by Pivot
Tag: Convergence
Financial Analysts: Cable is a Bigger Threat to Wireless Than Wireless is to Cable
Cable companies’ wireless offerings are a bigger threat to telco wireless providers than telco wireless providers’ broadband offerings are to cable companies, according to a new research note from telecom industry financial analysts at SVB…
Bell Labs Finds Big Savings from Optical-IP Convergence
Network operators that leverage and converge optical network transport and IP technologies stand to reduce network capacity demands by 40 percent, according to a study by Bell Labs, the industrial research arm of Alcatel-Lucent. Operators…
AT&T Adds Converged Features to Home Phone Service
One strategy to lessen access line loss is to inject it with a variety of features powered by IP, and to the extent you can, integrate those features with wireless. This is exactly the strategy…
Facebook and Skype Talking Convergence
We could all see this coming, right? Two blue chip Internet brands looking to work together and leverage their respective multi-hundred million user bases. The blogosphere is reporting that Skype and Facebook are in advanced…
Texas A&M Converts to IP Telephony
Texas A&M, the College Station, Texas based university, will transition their current TDM telecommunications infrastructure to an all IP network over the next three years. The transition will be managed by Verizon Business under a…
Sprint Intros Converged IP Voice Portfolio for Cable
Sprint announced new initiatives to provide cable companies a more competitive converged IP voice product. The new services feature TV and PC caller ID and unified messaging and target cable companies of all sizes. Massilion…
AT&T Toys With Convergence
AT&T offered a preview earlier this week of their vision for convergence. They demoed technology that’s not publicly available yet, including linking the iPhone to U-verse services. For example, the iPhone can turn into a…
Cinergy MetroNet Launches TV Caller ID
Cinergy MetroNet, an Indiana based FTTH triple play provider, has launched TV Caller ID and other converged applications, including call logs and a networked address book. Cinergy includes the service, marketed as Caller ID on…
Let it Go to Voicemail, It’s Comcast
Comcast is joining the caller ID on the television party. While a little late to the party, they plan on moving aggressively into the converged communications arena with other services as well. Caller ID TV…
Panhandle Telephone Expands Converged Caller ID
Panhandle Telephone (PTCI) of Guymon, Oklahoma has expanded their converged caller ID application, which allows caller ID integration with the television and the PC. The expanded applications include picture caller ID, custom tones, nicknames, fonts…
Verizon and NFL Lay Groundwork for Future of Television Sports
The NFL Network and Verizon are providing glimpses into the future of sports on television through their NFL Network Game Extra package this year. The package offers eight Thursday/Saturday prime time games, which are viewed…
AT&T Refocuses Business Portfolio – Integrates Cingular and Wireless VPN
In what is sure to be one of many announcements to come, AT&T announced a realignment of its business product portfolio to include wireless packages and a new wireless VPN service. Previously, business customers had…