January 03, 2005
SBC Announces new PVR, Satellite TV, VOD, and Internet Set-top Box with 2Wire Inc.
SBC, America's second largest phone company, announced today they are forming a joint venture with 2Wire Inc. to deliver an integrated home entertainment service to its customers through a set-top box. The service will include satellite television, digital video recording, video on demand, and internet content including Yahoo Photos and music. It is scheduled to roll out in mid 2005 over high-speed DSL or fiber for customers that have SBC, Dish Network, and Yahoo DSL services. Looks like everyone and their grandmother is going for the integrated entertainment model. No word on pricing.
UPDATE: The link to the set-top box is here. Pretty nifty specs. 250 gigabytes of storage space, HDTV recording, DVD ripping, and built-in DVD/CD player. This might out-moxi Tivo and Moxi. Pun intended.
