Category: Alan Weissberger
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WiMAX Handsets for CLEAR vs Mobile Skype over VZW 3G network
From robust and reliable backhaul, to applications tools for developers, to femtocells, Clearwire speakers covered a lot of ground at the Feb 10th IEEE ComSocSCV meeting in Santa Clara, CA. For backgrounder and slides: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/comsoc/ComSoc_2010_Presentations.php photo credit: conskeptical Whither WiMAX Handsets? For sometime, I've wondered if mobile WiMAX could succeed without any handsets (especially smart phones). I…
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Assessment of Mobile WiMAX and the CLEAR network in the U.S.
Abstract: In early 2006 we wrote an article titled, Will the Real “Mobile WiMAX” Please Stand Up! It’s now almost four years later, with the Clearwire-Sprint-Comcast-TWC rollouts well underway in the U.S. It’s time for a hard look to see if the mobile WiMAX vision has been realized. Unfortunately for WiMAX advocates like Intel, it…
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HP acquires 3COM to battle Cisco for data center supremacy
The News: On November 11th, HP reached an agreement to acquire network infrastructure manufacturer 3Com for $2.7 billion. 3Com makes networking, switching, routing equipment and security software. 3Com had $216 million in total sales last year, according to SEC filings. The company is a market leader in China, which was a big factor in HP's decision to make the…
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Tellabs to Acquire WiChorus to Extend Its Mobile Backhaul Product Portfolio
Breaking News: To accelerate its transition from an optical transport vendor to an Internet Protocol network equipment company, Tellabs is acquiring mobile packet core maker WiChorus for $165 million in net cash. Tellabs counts 43 of the top 50 service providers as customers, with their IP mobile backhaul products deployed by 120 network operators. The…
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Will the new mobile DTV standard enable Mobile Video to succeed in 2010?
With the recent ratification of the A/153 ATSC Mobile DTV Standard, US broadcasters are able to deliver live video content to a broad variety of mobile devices. The standard is the culmination of a development process that took about two and a half years. The Mobile Video Coalition said that at least 70 stations would begin broadcasting…
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BT will miss 2010 target for IPTV service but will increase FTTP
Britain’s BT Vision said the IPTV service would fall short of meeting its goal of 2 million to 3 million customers by the end of next year. That target, set by BT CEO Ian Livingstone, won’t be reached over that time. "We have not yet found the best way of explaining what the benefits are…