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Sides Line Up As FCC Looks To Re-Allocate Valuable Spectrum

editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:56:09 +0000

A crucial side-battle in this week’s release of the National Broadband Plan – and likely a long, drawn out one at that – is the tussle over whether existing spectrum currently allocated to TV broadcasters should be dedicated to broadband services.

Topics: wireless, 3G, FCC, broadband, 4G, spectrum, government

Global Mobile to Launch VoIP in 2H10

editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:29:35 +0000

WiMAX operator Global Mobile has announced that it plans to launch voice-over-IP (VoIP) telephony across its network in the second half of 2010, Digitimes reports. Will extend its WiMAX coverage to up to 90% of Taipei City and 70% of Taipei County by year-end.

Topics: WiMax, telecom, Satio, VoIP, Global Mobile

Will Comcast Get to 100 Mb/s to the Home Fastest?

editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:16:44 +0000

With all the talk of broadband this week, the timing is fishy for Comcast to start talking about how it believes it will be able to double the households it reaches with 100 Mb/s Internet service this year. The bump up in speed comes as the MSO continues to roll out DOCSIS 3.0-compatible gear across its network and will ultimately result in a new, high-bandwidth service tier, the company said

Topics: Comcast, DOCSIS, Verizon, FiOS, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, cable modem, broadband

Telstra Sets LTE Trial For May Launch

editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:08:47 +0000

Australian carrier Telstra will conduct trials of LTE in May after signing Nokia Siemens Networks and Huawei to deliver kit for the project. Telstra said it will spend the next three to six months testing the feasibility and technical capability of LTE for future commercialization under the banner of its Next G strategy. The trial will be located in Victoria.

Topics: telecom, spectrum, carrier, Nokia, 3G, Australia, Telstra, telecoms

Palm Loses $22 Million

editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:02:11 +0000

Palm (NSDQ: PALM)’s took another pounding in its third-quarter earnings because consumers continue to turn away from webOS devices. The company reported a $22 million loss on revenues of about $366 million.

Topics: handset, Palm Pre, smartphone, Palm, WebOS, wireless

T-Mobile Considering Deal with Clearwire

editor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:48:18 +0000

According to Reuters, T-Mobile USA is looking at different ways to boost its spectrum capacity. As part of that goal, the company is considering forming a joint venture with one or more other companies.

Topics: USA, T-Mobile, Clearwire, spectrum

Gizmo Phone Numbers Restored by Google

editor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:46:06 +0000

Thanks to Craig Walker and his team at GoogleVoice, the case of the missing Gizmo In numbers has been solved. It seems that a script error caused the numbers to go dark, and not appear. That problem has been resolved and the numbers are now back in their rightful place. With the users.

Topics: Google, VoIP

Time Warner Offers 50 Mbps For $99.95 Per Month

editor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:34:24 +0000

Telecompetitor
Time Warner Cable residential customers can now propel themselves into the next generation of the Internet with speeds up to 50 Mbps downstream and 5 Mbps upstream for only $99.95 per month.

Topics: Texas, telecom, Time Warner, broadband

CLECs Are Cable Industry’s Newest Target

editor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:22:11 +0000

The FCC approved Comcast’s acquisition of CIMCO, a Chicago based CLEC, paving the way for Comcast to continue its march towards significantly growing its SMB and Enterprise telecom market share. Comcast is also in the process of acquiring New Global Telecom. In fact M&A activity for CLECs, particularly among cable MSOs, may be heating up.

Topics: FCC, CLEC, Chicago, Comcast, telecom

The Battle for Nationwide Broadband Starts in Earnest

editor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:58:04 +0000

The sheer size of it all makes it tempting and perhaps appropriate to stand back and say insightful things such as, “Gee, that’s ambitious” and “Let’s just wait and see what happens.” How’s that for insight?

Topics: broadband, wireless, Federal Communications Commission

AT&T Can’t Give Away Their Muni WiFi Net

editor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:42:56 +0000

Neither AT&T nor the City of Riverside want their WiFi network, notes Broadband Reports. Wireless Riverside which covers some 55 square miles, started with the best intentions, as did most of the 300-odd municipal WiFi networks launched in 2007-2008.

Topics: Motorola, spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, HSPA, WiMax, 3G, wireless, FCC, Wi-Fi

Who Will Benefit From the FCC’s ‘National Broadband Plan’?

editor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:56:17 +0000

Seeking Alpha
The FCC has outlined its goals for the “National Broadband Plan” ((NBP)), which the agency will deliver to the Congress on March 16, 2010. The regulator has drafted ambitious proposals that will revolutionize the US broadband industry and provide the necessary infrastructure to connect all the corners of the nation.

Topics: spectrum, Verizon, telecom, FCC, broadband, carrier, USA, cellular, telecommunications, AT&T

Verizon Scaling Back On FiOS Deployment?

editor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:51:57 +0000

Broadband Reports has seemingly stirred up a little trouble in the “FiOS-verse” with its reporting – and a subsequent blog-post from the company itself that addresses the issue – that Verizon is slowing or even halting fiber-fed FiOS deployment in smaller areas.

Topics: broadband, Verizon, DSL, government, carrier, FiOS, FCC

Google’s Trademark Application for ‘Nexus One’ Is Denied; Launches On Sprint Next

editor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:49:47 +0000

Just as Google starts being more aggressive at rolling out the Nexus One to more carriers, it was socked in the gut with this bad news: its trademark application for the phone has been denied.

Topics: Google, T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T, Canada, unlocked, Rogers, telecom, United States, carrier

Something’s Up With Gizmo and Google Voice

editor — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:22:53 +0000

Very quietly, Gizmo5 users in the USA have lost their USA dial in numbers. Without warning and no notice that my USA numbers would not be renewed I have lost my USA numbers assigned to two different Gizmo accounts. That of course leads me to suspect something is up.

Topics: Google, VoIP, Gizmo5, USA, France, Google Voice