The Cable Guy goes pro as telecoms enter security space
This Blog's on Fire (And Other Stuff)Tess Nacelewicz01/04/2012Watch out security industry! Here comes the new version of the Cable Guy—one that’s more likely to wear a suit and have a computer science...
View ArticleComcast ahead of curve in security space
Telecom led others in launching a home security/home automation option and will add Tucson to its markets this year01/04/2012PHILADELPHIA—Many telecoms decided that 2011 was the year to launch a home...
View ArticleiControl/Time Warner Cable sell home security/home automation together
iControl: Telecoms good partners because they are ‘very, very focused’ on the space01/10/2012PALO ALTO, Calif.—Software provider iControl Networks this week announced a new partnership with Time...
View ArticleSecurity providers early winners in home automation/home security space
But telecoms and cable companies also are ‘in it to win’ and shouldn’t be discounted, an industry analyst says05/29/2012DALLAS—Security providers have a “first mover” advantage in home automation/home...
View ArticleTime Warner launches home security in new market
03/26/2013SAN ANTONIO, Texas—Time Warner Cable is now offering IntelligentHome, its home security and management system, in greater San Antonio, according to an article from the San Antonio Business...
View ArticleTime Warner about to wrap up home security rollout
This Blog's on Fire (And Other Stuff)Tess Nacelewicz06/04/2013I’ve been writing about IntelligentHome, Time Warner Cable’s home security/home automation product, since it launched in a few markets in...
View ArticleTime Warner going retail with IntelligentHome
The company is offering the home security/home management product in its stores nationwide06/19/2013Tess NacelewiczNEW YORK—Time Warner Cable is joining the new trend of retailing home security by...
View ArticleiControl woos app developers
Martha Entwistle07/24/2013This week, iControl Networks, the software platform used by ADT’s Pulse, and a number of cable companies, including Comcast's Xfinity Home, Time Warner Cable's IntelligentHome...
View ArticleAT&T to buy DIRECTV for $48.5b
Analysts: Deal could result in potential monitoring synergies, bundling opportunities05/19/2014Tess NacelewiczDALLAS, Texas and EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—AT&T plans to buy satellite television provider...
View ArticleGood news for security companies: Cable Guy’s customer service ratings fall...
Tess Nacelewicz05/21/2014Professional security companies proudly point to the good service they give consumers as an important differentiator between them and their giant cableco and telecom...
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