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  • FCC’s Multiple Front Offensive to Solve Wireless Backhaul Demands

    FCC’s Multiple Front Offensive to Solve Wireless Backhaul Demands

    [Editor's Note:  Bob Primosch is a Partner with the Washington, D.C.-based, communications law firm Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP]  According to a recent report published by Cisco, online video now accounts for more than 25% of all broadband traffic. In all likelihood that number will only go up, straining the capacity of existing backhaul alternatives. The FCC thus…

  • LTE Market Forecasts Up as Operators Announce Deployment Plans

    LTE Market Forecasts Up as Operators Announce Deployment Plans

    Introduction There's no doubt that LTE (3GPP Release-8) is gaining traction among many wireless network operators.  Two market research firms increased their LTE forecasts this week, while U.S. Cellular announced its LTE roll out plans.  This December, Telia Sonera will turn on LTE data service in Finland, while NTT DoComo will make its LTE data…

  • Viodi View – 11/09/10

    It is back to where it all started for the Viodi View at this week’s TelcoTV conference. Innovation was a common theme at the first TelcoTV event eight years ago and, if the press releases that are flying around cyberspace are accurate, then innovation will be a good descriptor for this year’s event.  A couple…

  • Highlights of Sprint Developers Conference: Oct 26-28, 2010 Santa Clara, CA

    Disclaimer:  Unlike all other Viodi View articles, this one will refrain from the analysis, insight, inferences and comments that this author is noted for.  Instead, that content is being provided exclusively on the IEEE ComSocSCV Discussion mail list.  Instructions for IEEE members to join are at the bottom of www.comsocscv.org.  We will not offer opinions here or…

  • Viodi View – 10/27/2010

    The October 27th issue of the Viodi View includes articles on LTE standards, mobile backhaul via Ethernet, hybrid fiber/wireless solutions for serving the unserved in Vermont and discussion of today being the honeymoon period for brands that use Facebook; but they have to use it correctly, before it loses its luster among consumers.

  • Ethernet Mobile Backhaul Equipment Predicted to Spike in 2010 and Continue Growing (Infonetics and ABI Research)

     Introduction: Mobile backhaul refers to the link(s) between the base station and the network carrier point of presence (POP).  This can include a variety of Radio Access Networks (RANs), microwave, fiber or even bonded copper subnetworks.  With bandwidth increasing exponentially to support many more mobile users and mobile broadband apps, the need for carriers to…