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June 30, 2010  12:03 PM

Cisco’s enterprise tablet designed for cloud, video and UC



Posted by: Tom Nolle
Android, Cisco, Cloud computing, iPad, tablet

Well, here’s something we didn’t see coming -- Cisco has announced an enterprise-targeted tablet called Cius...

June 29, 2010  1:21 PM

Alcatel-Lucent buys API clearing house purchase for developers



Posted by: Tom Nolle
Alcatel-Lucent, application development, Open API, Web developers

Alcatel-Lucent announced it was buying ProgrammableWeb, an API clearing house service site for developers. The deal will augment Alcatel-Lucent’s Open API Program that seeks to create a federation...


June 24, 2010  1:38 PM

AT&T network architect advocates simpler wireless QoS mechanisms



Posted by: Tom Nolle
3GPP, 4G, 4G wireless, AT&T, IMS, LTE, mobile backhaul, network architecture

AT&T addressed a backhaul/convergence event in New York and made it clear that the network of the future would be shaped in large part by wireless in general and


June 22, 2010  6:42 PM

Could Telstra-NBN deal serve as model for U.S. broadband deployment?



Posted by: Tom Nolle
access networks, Australia, Broadband, CLECs, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, legislation, National Broadband Network, NBN, regulation, return on investment, ROI, Telstra

It looks like Telstra and the Australian government have finally struck a deal for the acquisition of Telstra's access infrastructure for the rollout of Australia's


June 18, 2010  1:15 PM

FCC broadband service inquiry introduces ‘third way’ proposal



Posted by: Tom Nolle
Broadband, FCC, regulation

The FCC released a Notice of Inquiry on net neutrality, the first step in taking affirmative


June 16, 2010  12:16 PM

ZTE, Huawei winning in wireline broadband ROI calculations



Posted by: Tom Nolle
Broadband, Huawei, ROI, ZTE

ZTE, according to Ovum data, has taken the second spot in wireline broadband after Huawei, displacing Alcatel-Lucent from that position and creating more


June 15, 2010  3:45 PM

Canada may lift foreign ownership rules to increase telecom ROI



Posted by: Tom Nolle
Broadband, Canada telecom market, return on investment, ROI

Canada is considering lifting all restrictions on offshore ownership of its telecom and broadcast companies, a move that would presumably help an industry that’s struggling with low ROI and corresponding...


May 28, 2010  2:47 PM

Deutsche Telekom to launch LTE trial, add Wi-Fi hotspots



Posted by: Tom Nolle
3G, 4G, Deutsche Telekom, DT, femtocells, hotspots, Long-Term Evolution, LTE, traffic management, Wi-Fi

Deutsche Telekom (DT) is planning its Long-Term Evolution (LTE) trial this year, even as it also expands its Wi-Fi


May 28, 2010  2:04 PM

Congress to rewrite the Telecom Act? Not so fast, my friend



Posted by: Tom Nolle
Broadband, Congress, legislation, regulation, Telecom Act, Telecommunications Act of 1996

If you listened to the media, you'd think Congress was about to rewrite the Telecom Act. To be sure, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 is one of the...


May 24, 2010  4:14 PM

FCC wireless competition report: Churn rising, voice use falling



Posted by: Tom Nolle
AT&T, churn, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, iPhone, net neutrality, Verizon, wireless competition, wireless voice, wireline

The FCC released its required annual report on mobile wireless competition, and the report seems to show an industry where the rich are getting richer, which leads many FCC-watchers (including us) to...