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C Spire announced C Spire Home, a growing portfolio of services as part of their ultra-fast, high speed 1 Gbps Internet service. This will let C Spire launch several next-generation services including home automation, security and monitoring, according to the C Spire press release, July 10.

Industry analyst Jeff Kagan offers comment.

This is a home run for C Spire customers. We have been hearing about the advanced services starting to be introduced nationwide by national phone companies like AT&T, cable television companies like Comcast and search engines like Google. However so far they are limited to a few larger markets scattered around the country. That means many customers in many cities who are chomping at the bit will have to wait much longer to see these advanced services, says Wireless analyst Jeff Kagan.

C Spire has been changing that dynamic in their market area. C Spire sees the potential benefit in these advanced services and is bringing them to customers within their market area sooner rather than later. This is a very unique approach and very exciting. Rather than having to wait several years, C Spire customers will have access to these advanced services starting within months, says Technology analyst Kagan.

This has to do with C Spires move into ultra high speed One Gigabit per second Internet service which they are in the process of installing and rolling out now. This is the wire line information superhighway that all these advanced services will ride on.

Over this new high speed Internet I expect to see 'smart home' services like home automation, security, monitoring, digital HD television, IP home phone services, home automation, security and monitoring services. And that is just to start the ball rolling, says Tech analyst Kagan.

C Spire customers will be light years ahead of most markets around the country, says Principle analyst Kagan.

Users will be able to do things like adjust their thermostat or turn lights on and off either from inside the home on the control panel or from their smartphone anywhere they happen to be.

This is an all-digital IP based suite of services. This is another example of how C Spire, a wireless company is expanding and moving into the wire line space as well.

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Initial availability will be in one or more of the first C Spire Fiber to the Home cities of Quitman, Ridgeland and Starkville that have qualified areas for related services through pre-registration. Other home automation markets will be added in the future, C Spire says. In a press statement Thursday, C Spire said its home package will be intuitive, simple and easy for consumers to understand and use through smart phones or any other Web-enabled device. The service will automate such tasks as adjusting the thermostat or turning off lights inside the home from the office or closing the garage door and locking the front door from the other side of town, C Spire says. The all-digital, IP-based suite of services will be the first in Mississippi offered by a telecommunications provider. Atlanta telcom analyst Jeff Kagan was among the industry watches curious to know which services would accompany the Internet launch. They never really talked at about the services this wire line would provide, he said. This starts to explain it. Look for even more innovative service add-ons as C Spire widens its reach with the gigabit Internet service, Kagan said, describing C Spire as a regional wireless provider that will soon be known as much for its fiber offerings as it is for wireless services. This wire line is going to deliver a lot more than home security, he noted. The ultra-high-speed fiber lines open the doors to all sorts of new technologies and offerings. Today, the likes of AT&T and Comcast are offering the home services in major metro markets. Significantly, said Kagan, Mississippi is gaining big city services ahead of many of the nations larger cities. This puts C Spire way ahead of competitors in the region, he said. Suzy Hays, C Spire senior VP of Consumer Markets, called C Spire Home a next-generation suite of Internet, digital television, phone, security, monitoring and automation services that helps move us one step closer to making our homes a hub for smarter living. Added Hays: With its unique integration and an intuitive app to easily control and manage every feature, this platform gives consumers what they want and need meaningful applications coupled with simple, easy interfaces. She said the remote home monitoring, automation and security services will be able to control and manage virtually every part of consumers homes through a lineup of wirelessly enabled devices, including: Cameras see live and recorded video inside and outside the home from your smartphone Windows and door sensors Smoke, carbon monoxide, motion and broken glass sensors Door locks Thermostats Appliance and lighting controls The C Spire Home touchscreen color control panel, built by Honeywell, is UL certified and will serve as the primary hub to manage C Spires all-digital home security, monitoring and automation platform, C Spire said. The telecom noted that industry analysts expect home security, monitoring and automation services to grow significantly over the next several years as consumers seek more ways to secure and manage their homes from virtually anywhere. With the 1.9 billion devices that can connect to homes today expected to grow to 9 billion by 2018, the connected smart home market is poised to expand dramatically, according to industry research. Roger Entner, founder and lead analyst for Recon Analytics, said the future of in-home communications and widespread adoption of the connected smart home is being driven by consumers desire to harness the power and potential of technology to improve the quality of their lives in the place that matters most to them their home. Entner said he expects consumer interest in smart home solutions to grow with expanded capabilities, usability and other improvements in home security, monitoring and automation solutions. In addressing pricing of C Spire Home services, C Spire said it will offer several purchasing options and plans to disclose details on monthly pricing and one-time installation costs soon. Hays said the suite of home security, monitoring and automation services from C Spire will be competitive with other smart home offerings on the market today. Kagan, the Atlanta telecom analyst, said he thinks pricing on the new home services will be competitive with those offered by the telecom giants in major cities. I think the more services a customer buys the lower the price for each service, he said. Imagine being able to control everything having to do with your home, automation and security, from a keypad on the wall or your smartphone. Youve got to love this age.

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C Spire adding suite of home security, monitoring to new ultra speed Internet service

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Ridgeland-based C Spire, a diversified telecommunications and technology services company, plans to introduce a suite of next-generation home automation, security and monitoring services by the end of the year.

C Spire says its all-digital, IP-based services will be the first in Mississippi offered by a telecommunications provider. It will give consumers control and security of their homes using any web-enabled device, PC, tablet or smartphone with the Android or Apple iOS operating systems.

Called C Spire Home, the services will include the companys previously announced high speed, fiber-based Gigabit Internet service, digital HD television, IP home phone services along with new home automation, security and monitoring services.

The remote home monitoring, automation and security services will be able to control and manage devices such as cameras, windows and door sensors, locks, thermostats, appliance and lighting controls and smoke, carbon monoxide, motion and broken glass sensors.

The home automation, security and monitoring services are expected to debut by the end of the year. Initial availability will be in one or more of the first C Spire Fiber to the Home cities of Quitman, Ridgeland and Starkville that have qualified areas for related services through pre-registration. Other markets will be added in the future.

C Spire Home is a next-generation suite of Internet, digital television, phone, security, monitoring and automation services that helps move us one step closer to making our homes a hub for smarter living, said Suzy Hays, senior vice president of Consumer Markets for C Spire. With its unique integration and an intuitive app to easily control and manage every feature, this platform gives consumers what they want and need meaningful applications coupled with simple, easy interfaces.

The company plans to disclose details on monthly pricing and one-time installation costs soon, but Hays said the suite of home security, monitoring and automation services from C Spire will be competitive with other smart home solutions on the market today.

The C Spire Home touchscreen color control panel, built by Honeywell, is UL certified and will serve as the primary hub to manage C Spires all-digital home security, monitoring and automation platform.

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