Tag: Internet
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Update on Mobile WiMAX- is it really mobile (or only for wireless fixed line access)?
Over one year ago, I wrote an article titled: Will the real mobile WiMAX please stand up: http://www.viodi.com/newsletter/061000/article2.pdf The claim then was that IEEE 802.16e (AKA Mobile WiMAX) would be primarily used for fixed line BWA. Not much has changed in the last 18 months. Recently, there’ve been some encouraging announcements from Clearwire, Digital Bridge…
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An Excellent Broadband TV Primer
Parks Associates Web Cast, Broadband Video to the TV and Beyond, is an excellent primer for anyone wanting to get the most out of the upcoming Digital Hollywood and TelcoTV conferences. It is not too late to listen, as Parks Associates has the recording online. Kurt Scherf, Vice President, Principal Analyst, combines extensive primary and…
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Wireless Updates from San Jose and Chicago
Update from US Telecom’s Executive Briefing in San Jose At the US Telecom Association’s 2nd Annual Executive Business Forum this week in San Jose, CA, Link Hoewing, Verizon’s VP of Internet and Technology Policy, stated that Verizon Wireless plans to roll out LTE in early 2010 (that’s about 18 months from now!) with, "possibily 75M bit/sec…
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IPTV Middleware – A New Player in Town
The announcement of Ericsson as a middleware provider is interesting, as their solution supports Internet Multimedia Subsystem and is from a player that is big enough to make a difference in this space, especially as it relates to delivering video across multiple devices. This approach promises increased blurring between applications (e.g. caller ID on TV, control…
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What is the market for Carrier Ethernet- metropolitan and/or rural areas?
September 25th Update: Carrier Ethernet Thunder from Light Reading + PBT based Backhaul in SPRINT’s Xohm Undoubtedly, this piece is intended to promote Light Reading’s Ethernet Expo next month in NYC. However, it has some useful market share numbers from the leading vendors, e.g. Cisco’s share has dropped to below 50%, while Alcatel-Lucent is in 2nd place. …
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An Unhealthy Industry: Telecom reports indicate continued contraction in revenues and growth
Having just analyzed recent reports from telecom companies, we conclude that the telecom recession/ depression continues. Revenues are falling way short of expectation, growth is limited to mobile data, and profits are minuscule with the exception of Verizon (VZ). But even at VZ, the growth seems to be coming almost entirely from new wireless data…