Policy & Industry
Usage Density
January 14, 2008 8:47 pm | by Elliott Drucker | Articles | CommentsThe other day, I downloaded a large file – about 100 MB (800 Mbit) – to my office computer using my “basic level” DSL service. Because there was no other loading on my DSL at the time, the download took approximately 15 minutes at an average speed of just less than 1 Mbps.
FCC Defends Practices Following Investigation
January 10, 2008 9:00 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsFCC Chairman Kevin Martin defended his management practices and the commission's rule-making procedures, as the agency finds itself under investigation by the House Energy and Commerce committee.
NASUCA Files Brief with Supreme Court in FCC Pre-emption Case
January 10, 2008 8:57 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsThe National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA) filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday, asking the court not to review a decision by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
T-Mobile USA Investment Slows Company Profit Margins
January 10, 2008 8:55 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsT-Mobile USA Chief Executive Robert Dotson reportedly told an investors conference that the telecom had slated more $10 billion from 2007 to 2009 for investment in 2G and 3G wireless technologies.
CTIA Compares U.S. Wireless Market to 10 Countries
January 10, 2008 8:44 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsClaiming that the U.S. wireless industry has been unfairly characterized over the past year as inferior to European markets, CTIA has filed an ex parte with the FCC comparing the U.S. wireless market to the top 10 countries by GDP.
One Ring Plans to Launch WiMAX in Atlanta
January 9, 2008 8:33 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsU.S.-based One Ring Networks has announced that it will be launching WiMAX service in the Atlanta metro area using licensed spectrum it was recently granted.
Sprint Lays Out Xohm Progress
January 8, 2008 8:44 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsDuring CES, Sprint made several announcements in connection with its WiMAX network Xohm, including new service partnerships
T-Mobile Teams with Panasonic for Wi-Fi Camera
January 8, 2008 8:33 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsPanasonic collaborated with T- Mobile Hotspot and used Picasa Web Albums' APIs to develop the latest Lumix digital camera for an online environment for photo sharing.
U.S. Cellular Revises 2007 Outlook
January 7, 2008 8:52 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsU.S. Cellular announced that it has lowered its 2007 operating income outlook range, citing lower-than-expected customer additions and a non-cash loss.
Motorola Unveils Media Player, WiMAX Product
January 3, 2008 8:31 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsIn advance of next week's CES, Motorola has announced a new mobile media player, which will play live television, on-demand video clips and programming saved on digital video recorders.
Coping with Demand for Mobile Data
January 2, 2008 1:16 pm | by Michael J. Flanagan | Articles | CommentsThe challenge has been laid down for wireless network operators to provide extensive data capabilities and to make them cost-competitive for subscribers. This is going to put a massive strain on their network infrastructure in the coming months.
WiMAX Gets Put to the Test
December 31, 2007 8:37 pm | by Monica Alleven | Articles | CommentsSprint Nextel is often overshadowed by its larger CDMA rival, Verizon Wireless. While Verizon racks up points in financial metrics, Sprint has been losing on most of those fronts.
Data Booms Down Under
December 31, 2007 8:06 pm | by Brad Smith | Articles | CommentsIn the last few years, Sol Trujillo and his photograph have spent so much time in newspapers and on television, you might think he was running for political office.
