AT&T / Cingular and Verizon Wireless
It was only a matter of time before the new AT&T aka Cingular, and Verizon Wireless started duking it out. Well, it actually surprised me that this has come already. I don’t think the ink is even dry on the Cingular AT&T deal and they are already at each other’s throats.
The Cingular Video service, based on RealNetworks’ Helix Online platform, is being launched in 16 cities across the U.S. The service offers clips from several television shows ranging from the Disney Channel and the Cartoon Network, to HBO’s The Sopranos and Sex and the City. Later this month, Cingular plans to exclusively offer NCAA men’s basketball video highlights over the streaming video solution. “Cingular Video provides consumers a simple and easier way to access the latest news, sports, entertainment and weather clips whenever they want,” said Sam Hill, vice president of the firm’s Mobile Browse and Developer Program, in a statement. Helix OnlineTV provides encoding, indexing, managing and delivery of content in different formats. Priced at $19.99 for Cingular’s Media Net Unlimited data package, the HBO offerings require additional subscription fees. The streaming video launch was made in the wake of AT&T’s announcement that it was acquiring BellSouth. The two firms had jointly owned Cingular. Verizon Wireless has been offering its Vcast streaming video of TV clips for $15 a month. The new TiVo service — priced at under $5 a month — enables Verizon Wireless users with TiVo recorders at their homes or offices to remotely program the devices - more available
3G, Mobile+Phones, Wireless, Cingular, Verizon, AT&T
tags: 3g, at&t, cingular, mobile+phones, verizon, wireless