Joining a long list of Verizon Fios gigabit promotion offers is a Google Stadia cloud gaming package. Over the years, Verizon has offered a wide variety of bandwidth hungry applications to entice customers to make the leap to FTTP and…
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MTA Partners with Alaskan School District on eSports
Alaskan service provider MTA says that it will be the esports partner for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District (MSBSD), the second-largest in Alaska. MTA will provide strategic support to MSDSB staff and students during the preparation and training for and…
Xfinity WiFi Ready Targets Multi-Family Dwellings
December 04, 2019 — PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comcast’s Xfinity Communities today continued the momentum of its successful trials by officially unveiling WiFi Ready, an offering where Comcast preinstalls wireless modems in multifamily units. New residents can now purchase and activate their Internet service upon move-in…
“Select” Companies Get Access to AT&T Microsoft Network Edge Compute
“Select” customers in Dallas will get access to the Network Edge Compute offering that is the result of the collaboration between AT&T and Microsoft announced earlier this year. That offering makes Microsoft Azure cloud services available through AT&T’s edge data…
Report: Google Stadia Cloud Gamers Poised to Exceed Internet Data Caps
Gamers who frequently use the upcoming Google Stadia cloud gaming service are likely to generate enough traffic to exceed internet data caps, according to a new report from BroadbandNow. Google Stadia is a gaming service that will launch in November…
IDC: Gaming Device Shipments See Double-Digit Growth Over Last Year
After a poor year in 2018, global shipments of gaming desktops, notebooks, and monitors rebounded in the second quarter of 2019, according to new gaming device shipments research from International Data Corporation (IDC). Gaming device unit shipments reached 10.4 million…
Microsoft Teams with T-Mobile for Mobile Xbox Gaming
Microsoft announced today that it has selected T-Mobile as its technical partner for the Project xCloud preview. The preview, which starts in October, is designed to optimize mobile Xbox gaming, delivering Xbox games over LTE to smartphones and tablets, a…
Verizon Pursues 5G Killer Apps With NFL Mobile Gaming Challenge
The 5G ecosystem is busily preparing for the coming deployments and increased availability. One of the most important tasks is making sure that people have compelling reasons to spend money for advanced 5G services and devices. One such initiative is…
Report: Video Game Demographics Belie Stereotypes
About 65% or more than 164 million adults in the United States play video games, according to a new video game demographics report from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). And while the stereotype of a video game player may be…
Parks: VR Adoption Stalls as Content Struggles to Keep Pace
Though extremely popular with online gamers, virtual reality (VR) headsets are having a hard time gaining traction, with only 8 % of US. broadband households owning one, according to new VR adoption research from Parks Associates. The research also showed…
AT&T, Magic Leap Team Up to Bring Virtual Reality to Life in AT&T Retail Stores; Game of Thrones Featured
AT&T and Magic Leap are teaming up to offer consumers the chance to experience virtual reality via the Magic Leap One Creator Edition wearable computer and AT&T wireless service. The AT&T Magic Leap deal calls for the Magic Leap One…
Report: Gaming Popularity is up Sharply Just as Google Unveils Streaming Gaming Service Stadia
People are spending an average of 20% more time on online games than they were a year ago, according to a new report from Limelight Networks. The report lands on the same day that Google unveiled a new streaming gaming…
