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Cable One rings up expanded business class phone offering
March 26, 2013 12:35 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCable One has dialed up an expanded business class voice offering that includes up to 12 lines and additional call routing options and new features. Some of the phone service features include simultaneous ring, online management of phone options and free unlimited local and long-distance calling in the continental United States.
Comcast Business names Marsh regional VP for Beltway Region
March 26, 2013 12:30 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast Business announced this morning that Peter Marsh had been appointed as regional vice president for Comcast Business Services, overseeing the company’s Beltway Region, which serves Maryland, Southern Delaware, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and portions of West Virginia and North Carolina. In his new job, Marsh will be responsible for spearheading the continued growth of Comcast Business Services in this region.
Cox names Myers, Stanley market VPs in Virginia systems
March 26, 2013 12:25 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCox Communications recently promoted Kim Stanley and J.D. Myers to the positions of market vice presidents in two of its Cox Virginia systems. Stanley is market vice president, Roanoke Operations for Cox Virginia while Myers is now market vice president, Northern Virginia Operations.
Report: Broadband CPE enjoys stellar year in 2012
March 25, 2013 12:33 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsDriven by DOCSIS 3.0 and Wi-Fi, customer premise equipment (CPE) racked up its best year ever in 2012, according to a recent report by Infonetics Research. Based on strong EMTA shipments to North American cable operators, Arris remained the top dog in revenue in the DOCSIS 3.0 CPE segment, followed by Motorola, Cisco, Netgear and Ubee Interactive.
Sigma Designs bows next-gen Z-Wave home control platform
March 21, 2013 12:19 pm | by Mike Robuck | Products | CommentsSystem-on-a-chip (SoC) vendor Sigma Designs introduced its next-generation product portfolio, which is based on the Z-Wave wireless protocol, that was designed to improve the performance of home control devices. Sigma’s Z-Wave Next Gen product portfolio was designed for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and service providers interested in developing home control products and services.
Comcast promotes Pluskota to regional VP
March 20, 2013 12:19 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast Business Services has upped Michelle Pluskota to vice president of business services in its Heartland Region, which includes commercial customers in Michigan, Indiana, Arkansas and Kentucky. In her new job, Pluskota is responsible for building and executing the strategies for Business Services to continue growing small-to-medium business (SMB) and enterprise sales.
AT&T announces 30-, 40- and 50 GB shared data plans
March 19, 2013 2:48 pm | by Ben Munsen, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe plans start at $300 per month—plus a $10-$30 per device fee, depending on the type of device—and go up to $500. In addition, AT&T will now offer new data-only plans for business customers bringing more than 25 devices into the fold.
Liberty Media plunks down $2.62 billion for 27% stake in Charter
March 19, 2013 12:08 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsJohn Malone’s holding company, Liberty Media, has bought a 27.3 percent stake in Charter Communications for about $2.62 billion. The deal is slated to close in the first half or second quarter of this year. Liberty expects to fund the purchase with a combination of cash on hand and new loan arrangements.
Disney, News Corp. finalizing plans for Hulu
March 18, 2013 2:14 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAt issue is whether Hulu should completely dedicate itself to the free streaming of TV shows with ads, or whether its value lies in paid subscriptions for viewers. Disney is said to prefer the ad-supported model, while News Corp. prefers a paid service. The two might put the operation back up for sale.
Ciena sets up CenturyLink for GigE
March 18, 2013 2:07 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsCenturyLink has upgraded its metro networking capability with packet optical technology from Ciena, in order to target business customers with Gigabit Ethernet access services up to 100G. The upgrade allows CenturyLink to offer a 1GE, 10GE, 100GE and equivalent wavelengths to businesses.
AT&T begins new broadband promo
March 18, 2013 1:56 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsNew customers signing up for U-verse High-Speed Internet are eligible to get one of the following Wi-Fi-enabled products: an Xbox 360, Sonos Play:3, Kindle Fire or a Nexus 7 Tablet. The promotion aims to underscore Wi-Fi based connectivity that AT&T offers, first through the company’s gateways with Wi-Fi.
Comcast cues Ethernet up in Vermont communities
March 18, 2013 12:54 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast Business announced today that over the coming weeks its Ethernet services would be available across six communities in Chittenden County, Vermont. The six towns in Chittenden County feature a large number of the state's businesses, ranging from snowboard manufacturers to global high technology.
San Jose fires up free Wi-Fi network
March 15, 2013 2:23 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe city that considers itself the capital of Silicon Valley is offering free connectivity via a network built by SmartWAVE Technologies using 802.11n Wi-Fi products from Ruckus Wireless. San Jose also has one of the best acronyms ever for its metro area network exchange (see story).
BuckeyeTelesystem debuts cloud services for businesses
March 15, 2013 8:51 am | by Mike Robuck | Products | CommentsBuckeye Telesystem’s cloud-based commercial services offering for businesses lifted off earlier this week. Buckeye Telesystems, which shares resources and infrastructure with sibling Buckeye CableSystem, is offering businesses the option of a point-to-point Metro Ethernet service that can scale as the bandwidth demand grows.
Suddenlink ups Archer to VP of service delivery, CAO Group
March 15, 2013 8:44 am | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsSuddenlink Communications has promoted Tim Archer to vice president of service delivery for the company’s commercial and advertising operations (CAO) organization, which is headquartered in Dallas. Prior to his promotion, Archer was senior director of operations for Suddenlink systems in Amarillo, Texas, Clovis, N.M., and some California systems.
