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Comcast bows faster gateway; doubles speeds on 2 data tiers
April 26, 2013 12:52 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast has leveraged MoCA 2.0 and the 5.0 GHz frequency on its new wireless gateway that features speeds of up to 270 Mbps. According to research by Allion USA, Comcast’s new gateway more than tripled the speeds of competing wireless gateways from AT&T and Verizon.
TWC boots up free Wi-Fi in Austin
April 25, 2013 1:02 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable has started to deploy its Wi-Fi service, which is called TWC WiFi, to its subscribers in Austin, Texas. There are currently several dozen access points deployed in Austin to date, but the cable operator plans on having up to 1,000 go live this year.
Bright House Networks, Verizon Wireless ring up 4 more markets
April 24, 2013 12:29 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless and Bright House Networks’ cross-promotional bundles have rolled into four more markets; Bakersfield, Calif., Birmingham, Ala., Indianapolis and Detroit. The latest launches of the joint marketing effort followed up on the initial launch in Orlando late last year
RCN partners up to enable free Wi-Fi service in Boston
April 24, 2013 12:20 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsRCN Business Services has forged a partnership with two other companies that will enable free Wi-Fi access in the Boston area. RCN’s piece of the puzzle is providing the backhaul necessary to connect the small cells to the core network.
CBS invests in Aereo alternative
April 23, 2013 2:08 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsCBS Corp. says it has made a minority investment in Syncbak, a technology company that allows mobile device users to pick up signals from their local TV stations over the Internet. The broadcaster said it would like to work closely with cable, satellite and telecommunications companies on building the capability.
Verizon FiOS adds outweigh DSL losses in Q1
April 18, 2013 2:07 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsVerizon added a total of 188,000 FiOS Internet and 169,000 FiOS video subscribers in its first quarter. Verizon ended the quarter with a total of 5.6 million FiOS Internet and 4.9 million FiOS video connections. It also migrated 83,000 homes from copper to fiber.
DCN adopts Cycle 30's back office
April 17, 2013 1:49 pm | News | CommentsDevice Cloud Networks said it will adopt Cycle 30’s back office management products to handle billing, provisioning, rating and diagnostics. DCN specializes in machine-to-machine (M2M) enablement for clients in the communications industry.
US Internet ad revenue grows 15 percent in 2012
April 17, 2013 12:32 pm | by Associated Press | News | CommentsU.S. Internet advertising revenue grew 15 percent to a record $36.6 billion in 2012, with mobile ad revenue growing faster than other types, according to a new report Tuesday. The report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers said that mobile ad revenue more than doubled from the previous year to $3.4 billion.
Time Warner Cable app delivers TV outside the home
April 16, 2013 1:20 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable is preparing to provide on-demand content outside the home for the first time. TWC has secured the rights to provide a subset of the channels it has available for both on-demand and live programming outside the home , via its TWC TV app.
Amdocs unveils Wi-Fi Experience Solution
April 16, 2013 12:19 pm | by Mike Robuck | Products | CommentsAmdocs took the wraps off its Wi-Fi Experience Solution at the Policy Control and Data Pricing conference in Berlin. Using Amdoc’s network control offerings, the Wi-Fi Experience Solution enables mobile and broadband service providers to accelerate their Wi-Fi service deployments.
In the media: Verizon offers to buy Clearwire spectrum
April 15, 2013 2:00 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless has reportedly offered to buy spectrum rights from Clearwire Corp. for up to $1.5 billion. Clearwire had earlier agreed to be bought out by majority shareholder Sprint Nextel Corp. Sprint has, in turn, agreed to sell 70 percent of itself to Japan's Softbank Corp.
Dish leapfrogs Softbank with $25.5B bid for Sprint
April 15, 2013 1:53 pm | by Ben Munsen, Wireless Week | News | CommentsDish Networks' $25.5 billion merger bid for Sprint represents a 13 percent premium over the value of Softbank’s current offer. Softbank’s bid, valued at approximately $20 billion, would put the Japanese cellular giant in control of 70 percent of Sprint.
Motorola connects Howard Community College with POL
April 15, 2013 12:41 pm | Products | CommentsColumbia, Maryland-based Howard Community College is using Motorola Mobility’s passive optical LAN (POL) platform to provide IP connectivity in its new Heath Sciences building. The fiber-optic network will serve more than 1,500 Ethernet ports, and was designed and deployed by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC).
Comcast strikes Ethernet accord with Nationals
April 15, 2013 12:35 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast Business announced today that it has signed a multi-year deal with the Washington Nationals to provide its Ethernet services in the ballpark. The Ethernet Dedicated Internet (EDI) line from Comcast serves as the backbone for Wi-Fi and other data services at Nationals Park.
From NAB: Broadcasters wary of spectrum plans
April 12, 2013 2:13 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsBroadcasters lost access to spectrum in the transition to digital TV in 2009, and are worried they'll lose more under in a complicated reverse auction. The U.S. wants to clear 500 megaHertz of spectrum by 2020, with 120 mHz coming from TV stations.
