Verizon and Microsoft launch FiOS TV-powered entertainment to Xbox 360

 

Telecom service provider Verizon and IT major Microsoft announced
their agreement to offer FiOS TV-powered entertainment for the Xbox 360 video
game and entertainment system.  

 

Using a Verizon-developed software application, FiOS TV
and Internet customers who are also Xbox LIVE Gold members will be able to view
live TV channels through their Xbox consoles without any extra hardware
required.

 

“By bringing the technologically advanced Verizon
FiOS TV service to Xbox 360 and Kinect, we are advancing our vision to provide
the best in entertainment in extraordinary new ways,” said Tom Gibbons,
corporate vice president of the TV & Service Business for the Interactive
Entertainment Business at Microsoft.

 

The new collaboration is an important expansion of the
breadth of entertainment available on Xbox 360 and the latest move by Verizon
to break down old technology barriers and provide customers the freedom of a
borderless lifestyle where they can connect with what they love on all their
favorite devices.  

 

Utilizing Kinect for Xbox 360, FiOS customers will be
able to easily discover and enjoy content in extraordinary new ways, all
without having to pick up a remote control.

 

“We want to make everything our customers want or
need to do, easier and more convenient, by putting the power of our technology
in their hands through the Internet-connected devices they use every day,”
said Eric Bruno, vice president of consumer and mass business product
management for Verizon.

 

“The Borderless Lifestyle is about erasing old
technology boundaries and freeing consumers to enjoy entertainment on their own
terms. FiOS TV on the Xbox 360 will tap into the magic of Kinect to
transform the way people interact with TV, providing a game-changing
entertainment experience for our customers,” Bruno added.

 

Recently, Verizon Wireless and FuzeBox announced
the launch of Fuze Meeting, a technology solution to bring cloud-based
high-definition (HD) content collaboration and multi-party video conferencing
to small and medium-sized businesses and enterprise customers.  

 

Fuze Meeting will now be available via the Business
Solutions Alliance (BSA) Program on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.

 

By Telecomlead.com Team
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