Posts Tagged ‘broadband’

Put a cap on it

BLOGGER: JEFF BARAK We’re already getting used to data caps on our mobile Internet usage, so AT&T’s decision to put a cap on data usage for its DSL and U-verse broadband services should not come as too much of a surprise. In fact, Comcast capped its broadband service way back in 2008. As in the [...]

The smart move behind throttling your customers

BLOGGER: JEFF BARAK While the focus on Verizon is clearly centered on its upcoming iPhone 4 launch, its recent decision to throttle the throughput speed of its top five percent data users also succeeded in raising some eyebrows. Commentators almost unanimously ascribed this move to Verizon’s determination to ensure that its network would not suffer [...]

HOW much?

BLOGGER: URI GUREVITZ I’m an educated, reasonably well-informed member of Generation X. So why is it that I still have no idea what my 2GB data plan on my BlackBerry actually means in practical terms when I’m traveling abroad? Is 2GBb considered to be a lot or very little? Every time I synchronize my Outlook [...]

The ABCs of Pay TV

BLOGGER: DANA PORTER    As more and more content is delivered over the Internet, consumers are “leaning forward:” moving from passively consuming content to designing their own viewing experiences. And, of course, the battle for the revenues to be gained from owning this experience has heated up. Pay-TV providers, who traditionally controlled the customer television experience, [...]