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GAO Report: Four Telcos Control U.S. Wireless Industry- Enhanced FCC Data Collection Recommended

August 28, 2010
By Alan Weissberger

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports that consolidation amongst wireless carriers over the past decade has resulted in just four telcos owning 90 percent of the U.S. wireless market.  The big two, are, of course, AT&T and Verizon Wireless (VZW) – the behemoths that produce the popular "dueling commercials" that try to trump...
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Hold the Obit: Sprint pays $105M for spectrum, will focus on WiMAX

August 12, 2010
By Alan Weissberger

Sprint will buy 10 MHz of spectrum from Wirefree Partners III for $105 million to boost its coverage in 16 markets, the carrier noted in a newly filed quarterly report. Wirefree Partners was formed by former executives of Sprint affiliate AirGate PCS, which was acquired by Alamosa Holdings, which Sprint then purchased. In 2005,...
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Conundrum Continues: Mobile video drives mobile traffic but for how long?

August 1, 2010
By Alan Weissberger

Overview With the success of smart phones, tablet PCs and game players, video continues to be the dominant form of mobile data traffic on wireless networks.  Cisco Systems predicts that mobile video will increase at a compound annual growth rate of 131% between 2009 and 2014.   Yet we constantly hear and read user complaints about poor video quality,...
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