by Pivot
Tag: FiOS
AT&T Achieves 13.4% Penetration for U-Verse
AT&T announced at a Merrill Lynch Communications Forum in New York City that U-verse averages a 13.4% penetration in markets where it’s been available for 12 months or more. In comparison, Verizon claims a 16%…
FiOS Would Go Nicely With That Couch
Verizon has struck a deal with Jordan’s Furniture, a Massachusetts furniture retailer, to market Verizon FiOS packages in Jordan’s retail stores. Under the arrangement, Verizon will build a “Verizon Lifestyle” store within the Jordan’s Furniture…
Verizon Now a Top Ten Cable TV Company
Verizon announced today that they now have over 1 million FiOS TV customers, which by our estimation, puts them among the top ten cable companies by subscriber count. In fact they hold the tenth spot,…
Verizon is Serious About This Fiber Thing
Apparently FTTH is not enough. Verizon wants FTTH on steroids. Hence their announcement today that they are moving to a GPON architecture for future FiOS build outs. All jokes aside, the move is a prudent…
Verizon Launches SMB FiOS Packages
Verizon announced the launch of symmetrical 15 Mbs and 20 Mbps broadband services, powered by their FiOS network, and targeting the SMB sector. It’s no coincidence that Verizon is flexing its FiOS muscle on the…
Qwest Folds on IPTV
Qwest CEO Ed Mueller isn’t interested in gambling on IPTV. The going IPTV ante for a company of Qwest’s size is in the billions – a little too rich for Mueller’s blood. Rather than Qwest…
Comcast Slashes Cable Bill in Half to Fight off FiOS
Competition keeps competitors honest. That’s what they are finding out in the Pittsburgh market. The local newspaper, the Pittsburgh Gazette, is running a feature that outlines how customers are taking advantage of the pitched battle…
Verizon to Offer 7Mbps Residential DSL
It’s not official from the company yet, but Verizon is rumored to be getting ready to launch a 7 Mbps residential DSL tier. According to BroadbandReports, several of their forum members are already experiencing the…
Verizon Launches HD VOD
Verizon announced the launch of HD VOD in select FiOS markets today. Initially, 75 HD titles will be available, with a goal of 1,000 HD titles by the end of 2008. Verizon currently offers a…
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…
Verizon FiOS Joins the 100+ HD Channel Party
The rush to get 100 HD channels is on, and Verizon FiOS just announced they’re joining the party. If all goes according to plan, FiOS TV customers will get up to 150 HD channels by…
Verizon Outlines FiOS Toys
Joining AT&T who offered glimpses into their U-verse future, Verizon outlined future features of FiOS. Like the AT&T demo, Verizon’s demo provided a glimpse into a future where communications and entertainment converge to provide differentiation,…