On hand in Verizon's room were a quintet from the "PMS Crew, " an all-girl (or is it grrrrl?) team of professional video-gamers showing off the company's Fios-fueled on-demand gaming and Arcade services.
Verizon's FiOS is literally at the top of its industry in customer satisfaction and it isn't just the fiber running to the outside of its customer's houses that makes it so great -- although no one is saying FiOS is perfect -- it is the total package including how FiOS doesn't mark any content as Copy Once or marry CableCARDs to 3rd party hardware.
ENGADGET: FiOS customers moved to Frontier getting Copy Once DRM HD
Its exhibit displayed all the services and content available thanks to its ridiculously fast Fios fiber-to-the-home broadband service.
Verizon Wireless generated record-high margins and strong operational results, and Verizon's Wireline segment generated continued increases in revenues from FiOS fiber-optic services and strategic business services.
ENGADGET: Verizon issues Q2 earnings, touts $15.8 billion service revenues in Wireless
Revenues for Verizon's FiOS fiber-optic services to consumer retail customers generated approximately 57 percent of consumer wireline revenues in second-quarter 2011, compared with approximately 48 percent in second-quarter 2010.
ENGADGET: Verizon, AT&T celebrate subscriber growth, new features rolled out in Q2
Verizon's "FiOS" fiber-optic landline service is also dependent on power and backup batteries.
"The expansive selection of channels from FiOS TV and on-demand content from Verizon's Flex View library further strengthens LG's Smart TV platform, giving consumers of all ages a virtually limitless amount of entertainment on TVs, Blu-ray players, PCs, even tablets and phones, " said Samuel Chang, vice president, Smart TV and Innovation, LG Electronics USA, Inc.
ENGADGET: Verizon FiOS brings its live TV streaming app to LG Smart TVs
Verizon Wireless reported record-setting customer additions in the quarter, while Verizon FiOS customer additions were higher in fourth-quarter 2012 than in the prior two quarters, despite the impact of Superstorm Sandy.
ENGADGET: Verizon adds 'record-high' 2.1 million subscribers in Q4 2012, but still makes a loss
About two-thirds of FiOS consumer customers have purchased a "triple play" of phone, Internet and video services.
ENGADGET: Verizon adds 'record-high' 2.1 million subscribers in Q4 2012, but still makes a loss
Verizon added 144, 000 net new FiOS Internet connections and 134, 000 net new FiOS Video connections in fourth-quarter 2012.
ENGADGET: Verizon adds 'record-high' 2.1 million subscribers in Q4 2012, but still makes a loss
Verizon added 134, 000 net new FiOS Internet connections and 120, 000 net new FiOS Video connections in second-quarter 2012.
ENGADGET: Verizon issues Q2 earnings, touts $15.8 billion service revenues in Wireless
Verizon added 189, 000 net new FiOS Internet connections and 184, 000 net new FiOS TV connections in second-quarter 2011.
ENGADGET: Verizon, AT&T celebrate subscriber growth, new features rolled out in Q2
In the Wireline segment, FiOS customer growth in fourth-quarter 2012 was greater than in the prior two quarters, despite the disruption caused by Superstorm Sandy.
ENGADGET: Verizon adds 'record-high' 2.1 million subscribers in Q4 2012, but still makes a loss
Verizon ( VZ - news - people ) FiOS, DirecTV and Dish Network.
It's connected to Fios and lets you get real-time traffic, weather, maps, caller ID with photos, stores addresses and phone numbers--and can revert to a screen saver with images licensed from the Museum of Modern Art.
As for the competition, similar rumors about Microsoft turned into an effort that mostly works with partners like Comcast, U-verse, and FiOS, while Google is also pursuing a route of adding to, but not necessarily replacing, cable TV.
ENGADGET: Sony may be preparing an internet-based cable TV alternative
Verizon is sharing its grand vision of the future of TV at CES this year which not only includes FiOS TV programming on its set-tops and iPads, but also via Blu-ray players, game consoles, and even directly on the TV without any tethered box at all.
ENGADGET: Verizon intends to take its FiOS TV to every box, maybe even everywhere
FiOS, Verizon's fiber-optic solution, and Exede, ViaSat's high-bandwidth satellite service -- two common secondary offerings -- happen to be the two frontrunners in the FCC's latest broadband performance report, which rates companies based on actual download and upload speeds compared to advertised bandwidth, among other metrics.
For the first time, Verizon's FiOS search on LG Smart TVs and Blu-ray players provide search results from a choice of 75 broadcast channels and Flex View content.
ENGADGET: Verizon FiOS brings its live TV streaming app to LG Smart TVs
Verizon has been delivering high-quality video entertainment to its FiOS and High Speed Internet broadband customers since 2005 with online services like Starz Play, ESPN360, Disney Connection, YES Network and NFL Game Extra.
In addition, Verizon will give FiOS TV customers access to a preview of EPIX on-demand and epixhd.com in the coming weeks.
ENGADGET: Verizon to offer Epix movie channel / streaming service on FiOS, VCast
FiOS Internet connections more than offset a decrease in DSL-based HSI connections, resulting in a net increase of 62, 000 broadband connections from first-quarter 2011.
ENGADGET: Verizon, AT&T celebrate subscriber growth, new features rolled out in Q2
The FiOS network passed 17.6 million premises at year-end 2012.
ENGADGET: Verizon adds 'record-high' 2.1 million subscribers in Q4 2012, but still makes a loss
The FiOS network passed 16.1 million premises at mid-year 2011.
ENGADGET: Verizon, AT&T celebrate subscriber growth, new features rolled out in Q2
In addition, FiOS TV offers an innovative Interactive Media Guide with next-generation, personalized interactive services, including free Facebook and Twitter social media applications, news and entertainment widgets, ESPN Fantasy Football, a robust search engine, and many other features.
ENGADGET: Verizon to offer Epix movie channel / streaming service on FiOS, VCast
FiOS services produced 65 percent of consumer wireline revenues in second-quarter 2012.
ENGADGET: Verizon issues Q2 earnings, touts $15.8 billion service revenues in Wireless
FiOS services produced about 68 percent of consumer wireline revenues in fourth-quarter 2012.
ENGADGET: Verizon adds 'record-high' 2.1 million subscribers in Q4 2012, but still makes a loss
Fios customers or wannabes: Keep an eye out for the next-generation Verizon One, a 5.8-gigahertz cordless phone with a sleek touch-screen panel.
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