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I Want to Be a Swiss Mrs.
Cisco has netted Swisscom as a customer for its super-fast edge router, I noticed earlier this morning. According to OECD stats, the Swiss are leaders in terms of broadband service delivery, so I read...
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Comcast Adds Antivirus to Its Broadband Package
Updated: Comcast said today that it will bundle a subscription to Norton’s antivirus software for its business and residential broadband customers, adding yet another perk for broadband subscribers....
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Comcast Gives the Gift of Storage: Does Anyone Want That?
Like the aunt who always gave you underwear at Christmas, Comcast is offering an unwanted (although useful) service for customers. It’s giving its users access to automatic online storage through a...
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Vid-Biz: YouTube, ZillionTV, Brightcove
YouTube to Kill IE6 Support on March 13; Google has given a specific kill date for old browser support, meaning that some future features on YouTube won’t work in older browsers. (Ars Technica) Qwest...
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CenturyTel to Buy Qwest in $22.4B Deal
CenturyTel said today that it’s agreed to buy Qwest Communications in a deal valued at $22.4 billion, continuing the consolidation of rural telephone companies and ending speculation as to when and how...
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Stimulus Money to Halve Solar Costs? Think Again
Can the stimulus money really help drive down the price of solar electricity by half in the next five years? Yes, according to a White House report on Tuesday touting the impact of the American...
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Qwest Jumps on the Real-Time Cloud Recovery Bandwagon
Qwest Communications today announced a new cloud-based application recovery solution aimed at small- and medium-sized businesses. Qwest’s Real-Time Application Recovery aims to provide business...
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Mobile Operators’ Strategies for Connected Devices
Line losses are now the single greatest threat to the mobile sector’s growth, and major carriers must overcome the ceiling under which they now find themselves and the growth of their business. The...
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Bye, Bye Qwest and Hello Cloud!
The merger between CenturyLink and Qwest officially closed today, creating the nation’s third-largest phone company in a world where being a phone company means less and less. To honor the occasion,...
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Why Buying Savvis Makes Perfect Sense for CenturyLink
Hot on the heels of finishing its acquisition of Qwest, CenturyLink plans to buy Savvis, the data center provider with operations around the United States. The $3.2 billion acquisition mirrors the $1.4...
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Mobile Operators’ Strategies for Connected Devices
Though mature, cyclical and capital-intensive, the U.S. telecommunications sector is also undergoing constant technological innovation that affects both growth and renovation.
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Verizon to Power Qwest Wireless
In what looks like yet another blow to Sprint, Qwest said today it will resell/re-offer Verizon Wireless’ services to its customers in a four-play package. Residential customers will be able to choose...
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June 5: What's Interesting Today:
Mark Cuban has an exact opposite view of Tiered Broadband than mine. What can I say… I state my case here. TeliaSonera To France Telecom: You want to buy us for $41 billion? Talk to the hand, mon ami!...
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State of U.S. Broadband: Demand Hits Speed Bumps
With the economic slowdown and faltering housing sales, the US broadband growth has hit a speed bump. And that's not good news for broadband providers, who hope to overcome the odds by offering speed...
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Is Cable Voice Getting a Sore Throat?
The economic downturn, in particular the housing market slump, that has been pressuring U.S. telecom operators now seems to be extending to cable operators as well. After enjoying nearly eight quarters...
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FCC Rules Against a Baby Bell
Not only did the FCC decide on Friday to berate Comcast for messing with P2P traffic, but apparently it showed no love to Qwest, either, denying Qwest’s request for forbearance in four cities. Qwest...
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No Takebacks: 5 Most Screwed-Up Tech Buys
As the tech world gets itself in a tizzy over Google saying its 5 percent stake in AOL might be impaired — basically it may now be worth less than they thought it was — we thought we’d revisit some of...
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Tough Times Ahead for U.S. Phone Companies?
Analysis: The second-quarter 2008 financial reports are in – and the tea leaves are not telling a sunny future for phone companies, who are facing increasingly aggressive cable competitors. Continue...
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For Qwest, FTTN Not An Option, Necessity
Larry Dignan, who writes at the Between The lines blog, talked to Qwest CTO Pieter Poll about company’s future plans including fiber-based broadband. Unlike Verizon, Qwest has opted for...
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Coming Soon: PC-as-a-Service over Broadband
Broadband service providers are looking to add higher-value services to their offerings, services that could soon include a virtual desktop for consumers. Indeed, the idea of a service provider...
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