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It’s great to be recognized!
Less than two weeks after it became available, Verizon’s smart home service has already earned its first award--the Service Provider Innovation Award from TelcoTV.
“Verizon Home Monitoring and Control was chosen because it combines a lot of the services that broadband ISPs (Internet service providers) have been talking about offering – home security, video monitoring, energy management – in one low-cost service package that’s easy to install and use,” said Carol Wilson, chief editor of events for Light Reading magazine which hosts the annual conference. “Verizon has pulled together a lot of different technology –remotely controlled thermostats and door locks, sensors, cameras – to make this work, and priced it at a point – 9.99 a month – that is very attractive.”
Verizon first unveiled the automated home service earlier this year at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, where the new service was a finalist for CNET Magazine's Best of CES Award.
On a personal note: I’ve had the pleasure of working and getting to know many of the folks who have been working tirelessly for over a year to make the Home Monitoring and Control service a reality, and I’m thrilled their work has been recognized.
After all, their goal is an admirable one:
Take a bunch of things “that are actually pretty annoying-- that you do every day (like turn lights on/off, turn thermostats up and down, lock and unlock doors, and check on the kids)… and make it possible to do all of those things” easier, faster and less annoying, explained Eric Bruno, vice president of product management for Verizon during his keynote address at this year’s TelcoTV Conference.
To watch Eric’s keynote address visit: http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=21
As Eric pointed out at the conference, at Verizon, we’re focused on breaking down old barriers to deliver the borderless lifestyle. And we’ve just gotten started.
For more information about the service, visit: http://shop.verizon.com/monitoringcontrol. If you’re already using the service, we’d love to hear from you.
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Bill Kula
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