HP, Mobile, PalmA dark horse (sort of) emerged in the saga of Palm; HP announced it will buy the troubled handset player. This is an interesting development, one that suggests that HP has truly grand...
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FCC, Google, net neutrality, RegulationsThe debates on net neutrality have been interesting in that Google, once a rabid net neutrality advocate, has been relatively well-behaved. The reason may be that in FCC filings and other papers,...
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Broadband, cable, CableLabs, DSLCableLabs, the “Bell Labs” of the cable industry, is looking at a project to further advance the exploiting of CATV cable for broadband delivery. This could be the...
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Broadband, FCC, net neutrality, RegulationsFCC Commissioner Copps, who may be the chosen front-man for the concept of reclassifying broadband as a telecommunications service, seems to be admitting the idea...
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CenturyTel, IXC, mergers & acquisitions, Qwest, US RBOCIn an ironic déjà vu thing, CenturyTel is acquiring Qwest for a stock swap. We think this is ironic because Qwest was created when an overvalued IXC wannabe (Qwest) took...
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Apple, AT&T, iPhone, Wireless broadbandAT&T reported earnings 21% lower than a year ago, and the result appears to be linked with the dynamics of its mobile business. While AT&T activated almost a million iPhones going to new customers, it showed only about half that number in net subscriber growth. That means the provider...
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Comcast, FCC, net neutrality, P2PAnother ISP may be heading for conflict on P2P throttling. RCN had a civil case against it with a settlement pending prior to the DC Court of Appeals
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mobile services, next-gen carrier strategies, VoIPThe UK continues to be a focus point for next-gen carrier strategies. Now O2 is trying to gain market share and overcome competitive pressure with some decidedly not-telco strategies that include an mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) framework and even VoIP-based international calling.
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Broadband, ISPs, network outsourcingA deal between Orange and BT may be the start of a wireline trend that, at least in Europe, could redefine broadband ISP services. Orange is outsourcing its own infrastructure to BT in return for...
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broadcast networks, mobile devices, spectrumThere is continued momentum behind the idea of creating a national broadcast-to-mobile network with spectrum contributed by a number of the big networks. This would let
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