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Viodi View – 06/29/12
The tangible nature of the transportation industry is often used as an analogy to describe the invisible workings of the telecommunications’ infrastructure. At the Parks Associates’ 2012 Connections Conference, Geoff Hollingworth of Ericsson made the transportation analogy when he suggested that telecommunications providers have the opportunity to be the, “Digital logistics suppliers for the world.”…
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Infonetics Research: LTE Leadership in Wireless Infrastructure, IMS, VoLTE, and CAPEX
LTE and Wireless Infrastructure: Infonetics Research reports that LTE spending is up 128% from the year-ago first quarter, and the number of mobile operators committing to LTE continues to increase rapidly. The prestigious market research firm forecasts the LTE equipment market to grow to $17.5 billion in 2016. In its 2G, 3G, 4G (LTE and WiMAX) Infrastructure and…
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Sonus to acquire Network Equipment Technologies for $41.3M- a fraction of 1987 IPO price!
Author’s Note: This news item caught my eye, because NET was a rising star in the late 1980’s datacom world. They were a leader in T1 Multiplexers from 1987 and an innovative provider of ATM and IP network equipment in the 1990s. The company re-invented itself several times, but never regained the momentum it built up over 25…
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Viodi View – 06/13/12
As the business world shifts to an increasingly virtual world, the face-to-face contact that one has at trade show or conference is more valuable than ever; connections are made and remade at conferences and trade shows. This human contact, even if only for a moment, can rekindle dormant memories of days gone by, as well…
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Verizon Wireless Introduces Shared Usage Data Plan to Collect More $s from Mobile Data Users
In the the biggest revamp in wireless pricing in years, Verizon Wireless (VZW) is dropping nearly all of its cell phone plans in favor of pricing schemes that allow consumers to share data usage among up to ten 3G/4G wireless devices. The nation’s largest cellphone company will introduce “Share Everything” plans on June 28th. VZW is…
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Energy 2.0 & Green Button in Spotlight at Connectivity Week 2012
Introduction: The rationale, status and applications of Energy 2.0 as well as the Green Button (GB) initiative were key focus areas at the Connectivity Week conference, May 21-24, 2012 in Santa Clara, CA. Smart grid applications and a reality check status report were also quite relevant. These are all summarized below. Cloud based smart grid…
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