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Report: Service providers tap into home automation to reduce churn
February 1, 2012 2:15 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsHome automation is a burgeoning sector for service providers because it provides incremental revenues and reduces customer churn, according to a report by Infonetics Research.
Amdocs launches M2M, Connected Home services
February 1, 2012 2:13 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsAmdocs is launching two new programs that enable service providers to quickly enter the connected devices market – one focused on machine-to-machine (M2M) services and the other on connected devices in home and office.
Sprint gives LightSquared until mid-March for FCC clearance
February 1, 2012 2:11 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsSprint has agreed to give LightSquared until mid-March to resolve GPS interference problems that have delayed the launch of its LTE network.
Videotron added 540 new customer service reps last year
February 1, 2012 2:10 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsIn order to keep up with a growing customer base, Videotron said it added 540 new customer service employees across Québec last year.
Telefónica de Argentina switches to Comptel
February 1, 2012 2:07 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsTelefónica de Argentina recently selected Comptel Convergent Mediation to help manage more than 90 million daily transactions from its 23 million subscribers.
Clearleap hires Van Orden as product marketing VP
February 1, 2012 2:06 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsClearleap said it has hired television technology industry veteran Bob Van Orden as the company's new vice president of product marketing.
Sony's Hirai to replace Stringer as CEO in April
February 1, 2012 2:04 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSony announced that Kazuo Hirai, who leads the company's core consumer products business, will replace Howard Stringer as CEO and president, effective April 1, as the electronics and entertainment company desperately tries to engineer a turnaround.
Super Bowl advertisers go after "second screens"
February 1, 2012 2:03 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAbout two-thirds of smartphone and tablet owners use their gadgets to do things like text or post on Twitter while watching TV, according to research firm Nielsen. So for the game, companies from Coke to Chevy are trying to reach fans on all of the "second screens" they have.
Converging on IP: Starting from Parallel Networks
February 1, 2012 3:53 am | by Brian Santo, Editor-in-Chief | Articles | CommentsOne immediate consequence of the spectacular non-stop growth of the Internet is that it is pushing the subject of network convergence.
2012 International CES Roundup
February 1, 2012 3:29 am | by Mike Robuck, Senior Editor | Articles | CommentsHere’s a look at a few trends that are either incubating or fully hatched ...
Cable Could Prosper with Messaging Services
February 1, 2012 3:14 am | by Josh Wigginton, Senior Product Manager for Messaging and Billing at Interop Technologies | Articles | CommentsNever before have consumers had so many communication options. Voice, email, short message service (SMS), multimedia message service (MMS), instant messaging and social networking are nearly ubiquitous.
Real-time services make their debut
February 1, 2012 3:04 am | by Chad Dunavant, Vice President of Product Management at CSG International | Articles | CommentsConsumers can’t get enough of high-speed data, voice and the ever-growing inventory of video content available in the marketplace today.
UP Front - February 2012 - Latest Industry News and Insights
February 1, 2012 2:30 am | Articles | CommentsNumbers and Letters: HTML5, 3-D TV, RF4CE
In Perspective - (Can’t get no) Satisfaction
February 1, 2012 2:20 am | by Brian Santo, Editor-in-Chief | Articles | CommentsComcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications and Bright House Networks plan to sell their spectrum to Verizon Wireless. If that goes through ...
Memory Lane - A Remote Opportunity
February 1, 2012 2:14 am | by Stewart Schley Media & Technology Writer, Denver, Colo. | Articles | CommentsIn the 1950s, of course, the next great leap for remote controls was tied to television. Zenith Electronics’ iconic Lazy Bones remote was the first incarnation, but users quickly found fault ...
