And the honorable mentions go to...
SureWest Communications, still pushing hard with IPTV, EBIF [1] and other campaigns [2] amid all the pressures of being a small wireline telco.
Telus, the Canadian IP carrier which adopted HPNA [3] recently and actually raised its revenue outlook [4].
Cablevision, pushing into Wi-Fi [5], re-booting its RS-DVR [6] service and acquiring Newsday [7] in the face of new competition from Verizon.
Comcast, representative of cable's Tru2way [8] and DOCSIS 3.0 [9] ambitions, and investing in WiMAX [10], all while resolving its traffic management [11] issues.
Panhandle Telephone Cooperative, Inc (PTCI), another small telco making a big splash with HDTV [12], and eyeing plenty of new IPTV applications.
Links:
[1] http://www.fierceiptv.com/story/surewest-ebifs-its-everest-network/2008-10-12
[2] http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/surewest-launches-voip-hd-dvr-services/2008-03-11
[3] http://www.fierceiptv.com/story/telus-chooses-coppergate-hpna-3-1/2008-09-02
[4] http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/telus-raises-revenue-outlook/2008-08-10
[5] http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/cablevision-adding-subs-offering-wi-fi-losing-money/2008-05-09
[6] http://www.fierceiptv.com/story/cablevision-rs-dvr-way/2008-09-15
[7] http://www.fierceiptv.com/story/cablevision-adds-video-subs-strikes-newsday-deal/2008-05-13
[8] http://www.fierceiptv.com/story/tru2way-tvs-arrive-chicago-denver/2008-10-16
[9] http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/spotlight-should-telcos-fear-docsis-3-0/2008-09-26
[10] http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/comcast-spreading-its-wimax-wings/2008-07-07
[11] http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/comcast-sends-new-network-management-plan-fcc/2008-09-22
[12] http://www.fierceiptv.com/story/panhandle-goes-entone-hd-iptv/2008-08-06
[13] http://www.fiercetelecom.com/special-reports/zayo-group
[14] http://www.fiercetelecom.com/special-reports/fiercetelecom-special-report-10-service-providers-cutting-edge