Convergence & Triple Play

Comcast Corp. has announced plans to acquire Plaxo, a move that will help power the cable giant’s SmartZone site. Adding Plaxo will give Comcast’s triple-play subscribers a central location from which to send and receive e-mails and instant messages, and check voice mail online. The value and terms of the deal were not disclosed. Buying Plaxo, which already worked with ...

AppTrigger today came out with Release 9.0 of its application solution controller, called Ignite. The software allows applications – usually optimized for one type of network – to tie into multiple networks. It is sold through OEM partners including Intervoice Inc. and Unisys Corp. “AppTrigger’s mission is based on the concept that service providers have invested in deploying vertical applications,” said ...

While Comcast Corp., Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc. have jockeyed to launch higher-speed Internet, Charter Communications Inc. has been quietly – and widely – rolling out a 16mbps service that matches or exceeds those of comrades and competitors. Charter, which also serves businesses, now offers its MAX highest-speed Internet service throughout much of its service area in Georgia. Its ...

The message of unified communications and VoIP continues to become muddied in the eyes of potential end users, thanks to a wealth conflicting lingo and the ever-changing sands of strategy that comprises the chasing of the SMB dollar. But if the industry has exhausted the more tried and true approaches to sparking uptake in the SMB market, some companies are ...

While many are seeing red thanks to widespread home foreclosures and a seriously struggling economy, savvy service providers are seeing fields of green in partnering with builders and developers to deliver their service bundles to high-end greenfield housing projects. Considering the fact that the housing bubble and mortgage crisis is the spark that sent the economy into turmoil, it’s ironic ...