Author: Alan Weissberger
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Has the 700 MHz Auction Been a Failure?
Abstract Promoted as the most important FCC auction in decades, it appears that the 700 MHz auction has been a failure on several fronts. We were promised private operator-public safety partnerships (for the D Block) along with a new nationwide wireless broadband network (Frontline Wireless’ initiative), open access for any device and any application (Google’s…
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Are any telecom companies making money?
Huge loss by SPRINT caps plethara of disappointing telecom news We do not think SPRINT has the financial resources to complete their WiMAX buildout plans. Instead, the WiMAX unit will likely be spun off, with INTEL, Clearwire, and private equity firms buying it. Even then, the future of WiMAX in the U.S. is in doubt-…
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IEEE ComSoc SCV Meeting on Telepresence and Cisco’s Emerging Tech Group
Charles Stucki, VP and GM of Cisco’s TelePresence Business Unit, provided an excellent overview of Cisco’s Emerging Technology Group (ETG), with an emphasis on its first product- the Telepresence video conferencing for enterprise customers (and for Cisco’s internal use). Confirming our earlier supposition about telecom companies concentrating on content, Chuck stated that Cisco was looking…
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Wireless Telecom in Transition – Moto and Nortel may combine Wireless Infrastructure Units while Alcatel forms partnership with NEC for LTE
[editor’s note: To engage Alan Weissberger for consulting services, contact him at alan at viodi dot com] If implemented, the merger of Motorola’s and Nortel’s wireless infrastructure businesses would result in the creation of a $10 billion revenue company that would be better positioned to jostle for market share in a fast-consolidating industry. Both companies have…
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Juniper CEO Scott Kriens Thoughts on Leadership and Corporate Culture Transformation
By Alan J. Weissberger, contact alan at viodi.com for information on his telecom consulting services. On Jan 8, 2008, I was privileged to hear Scott Kriens talk at the SCU Business School (I was a Professor in SCU EE Dept for many years). Here are the key points of his talk: Juniper has…
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Will SPRINT Scale back its WiMAX deployment?
By Alan J. Weissberger, contact alan at viodi.com for information on his telecom consulting services. The January 14th on line WSJ states that SPRINT plans to lay off several thousand employees, as newly installed Chief Executive Officer Dan Hesse seeks to show investors a new commitment to efficiency and cost discipline. Regarding WiMAX, the article…