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August 22, 2011  11:25 PM

Hope for Clearwire: Sprint desperately seeking cable partners



Posted by: Tom Nolle
cable operators, Clearwire, content delivery networks, mobile services, MSOs, Sprint, TV everywhere

It looks like there may be some hope for Clearwire; Sprint is said to be seeking cable partners to help fund a buyout of the firm. There’s some logic to this move, I...

June 22, 2011  9:08 PM

Taking a closer look at mobile broadband’s two connected futures



Posted by: Tom Nolle
Internet video, mobile broadband, mobile services, wireline broadband

I've got good news for providers of wireline broadband services and their equipment vendors: Mobile isn't going to destroy wireline! Actually, nobody who took the time to think about the reality of mobile infrastructure ever really believed that. But the comment does offer some opportunity to...


February 16, 2011  12:41 AM

Signs of future mobile and online trends at Mobile World Congress



Posted by: Tom Nolle
applications development, AT&T, Google, mobile devices, mobile services, smartphones, three-screen strategy

A couple of talks at Mobile World Congress may be signs of important future trends in mobile and online. First AT&T CEO Stephenson said the difficulties in moving content between devices was hampering mobile content opportunity. He also commented that AT&T believed that apps should run...


August 3, 2010  8:45 PM

Wireless carriers consider mobile service move into credit card space



Posted by: Tom Nolle
AT&T, Broadband, credit cards, mobile services, T-Mobile, Verizon, wireless carriers

Major U.S. wireless carriers are looking to establish an alternative to the credit card companies' mobile commerce services -- and some tell us they have hopes of actually competing with credit cards overall. AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon are looking at a venture in partnership with some...


May 10, 2010  5:55 PM

Verizon CEO eyes fiber-fueled future sans ‘voice-only’ service



Posted by: Tom Nolle
Broadband, fiber to the home, FiOS, FTTH, Ivan Seidenberg, mobile services, telecom networks, telecom service providers, Verizon, Verizon FiOS, wireless, wireline

Verizon CEO Ivan G. Seidenberg is no shrinking violet, as we all know. His recent comments on the...


April 20, 2010  1:07 PM

O2s Giffgaff next-gen strategies step outside the box



Posted by: Tom Nolle
mobile services, next-gen carrier strategies, VoIP

The 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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