirectTV
Clearwire announced today that it has partnered with both DirecTV and Dish Networks to resell each others services. Clearwire’s broadband wireless Internet can now be bundled with both DirecTV and Echostar’s Dish Network satellite video…
WiMAX Trials Gaining Momentum
Much of the attention surrounding WiMAX focuses on larger carriers including Sprint and Clearwire. But much of the early WiMAX momentum is being carried by smaller players. We highlighted DigitalBridge Communications’ WiMAX launch in an…
Competitive WiMAX Network Launches in Idaho
DigitalBridge Communications, a Reston,VA based broadband wireless service provider, will launch a competitive WiMAX network in Rexburg, Idaho. The service is scheduled to launch on June 7. This represents one of, if not, the first…
Cable MSOs Eyeing On Screen Caller ID
Cable MSOs are now beginning to roll out on screen caller ID into their video packages. The service provides a screen pop on the television, identifying incoming caller information. Cable MSOs are now beginning to…
MVNO Model Takes Another Hit
The news over the weekend that Amp’d Mobile has filed for bankruptcy adds to the unfortunate news of MVNO’s over the past year. Amp’d joins Mobile ESPN as probably the two highest profile stumbles in…