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 […]
Telecommunications
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 […]
Wal-Mart debuts $60 OTT box from D-Link
D-Link is hitting the market with a new box pointedly called MovieNite, aimed at subscribers to over-the-top (OTT) video services. That includes services such as Netflix, YouTube, Pandora and Picasa, but the box is currently available only at Wal-Mart, which owns the Vudu video service that will, of course, also be available through the box. […]
Analyst: Verizon upgrade fee to bring in $1B
How much will Verizon Wireless’ new $30 upgrade fee add to the operator’s coffers over the next year? BTIG Research analyst Walter Piecyk said the charge could add about $1 billion to the company’s annual earnings before taxes, depreciation and amortization. “Our estimate of $1 billion in EBITDA savings to Verizon is simply based on […]
Sony to ax 10,000 workers in restructuring
As expected, Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai plans to slash 10,000 jobs from the company’s workforce as Sony works to turn around its business amid worst-ever projected losses. Hirai, who replaced former chief executive Howard Stringer at the beginning of this month, said today the headcount reductions, about 6 percent of its global staff, were necessary […]