Wireline news from across the web:
@FierceTelecom RT @Telexplainer: Cloud backup providers need to face the realities of Internet bandwidth. Article | Follow @FierceTelecom
> TalkTalk Business has implemented The Kenton Group's next-generation fulfillment service to automate SBC delivery. Release
> Frontier Communications plans to release its Q3 2013 results on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013 after the market closes and to host a conference call that day at 4:30 P.M. Eastern Time. Release
> Vodafone Italia has introduced an ADSL-only package for $27 per month for customers that activate service by the end of September. Article (sub req.)
Cable News
> Verizon will begin testing a FiOS Media server this fall which will deliver video wirelessly to TVs and other IP-connected devices in subscriber homes, eliminating the need for coaxial cable. Article
> Pay TV distributors may have to get used to generating smaller profit margins selling subscription video packages, Walt Disney Co. Article
IPTV News
> Siminn, an Iceland-based IPTV service provider, will launch over-the-top service as part of its video entertainment package later this year, using its own content delivery network to ensure quality of service and experience. Article
Online Video News
> TiVo CEO Tom Rogers told investors at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference that online-video aggregators such as Hulu and Netflix are "here to stay" and will increasingly be offered by traditional pay-TV operators alongside those operators' own services. Article
Wireless News
> Verizon Wireless believes that competitors like Sprint, which offers unlimited data plans to customers for the life of their phone line, will eventually have difficulty maintaining that promise. Article
> Smartphone shipments in China are expected to grow by more than a quarter in 2014 compared to the expected shipments in 2013, according to research firm IDC. Article
And finally … Here's when to recommend cable Ethernet services. Post (.pdf)