Tag: at&t
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Viodi View – 11/16/12
Shedding light on the unique stories of the rural carriers and their impact on the heartland has been one of the most rewarding aspects of the Viodi View and ViodiTV. This month marks 10 years since the Viodi View’s inaugural issue. The articles that seem to resonate the most are those about the people of…
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AT&T to Expand U-Verse & IP-DSLAM; Bring Fiber to Commercial Buildings & Cover 99% of US with LTE!
In the most significant announcement since SBC acquired the old AT&T and became “the new” AT&T, the telco giant announced it will spend $14B over the next three years to expand its wireline and wireless networks under its newly coined “Project Velocity” initiative. The company wants to move to an all IP network platform, which means they’ll be…
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Wireless, U-Verse & Managed Services drive AT&T results in 3Q2012; Cellular Merger Challenge
Overview: AT&T, the largest US telecommunications carrier, reported net profit of $3.64bn in the third quarter or $0.63 per diluted share of common stock. That compares with $3.62bn, or $0.61 per diluted share, in the year-earlier quarter. Strong wireless revenue gains coupled with continued growth in its U-verse video and strategic business services units helped AT&T report…
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FCC Restarts 180 Day Clock on AT&T/ T-Mobile Merger- Cutting through all the Hype!
Tick Tock, Tick Tock The FCC is restarting the informal clock on the AT&T/ T-Mobile Merger effective today. “As such, today, August 26, 2011, is Day 83 under the time clock,” Rich Kaplan, Head of FCCs Wireless Telecom Bureau, wrote on the FCCs web site: http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0826/DOC-309294A1.pdf. The FCC 180 day clock is officially known as…
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Emerging Devices and M2M Team Up for Explosive Growth- Part 2
Editors Note: This is the 2nd of 3 articles that explore new telco markets and opportunities. Much of the information gathered for these articles comes from the 2011 Connections conference in Santa Clara, CA. The 1st article, New Telco Services Enable the Connected Home, described different versions of a “connected home,” including consumer electronics for…
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Hard Questions for ISPs
It isn’t often that a former boss and mentor’s son makes the news. My first professional awareness of André Vrignaud was last September when I read an announcement that he had moved from one Seattle internet giant to another Seattle internet giant. So, it was a bit surprising to see him making headlines for a…
