>From the latest VZ 10-Q (Annual Report) filed with the SEC... >(http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000119312514073266/0001193125-14-073266-index.htm > )
Pg 10 --- Strategic Initiatives Technology developments, interconnected markets, shifting consumer needs and converging industry ecosystems are creating innovative opportunities for Verizon. Our vision is to be a globally-connected solutions company. Our market solutions are designed to deliver best-in-class products and services, strengthen our competitive advantage in the marketplace and drive a high-quality experience for our customers. To take advantage of these market trends, we have undertaken several strategic initiatives to further develop innovative products and services and enhance our market agility in the following areas of focus: * Broadband. Customers are increasingly consuming large amounts of broadband data as connected devices and associated online applications continue to experience significant growth. U.S. broadband usage has more than doubled in the past two years and we expect broadband usage to continue to increase. Our FiOS network positions us in the industry with leading broadband speeds and reliability. Broadband represents a growth opportunity for us as the use of over-the-top video, user generated content and data, and connected homes and devices continue to accelerate. * Consumer and Enterprise Video. Our FiOS Video service continues to experience consumer growth. We are enhancing our FiOS service by providing customers with increasing mobility options to view content in and out of the home to meet the demand for video consumption anywhere and at any time. --- Pg 11 --- Network To provide services to our customers, we operate an advanced telecommunications network in the United States and around the world. * FiOS. Our goal is to distinguish FiOS as a premier residential broadband service in the United States. As of December 31, 2013, our FiOS service passed over 18.5 million premises, and our latest FiOS Quantum service offerings now provide download speeds up to 500 Mbps and upload speeds up to 100 Mbps. New services such as the FiOS Mobile App are also extending our TV experience to a host of mobile devices. We expect bandwidth demands to grow with the continued emergence of new video and data applications and the proliferation of IP devices in the home. The Passive Optical Network technology upon which the FiOS network is deployed positions Verizon to meet growing bandwidth requirements. Our network architecture provides the flexibility to adapt our facilities more easily to future product development. For example, new optical terminals can be added to the fiber-to-the-premise network providing greater bandwidth and new services without any additional field construction. Select field trials have successfully achieved connection speeds of nearly one gigabit per second (Gbps), and when a more advanced next-generation technology has been connected to the fiber-optic network, connection speeds of 10 Gbps have been reached, demonstrating the significant growth capacity built into the FiOS platform. Additionally, this advanced optical network is also finding increased application opportunities in the business sector, especially as the industry seeks to migrate to Ethernet-based access services. [...] We believe that our continued focus on advancing our fiber-based networks and achieving cost efficient solutions through new technology deployments will help Verizon advance its position as a provider of choice to residential and enterprise customers. --- Doesn't sound to me like a line of business that VZ is looking to terminate... Maybe they are deferring the rollout at the present due to financial concerns, but abandoning the line of business? Don't think so. W. -----Original Message----- From: Derek Balling [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 5:27 PM To: David Lang Cc: Will Dennis; [email protected] Subject: Re: [lopsa-discuss] Https - the solution to net neutrality and ISP monopolies On Jul 22, 2014, at 5:23 PM, David Lang <[email protected]> wrote: > what numbers are you using to show that FIOS is not profitable? All I'll say in public is "sources I trust". D _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
