Just because
AT&T's Lightspeed and the late SBC and BellSouth's nascent FTTH rollout (which they now
own, in a manner
of speaking) aren't yet ready to provide prime time IPTV to the
masses doesn't mean they will be stopped from taking on cable companies every which way they can; enter their new
Homezone service. Since the DSL they currently serve up wouldn't be quite broad enough to give AT&T what they need
for a true live-IPTV experience, they're bundling it with live TV from DISH, movie downloads from MovieLink, older programming from Akimbo, and DVR functionality in a single 2Wire-built box. It may
seem a little piecemeal, but we're a little surprised this kind of home entertainment hodgepodge angle hasn't
already been explored -- our only real fear here is whether AT&T and 2Wire will nail it when bringing so many kinds
of user experiences into a single livingroom box.AT&T to launch Homezone TV service
R. Block|04.19.06
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April 19, 2006 2:08 PM
Just because
AT&T's Lightspeed and the late SBC and BellSouth's nascent FTTH rollout (which they now
own, in a manner
of speaking) aren't yet ready to provide prime time IPTV to the
masses doesn't mean they will be stopped from taking on cable companies every which way they can; enter their new
Homezone service. Since the DSL they currently serve up wouldn't be quite broad enough to give AT&T what they need
for a true live-IPTV experience, they're bundling it with live TV from DISH, movie downloads from MovieLink, older programming from Akimbo, and DVR functionality in a single 2Wire-built box. It may
seem a little piecemeal, but we're a little surprised this kind of home entertainment hodgepodge angle hasn't
already been explored -- our only real fear here is whether AT&T and 2Wire will nail it when bringing so many kinds
of user experiences into a single livingroom box.All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
