September 20, 2007 7:30 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Video AdapterSeptember 20 2007: Comcast management admits that both Verizon and AT&T are taking video customers from them, but questions whether the spend (for Verizon in particular) on video will earn a good return for shareholders. This thread of comment is a departure from the dismissive...
September 19, 2007 7:26 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Wireless broadbandSeptember 19 2007: Intel intends to put its stamp on mobility with a new set of chips designed for low-power mobile and portable devices. These chips will make it possible to build devices in the hot 4x6 screen size range that would function, from the perspective of content...
September 18, 2007 7:14 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
September 18 2007: Poilcy networking specialist Tazz is cutting staff and losing ground in the market, blaiming the steps on slow carrier buying. Since carrier capex is up in wireline, it's clear this is not the cause. The truth is that Tazz has long ignored the reality of policy...
September 18, 2007 2:59 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Wireless broadbandSeptember 18 2007: Sprint expects to invest $5B in WiMAX, and support 125 cities by 2010. It is clear to most pundits at this point that Sprint is looking at WiMAX as its path to leadership in the wireless space rather than traditional cellular mobile. The move may spawn greater...
September 17, 2007 7:12 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
September 17 2007: Sprint today announced AIRAVE, the first commercial femtocell to be deployed according to the company. The unit, made by Samsung, routes calls over the broadband connection in the home, but unlike the iPhone or T-Mobile's solution, Sprint's uses the standard...
September 17, 2007 7:01 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
MobileSeptember 17 2007: ARM Holdings, best known for its patent suits, has been looking for a device that fits the profile of portable media device better than mobile phones or similar tools. Just what this kind of product will look like is still anyone's guess, but we think this is...
September 17, 2007 7:00 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
MobileSeptember 17 2007: A pair of broadband journalists have correctly identified the current state of wireless broadband as the "disillusionment" period that always follows unrealistic euphoria in our tech markets. The problem, we think, is that there has been too much tendency to...
September 17, 2007 5:06 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
VoIPSeptember 17 2007: Paetec Holding Corp has bought McLeodUSA, a move that might create some turmoil in the business voice market. The new organization would be the largest non-RBOC provider of business voice, and some believe that it would then drive VoIP for business at a faster...
September 15, 2007 4:07 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
September 15 2007: Verizon Wireless is taking the FCC's open spectrum access requirements for the upcoming auction to court. The major wireless players have never liked the notion of open equipment and application support for wireless, and Verizon has decided to test its case....
