Tag: Wireless
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Independent Telcos Understand the Value of Independent Telcos
Two recent acquisitions that did not make the headlines of the New York Times or even any of the traditional telecom industry publications. The Telephone Acquisition Company, LLC’s pending purchase of Iowa’s Swisher Telephone and American Broadband’s purchase of TelAlaska may be small in terms of the number of subscribers involved, but these acquisitions are extremely…
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FCC 700 MHz Auction Postscript: Big loss for US Wireless Network Competition
Abstract: We have previously opined that the highly touted 700 MHz auction was a win for the U.S. government (almost $20B was raised) and Google (open access rules for C block w/o spending a dime). Yet it was a big loss for public safety. Based on a post auction spectrum analysis from a…
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Cleaning Products – No, It’s Web 2.0 Technologies
Martin Taylor, Vice President of Product Management and Technology for MetaSwitch, gave an excellent overview of XML and its ascent as the standard for machine-to-machine interface in the telephony world. XML allows for a mash-up of applications, such as the obligatory caller ID on television. Combining XML data with Asynchronous JavaScript is AJAX, which allows updating of…
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AT&T, Verizon Wireless Underwhelming Plans for 700MHz Spectrum
Last night, winners of the "beachfront property" FCC 700MHz auction were finally permitted to reveal their plans for using the spectrum obtained. AT&T and Verizon won most of the licenses, spending a combined $16 billion. As anticipated, the wireless giants aim to build faster wireless broadband networks capable of delivering high-speed data, voice, video and…
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WiMAX in India- Whom do you believe: press or Indian government official?
Business Week called it "A WiMAX Breathrough in India– Tata Communications unveils an ambitious plan to become global leader in wireless broadband by launching the world’s largest commercial network On Mar. 4, India’s Tata Communications , an emerging broadband wireless service provider, announced the countrywide rollout of a commercial WiMax network in India, the largest…
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Hope Fading for Muni Wireless Networks- Is WiMAX the answer?
Saturday’s NY Times had a front page story describing the sorry state of Muni WiFi networks in the U.S. We long ago suspected that the business model was flawed, but we did not expect that the number of WiFi Access Points on light poles had to be so much larger then originally planned. What kind…