August 5, 2010 1:35 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
content delivery,
FCC,
Google,
net neutrality,
Quality of Service,
regulation,
VerizonVerizon and Google are said to be nearing a deal that would establish "fast lanes" for content delivery to consumers paid by portal players (like YouTube) willing to pay a charge for...
August 3, 2010 8:45 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
AT&T,
Broadband,
credit cards,
mobile services,
T-Mobile,
Verizon,
wireless carriersMajor 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...
July 23, 2010 12:32 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
AT&T,
iPhone,
T-Mobile,
VerizonThere are now rumors that T-Mobile will be offering the iPhone when AT&T's exclusivity expires, probably in addition to rather than instead of Verizon, and possibly even sooner than Verizon.
July 1, 2010 11:58 AM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Alcatel-Lucent,
Microsoft,
Open API,
smartphone,
VerizonJust days after Verizon announced a price reduction on the Kin, Microsoft pulled the plug on the whole concept. We’re not surprised but we’re disappointed.
The concept behind the Kin was, in our view, a...
June 22, 2010 7:09 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Android,
Android OS,
Apple,
BlackBerry,
Captivate,
iPhone,
RIM,
Samsung,
smartphones,
VerizonWall Street is looking at the fall as a critical time for Apple and the iPhone. What's critical is that it may mark the beginning of a smartphone price war with highly functional models based on the
May 24, 2010 4:14 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
AT&T,
churn,
FCC,
Federal Communications Commission,
iPhone,
net neutrality,
Verizon,
wireless competition,
wireless voice,
wirelineThe 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...
May 10, 2010 5:55 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Broadband,
fiber to the home,
FiOS,
FTTH,
Ivan Seidenberg,
mobile services,
telecom networks,
telecom service providers,
Verizon,
Verizon FiOS,
wireless,
wirelineVerizon CEO Ivan G. Seidenberg is no shrinking violet, as we all know. His recent comments on the...
