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TIA’s 2011 Market Review & Forecast Predicts Solid ICT Spending Growth with U.S. Lagging
Introduction According to TIA’s 2011 ICT Market Review & Forecast, “The telecommunications industry in 2010 began to recover from the global recession that led to a decline in spending in 2009. Spending in 2010 rose 4.7 percent, more than reversing the 3.3 percent decrease in 2009. The United States was affected more than other regions…
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AT&T Acquisition of T-Mobile has Huge Impact on U.S. Telecom Industry!
While rumors were swirling around all weekend, it’s now official: AT&T to Acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom. With subscriber complaints multiplying about AT&T’s inadequate mobile broadband infrastructure, the company was likely pressured into this deal as a quick fix. Randall Stephenson, AT&T Chairman and CEO said, “This transaction represents a major commitment to strengthen…
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Support and Warm Messages
This is from a friend who is in Japan – “Please pray for Japan and efforts my fellow workers are making to restore nuclear reactors’ safety. And please tell everyone that many Japanese engineers and workers are fighting and will never give it up. Supports and warm messages from people in America and other foreign…
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Viodi View – 03/16/2011
“If you haven’t seen it, then it is new to you.” Something like that was a tag line from NBC around a decade ago touting their summer line-up of reruns. That was in the days before DVRs became ubiquitous and appointment television still ruled the day for the masses. In those days, the PC might…
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Increased Video traffic necessitates AT&T to cap DSL Internet + U-Verse
According to Engadget.com, AT&T will implement a 150GB monthly cap on DSL customers and a 250GB cap on subscribers to U-Verse high speed Internet access starting on May 2, 201. AT&T will charge overage fees of $10 for every additional 50GB of data, with two grace periods to start out — in other words, the…
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Status & Future Directions for Communications Industry – 3/9/11 ComSoC Meeting
IEEE ComSocSCV has assembled a power panel of five telecom/photonics/networking industry experts to present and discuss the status, trends, and future directions of the “Network” in each of their subject areas. Included will be: the Mobile Broadband Operator’s Dilemma (and techniques to solve it), Photonics, Optical Components & Networks, DSL and evolution of high-speed Internet…
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