As Google awaits approval from China on its bid to purchase Motorola Mobility, the Internet giant will no doubt also be keeping an eye on two formal antitrust investigations against Motorola Mobility announced today by the European Commission. The commission will try to assess whether Motorola has failed to license certain standard essential patents under […]
Telecommunications
Cox hires away AT&T marketer
Cox Communications’ Ken Kraft has joined the company as vice president of Cox Business marketing. The position is new. Kraft most recently served as executive director of channel marketing for the mid-markets business division at AT&T. At Cox, he will be responsible for the overall creation and implementation of marketing strategies, the company said. “Ken […]
MetroPCS axes 3 unlimited plans
MetroPCS wiped out all but one of its unlimited data plans today, capping usage on its three cheapest plans and leaving only its most expensive rate in place for all-you-can-eat LTE service. Once customers reach their allotted threshold, they will remain on the prepaid operator’s LTE network but “receive a reduced speed similar to what […]
Analyst sets $1,001 price target on Apple shares
A Wall Street analyst on Monday set the highest price target yet for Apple shares, valuing them at $1,001 each, or about 62 percent more than their current price. Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White said the Cupertino, Calif., company’s current stock price does not reflect its rapid growth in recent years, nor its future […]
Verizon pledges mobile video if AWS deal closes
Verizon is reportedly planning a mobile video service if the government clears its multi-billion-dollar spectrum and marketing deal with four cable operators. Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam told The Wall Street Journal that if the deal closes, it may launch a service by year-end that lets subscribers of Verizon Wireless, FiOS and its cable partners watch […]
WOW provisions Ultra TV with Sigma Systems
OSS specialist Sigma Systems said it has completed the deployment of its Device Provisioning Manager (DPM) for WOW. WOW is a long-time Sigma customer. It deployed Sigma’s DPM to enable the provisioning of its new whole-home multimedia service, Ultra TV, announced earlier this year. WOW uses Sigma’s DPM to manage customer entitlements across multiple device […]
Ericsson closes BelAir acquisition
Ericsson said it closed its purchase of BelAir Networks today, a deal that adds new Wi-Fi offload capabilities to its infrastructure offerings at a time when wireless operators are increasingly relying on the technology to manage soaring data traffic. Ottawa, Canada-based BelAir will not function as a separate subsidiary and has been made part of […]
Towerstream cuts deal for Wi-Fi network
Shares of Towerstream jumped to a fresh 52-week high on Monday as the 4G service provider disclosed that it signed a Wi-Fi deal. Towerstream said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday that its Wi-Fi agreement was with a national wireless carrier, but it did not reveal the name of the […]
Xfinity Home comes to the Bay Area
Comcast’s rollout of Xfinity Home has made it to the San Francisco Bay Area. The company said it will initially be available to customers in the East Bay and North Bay, and that service will later be extended to San Francisco, South Bay, West Bay and Monterey/Salinas. The MSO introduced the service in Houston. It […]
TiVo Premiere available across 70% of Suddenlink’s footprint
TiVo’s Premiere box is now available to more than 70 percent of Suddenlink Communications’ subscriber base, while Virgin Media announced today it is adding TiVo boxes to some new bundles. For the cable industry, TiVo remains a “frenemy.” Depending on whether you’re a cable operator that has directly partnered with TiVo – which includes RCN, […]