Verizon and AT&T might be the ones who are hogging the limelight when it comes to IPTV, but don’t take Qwest to be a slouch. The Denver-based micro-Bell is planning to launch video services in many new markets, according to The Denver Post.
The company at present offers either fiber based or copper based TV services in some parts of Colorado, Omaha and Phoenix. It is also upgrading a big chunk of its network, and is also reselling DirecTV to its customers. The report is sketchy on details about which markets it is going to rollout its services. (Tips anyone?)
Qwest’s moves should not come as a surprise: four of Qwest’s six major markets are also services by Comcast, which has been aggressively launching VoIP services. It turned on its VoIP offering in Utah recently. Comcast’s triple play (which could also be triple pay) could become a major migraine for the micro-Bell, which doesn’t have the deep pockets to out-duel the cable behemoth.
Sling,Orb,place Shifting,Time Shifting ,Tivo,Sony Location Free
some time i wonder why we haven’t start hearing of TV 2.0
Om ,i think with your new venture you should coin this new term also .TV 2.o it sounds cool . isn’t it
Think about it !!
Qwest has other issues: a lot of rural US customers. In addition to not having deep pockets, the work it will take to wire up their part of the country with fiber or whatever is going to be tough.
I live out in Qwest country. It took them a very long time to get 1.5mb DSL where I live. It’s a remote DSLAM fed by T1s, so there’s no wait it’s going faster. I can’t imagine how long it’s going to take for them to roll out Fiber or even upgraded DSL to my neck of the woods. Meanwhile, the local cable company (a small-time player) has 8mb/1.5 and could easily up that.
Here in Denver, Comcast is signing up 1000 per week to VOIP taking 1000 ole Qwest customers per week…combine the 6 mb Comcast Nuke to the mixture and you have a WIN /WIN of why Comcast techs working 7 days a week 12 to 16 hours per day! Qwest will feel the pain trying to give away an $87 package to keep customers…Comcast at $99 is killing them!
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Micro-Bell? That’s pretty harsh. What would that make Cincinnati Bell — a nano-Bell?