Tag: verizon
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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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LTE vs. WiMAX: What Will the Consumer Do?
LTE vs WiMAX? Will consumers care about these TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms) as they decide on a next generation wireless access plan. If today is any indication, the battle among next generation wireless networks for consumer mind share is heating up and we may find out the answer to this question in 2011. …
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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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TIA Forecasts 3.1 Percent Loss for ICT Industry in 2009- Broadband still THE growth driver for telecom
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), whose primary membership is network equipment vendors, has just released its annual report and outlook for the global telecommunications industry. For the first time in its 23 years of forecasting, TIA predicts a 3.1 % loss for the global ICT Industry in 2009. Further, they anticipate a 5.5 % decline for 2009 US ICT…
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Could Major Telecom Outage in Santa Clara County Been Prevented or Alleviated?
On Thursday April 9th, Internet, cell phone, and land-line phone service were all out of service for customers in parts of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties. Even 911 calls weren’t going through. The culprit was a gang of rogues that cut 10 AT&T fiber optic cables in 4 different locations. The SF Chronicle reports that: Sabotage…
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Viodi View – 03/04/2009
Reach out from IP Possibilities with sponsored video’s by Viodi for IP Possibilities and news releases. The ePublication and Viodi View Newsletter mailing will reach over 8,000 industry professionals twice during the 2 day conference. Check here for details. “Cherish the past and embrace the future,” was the theme of this year’s 2009 Minnesota Telecom…