Broadband Access

Apples are supposed to be shiny, but Apple Inc. may be losing its luster.The company is set to release something new at a launch event on Tuesday, Sept. 9, and that new thing probably has something to do with the iPod. A new Nano (again?! Where’s the trade-in program?) with a bigger video screen, maybe, something new for the Classic ...

Cablevision Systems is taking on the Kryptonite-like municipal wireless proposition, and it’s doing things large. Or maybe that should be “long.” Because Long Island is the site of the cableco’s brand-new Wi-Fi access network, covering train platforms, parking lots and public spaces in Nassau County and in some areas of Suffolk County. You remember muni wireless, right? Citywide Wi-Fi mesh ...

WildBlue Communications, a provider of broadband Internet over satellite service in rural areas, has just completed a $50 million equity financing to support its continued growth.The proceeds will pay for WildBlue's recently launched customer equipment leasing program, which allows the company's service to be offered to new customers throughout rural America at a lower price. WildBlue will also expand its ...

Intel Corp.'s (INTC) investment arm is looking to the future. The chipmaker’s Intel Capital division has pumped $3 million worth of financing into Aicent Inc.. Aicent, which runs a multimedia messaging exchange for cellcos, made the announcement on Tuesday. Aicent’s network is unique in that it enables consumers to retrieve their messages when roaming.But that's not what's interesting. The eyebrow-raiser here is ...

Just how did Comcast Corp.'s (CMCSA) “sign up for triple play, get a free Wii system” go? We may never know, given that the cable giant isn’t providing details.The promo was said to be aimed at driving online, multi-player gaming when it was launched earlier this summer. And, of course, Comcast hoped it would drive triple play sales.Comcast promoted the deal ...