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Rogers strikes deals to beef up On Demand Online content
January 26, 2010 7:30 am | by Mike Robuck | CommentsRogers Communications has added new content to its Rogers On Demand Online service that launched in beta form in November of last year.
AT & T Wi-Fi Connections Skyrocket
January 26, 2010 7:25 am | by Monica Alleven, Wireless Week | CommentsAT&T’s acquisition of Wayport is paying off. The carrier yesterday reported that its customers made a record 85.5 million connections to the Internet in 2009.
G.hn a stop closer to ratification
January 26, 2010 7:20 am | by Brian Santo | CommentsIt’s now pretty much a foregone conclusion that G.hn silicon will hit the market in 2010. Right on schedule...
Verizon Q4 video sub adds down
January 26, 2010 7:15 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | CommentsVerizon Communications Inc. on Tuesday posted an unusual loss for the fourth quarter...
USDA awarding $310 million for broadband projects
January 26, 2010 7:10 am | by Joelle Tessler, AP Technology Writer | CommentsThe Agriculture Department is handing out nearly $310 million in stimulus money to bring high-speed Internet connections to 14 rural communities around the country.
Apple rockets to most profitable quarter ever
January 26, 2010 7:05 am | by Jessica Mintz and Jordan Robertson, AP Technology Writers | CommentsApple's holiday quarter was especially sweet, but Wall Street's response was muted as investors puzzled through an accounting change and lighter-than-expected iPhone sales.
Broadband Briefs for 1/26/10
January 26, 2010 7:00 am | CommentsSyniverse gets Cox deal… VideoPropulsion targets cable… Red Bee hires CTO… LigTel taps Airspan for WiMAX… Iowa pulls in broadband stimulus bucks…
Sunflower Broadband boosts Wi-Fi offering
January 25, 2010 7:55 am | by Mike Robuck | CommentsSunflower Broadband has given its Wi-Fi service a boost with Arris’ Rapid Launch Hot Zone System.
KDDI buys J:Com for $4B
January 25, 2010 7:50 am | by Brian Santo | CommentsJapan’s second-largest cellular provider, KDDI, has made an offer to buy Liberty Global’s 38 percent stake in Jupiter Communications (aka J:Com) for about $4 billion.
Cisco offers IP-NGN course for service providers
January 25, 2010 7:45 am | by Brian Santo | CommentsIf service providers can manage their own IT, they should be able to provide managed services.
Brightcove announces TV Everywhere solution
January 25, 2010 7:40 am | by Mike Robuck | CommentsOnline video platform Brightcove has rolled up the various elements of a “TV Everywhere” offering into one solution.
Aurora achieves ISO quality plateau
January 25, 2010 7:35 am | by Brian Santo | CommentsAurora Networks has received ISO 9001:2008 certification, achieving some of the world’s most rigorous standards of quality management.
To get NBC, Comcast still has persuading to do
January 25, 2010 7:30 am | by Joelle Tessler, AP Technology Writer | CommentsBefore Comcast can transform the entertainment business by taking control of NBCU, it must convince Washington that the plan won't hurt rivals and consumers.
Ericsson plans job cuts on slumping sales
January 25, 2010 7:25 am | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | CommentsSwedish infrastructure giant Ericsson says it will cut an additional 1,500 jobs as it struggles to compensate for an ongoing slump in sales.
AOL buys online video co. for $36.5M
January 25, 2010 7:20 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsAOL is boosting its ability to create Web videos by paying $36.5 million for StudioNow, a Web site that lets companies buy custom-made online videos.
