Time Warner Cable has ramped up the data speeds for residential subscribers across Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and it added DOCSIS 3.0-based tiers. The top downstream speed for Turbo Internet increased from 15 Mbps to 20 Mbps and from 1 Mbps to 2 Mbps on the upstream. Standard Internet downstream speeds increased from 8 […]
Telecommunications
Midcontinent connects with Synacor on TV Everywhere
Midcontinent Communications has signed on with Synacor to help provision its TV Everywhere services, which include HBO Go and Max Go, to its subscribers. With the agreement, Midcontinent customers who subscribe to HBO and/or Cinemax now have unlimited access to the corresponding new online services at any time, on any computer in the U.S. with […]
AT&T adds 4.3M iPhones, outpacing Verizon
AT&T posted strong results today as its iPhone activations outpaced those of competitor Verizon Wireless during the first three months of the year. The operator activated 4.3 million iPhones, compared to the 3.2 million sold by Verizon. In all, AT&T sold 5.5 million smartphones. “Strong smartphone sales drive data sales, and data drives this business,” […]
ST-Ericsson to cut 1,700 jobs in restructuring
Chip maker ST-Ericsson said Monday it is selling off its application processor business to one of its parent companies and laying off about one-fourth of its staff as part of a major restructuring. The company, a 50/50 joint venture between Ericsson and STMicroelectronics, has yet to make a profit since its formation in 2009. “The […]
CTIA backs CISPA amid privacy concerns
CTIA is throwing its support behind a controversial cybersecurity bill set for a House vote this week. The association said the Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, is needed to improve the security of wireless networks by allowing operators to voluntarily share information with the government without fear of legal reprisal. The legislation […]
Vodafone buys Cable & Wireless for $1.7B
Vodafone has agreed to purchase Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CWW) for $1.7 billion. Vodafone said the acquisition will strengthen its enterprise business of Vodafone Group, while also providing network and other cost-saving opportunities for the company. John Barton, chairman of CWW, said that CWW had originally outlined a strategy to refocus its business on achieving […]
Bright House locks up home automation deployments in Fla.
Bright House Networks has hit the ground running in Florida with a feature-rich home automation and security system. The service, which is called Bright House Networks Home Security & Automation, launched in mid-March in Hillsborough County and is now being deployed in Pinellas County, both of which are in the Tampa Bay area. Bright House […]
Cox Communications preps for next home security launch
After a pilot trial last summer in Tucson, Ariz., Cox Communications will roll its home security service into Phoenix next week. Cox, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks, Verizon and AT&T have all deployed home security, or home automation, services in varying degrees. Comcast expects to have its service, Xfinity Home, available across most […]
TWC fields live local, regional sports for iOS, Android devices
Time Warner Cable subscribers in New York City, Dallas and Charlotte, N.C., can tune into their favorite sports networks for live programming of local and regional sporting events on a range of devices, including Android 4.0 smartphones, tablets, iPads, iPods, PCs and Macs. The sports channels are available at no additional cost through Time Warner […]
Sprint rebuts tax-dodging charges
Sprint is denying allegations from the New York Attorney General that it has dodged $100 million in state taxes to gain a competitive advantage by making its plans cheaper. “This complaint is without merit, and Sprint categorically denies the complaint’s allegations,” Sprint spokesman John Taylor said. “We have collected and paid over to New York […]