CTIA on Friday released a survey that confirms U.S. consumers’ growing demand for data. According to CTIA, the annual U.S. wireless data traffic grew 123 percent – from 388 billion megabytes in 2010 to 866.7 billion megabytes in 2011. The survey also found a 43 percent increase in the number of active smartphones and wireless-enabled […]
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Chyron and ConnecTV combo on multi-screen
Chyron and ConnecTV are partnering on a system that would enable broadcasters to provide their viewers with a multi-screen experience similar to what cable and IPTV providers have been offering over the last couple of years. The two intend to integrate Chyron’s broadcast graphics platform, called Engage, with the ConnecTV’s second screen app; the combination […]
Kiosks go mainstream for companies selling DVDs, iPads
A growing number of retailers are installing automated kiosks in the corners of their stores, hoping to drive product sales for DVD rentals, or even iPads, in a space once reserved for dust bunnies and trash bins. It’s a trend that’s gaining momentum in Canada after several years of success in the United States, where […]
Windstream opens doors on Little Rock data center
Windstream opened its newest data center in Little Rock, Ark., in order to help provision its business customers’ needs via cloud-based and dedicated managed services. Windstream Hosted Solutions said the 30,000-square-foot data center was built to meet the constantly evolving, stringent requirements of 24/7, “always on” companies. The data center was designed with 2N power distribution […]
Study: China boosts mobile backhaul equipment market
Thanks in part to a surge in router purchases in China, the global mobile equipment market grew by 8 percent to $7.4 billion last year, which followed on the heels of a 10 percent increase the previous year, according to a recent report by Infonetics Research. “The nice bump up in the mobile backhaul market […]
Call for paper submissions underway for Cable-Tec Expo
The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers is seeking papers and presentations for consideration at this year’s SCTE Cable-Tex Expo. The accepted papers and presentations will be featured during the technical sessions at Cable-Tex Expo, which is slated for Oct. 16-19 in Orlando, Fla. The Expo 2012 Program Committee, chaired by Jim Ludington, executive vice president […]
Google offers stock split; Q1 revenue up 24%
Google yesterday reported an impressive $10.6 billion in revenue for the first quarter, up 24 percent over last year. The company also announced a stock split. First-quarter profits jumped 61 percent, rising $1.8 billion for the same period last year to $2.89 billion. CEO Larry Page, who took over last year for Eric Schmidt, said […]
Time Warner Cable, Verizon Wireless debut cross-promotional bundles
Starting today, Time Warner Cable and Verizon Wireless are now offering cross-promotional bundles in Raleigh, N.C.; Kansas City; and Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio. It’s the first joint product marketing effort between the nation’s second-largest cable operator and Verizon Wireless after the two companies – along with Comcast and Bright House Networks – agreed to sell […]
Charter gears up for interactive ads with FourthWall’s widgets
Charter Communications is setting the stage for interactive advertising by deploying FourthWall Media’s Ad Widgets in 800,000 digital homes across five markets. Once FourthWall’s EBIF and SaFI-based widgets are in place, Charter will be able to provision VOD telescoping and request for information (RFI) campaigns with advertisers, as well as provide a framework for additional […]
Comcast gives Fenway Park a Metro E makeover
One of the nation’s most hallowed baseball parks has stepped into the future with the installation of Comcast Business Class Metro Ethernet service. Comcast is not only providing Metro Ethernet services in the Red Sox’s home field of Fenway Park, but also in its new Fort Myers, Fla.-based spring training facility, JetBlue Park at Fenway […]