Telecommunications Industry News
Home Network Growth to Drive Global Expansion of Digital Multimedia Services
7:20 am on August 31, 2008 | Category: Business, Internet, MultimediaThe number of households with home networks is on path to grow 50% for the two-year period ending December 31, 2008, according to a new study by Parks Associates.
Comcast Imposes 250GB Limit on Internet Bandwidth Usage
7:45 am on August 29, 2008 | Category: Telecom Services, InternetAmerica's leading high-speed internet provider, Comcast, is imposing restrictions on consumer broadband use, capping monthly downloads at 250GB of data.
TiVo to Integrate Entertainment Weekly Content with DVR Offering
7:05 am on August 29, 2008 | Category: Business, TelevisionIndependent DVR provider, TiVo Inc., announced on Wednesday that it is entering into a partnership with Entertainment Weekly, a popular magazine, to "reinvent how TV fans in print and online connect with their favorite shows."
Cisco Acquires PostPath to Supplement WebEx Connect Collaboration Software
6:30 am on August 29, 2008 | Category: Business, Web Services, SoftwareNetwork equipment giant, Cisco Systems, announced on Wednesday that it is acquiring PostPath, a firm that competes with Microsoft Exchange in the email and calendaring software market, in a deal worth $215 million.
AT&T Launches U-verse Triple-Play in South Bend, Indiana
6:10 am on August 28, 2008 | Category: Telecom Services, Telephone, Internet, TelevisionAT&T has began competing with cable giant, Comcast, in the Midwestern town of South Bend, Indiana and three surrounding communities, rolling out its triple-play U-verse service in the area.
HSDPA Mobile Broadband Use Tops 50-Million Customers
6:00 am on August 28, 2008 | Category: Telecom Services, Internet, Wireless, CellularThe worldwide customer base of HSDPA wireless broadband users almost quadrupled in the past year, topping 50 million, according to the GSM Association.
Adobe to Release Photoshop Application for Smartphones
6:25 am on August 27, 2008 | Category: Web Services, SoftwareSoftware giant, Adobe, has announced that it is launching a mobile version of its popular Photoshop software in September, in hopes of appealing to the ever-growing market of smartphone users.
AT&T Offers Flat-Rate Data Roaming for Apple iPhone Users
6:10 am on August 27, 2008 | Category: Telecom Services, Mobile Devices, Wireless, Cell PhonesAT&T, the exclusive U.S. carrier for the Apple iPhone, has announced two new wireless data plans for iPhone users who travel abroad.
Altius Broadband Rolls Out WiMAX Service in Rural Maryland
6:00 am on August 27, 2008 | Category: Wireless Technology, Telecom Services, Internet, WiMAXA Phoenix, Maryland-based wireless internet provider by the name of Altius Broadband, has began offering WiMAX service to a number of rural communities in northern Baltimore County, Maryland.
Verizon to Phase Out Analog FiOS TV Signals in Texas Next Month
5:45 am on August 27, 2008 | Category: Telecom Services, Television, RegulationVerizon Communications has announced that, effective September 22, it will stop broadcasting analog signals to its FiOS TV customers in Texas.
AT&T Attacks Cable with $125 Cash Back on DSL, U-verse Subscriptions
6:05 am on August 26, 2008 | Category: Telecom Services, InternetIn an attempt to break cable's growing hegemony over U.S. broadband growth, AT&T is offering a $125 cash back bonus to any cable user who switches to one of its high-speed internet services.
Verizon Negotiates to Make Google its Default Mobile Search Engine
6:15 am on August 25, 2008 | Category: Web Services, Telecom Services, WirelessVerizon Wireless is currently in the early stages of talks to make Google the default search engine on all of its web-enabled cell phones, according to media reports early this morning.
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