Verizon threw down the gauntlet today with the announcement that it has trialed speeds of close to 1 Gbps using existing FiOS GPON equipment from Motorola. In other words, Verizon is showing it can hit the Gigabit mark without even migrating to new 10GPON technologies. “The trial, conducted at an existing FiOS business customer location, [...]
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Government relations doesn’t only happen down in Washington. Recently, Congresswoman Niki Tsongas took a tour of one of the Motorola offices for Access Networks Solutions in Lowell Massachusetts. VP of Engineering Gary Picard showed Congresswoman Tsongas around, and used the opportunity to highlight Motorola’s innovations and accomplishments in fiber-based telecommunications. Long known for its technology [...]
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Golf, basketball, and soccer have had their 3D debuts. Now Verizon has announced it’s bringing football into the action with a 3D broadcast of the pre-season NFL game between the Giants and the Patriots on September 2nd. Verizon will use FiOS1 to do the event production, and will deliver the game to FiOS TV subscribers [...]
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It’s not often I get to talk about retail products, but cable modems are one exception to the rule. Along those lines, Motorola has launched a promotion today for anyone who buys a retail SB5101 or award-winning SB6120 series modem. With a modem purchase, you can get 50% off Motorola’s Timbuktu remote control software. Install [...]
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To continue with yesterday’s AT&T theme, here’s a look at some of the updates that came out of the company’s second quarter earnings announcement a few weeks back. AT&T had a phenomenal quarter, and U-verse VP Jeff Weber shared some of the reasons why this week in an interview this week with FierceIPTV’s Jim O’Neil. [...]
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