Search results for:
ct
-
08/15/2011
Outdoor Picocells Market Forecast To Reach $8 Billion by 2016
The outdoor picocell market, which is still in the early stages of development, is projected to reach $8 billion in global revenues by 2016, according to ABI Research’s new study “Small Cells: Outdoor Pico and Micro Markets.” While many outdoor microcells are in operation, outdoor picocells are undergoing operator trials with several companies including Alcatel-Lucent, […]
-
08/15/2011
ActiveVideo Files For Injunction Against Verizon
ActiveVideo Networks, creators of the CloudTV platform, has filed for an injunction against Verizon Communications to prevent the continued unauthorized use of its intellectual property in Verizon’s FiOS TV service.? ?The requested injunction, intended to protect ActiveVideo’s rights as the inventor of technology in the delivery of advanced applications such as video-on-demand (VOD) and interactive TV, […]
-
08/15/2011
Time Warner Cable Buys Insight for $3 Billion
Time Warner Cable and Insight Communications have entered into a definitive merger agreement for Time Warner Cable to acquire Insight for $3 billion in cash. The announcement concludes months of speculation about who might purchase Insight. Rumored suitors included WideOpen West, Mediacom Communications and Cablevision Systems. Insight is the ninth largest cable operator in the United […]
-
08/15/2011
Google Buys Motorola Mobility For $12.5B
In the second stealth proposed acquisition this year (AT&T and T-Mobile being the first), Google is buying Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. for $40 per share in cash, or a total of about $12.5 billion, a premium of 63 percent to the closing price of Motorola Mobility shares on Friday, Aug. 12. Both boards have approved […]
-
08/12/2011
Videotron Sees Big Growth for Mobile Services
In its quarterly results, Videotron reported it now has more than 210,000 customers for its mobile services. Videotron recorded the strongest growth ever for mobile services during the second quarter, adding more than 3,500 new customers per week. The quarterly increase of 52,700 revenue-generating units was up 75 percent from the 30,100-unit increase recorded in […]
-
08/12/2011
Verizon Works With FBI to Investigate Sabotage Incidents
On day five of a union strike, discussions continue between Verizon and the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. The discussions are being held in Rye Brook, N.Y., and Philadelphia, Pa. Since Aug. 6, Verizon crews have encountered more than 90 acts of sabotage against network facilities, according to the […]