KeyOn: No Broadband Stimulus Money in First Round
TMCnet
KeyOn announced that it was notified by the Rural Utilities Service that its applications under the Broadband Initiatives Program of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 were not awarded. Despite the fact that all 11 of KeyOn’s applications had advanced to the due diligence phase in Round One, the RUS did not advance [...]
Clearwire Stock Climbs After Adding Debt
Phone+ News, USA
Shares of Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) were trading higher on Wednesday after the WiMAX provider said it has raised $920 million in more debt to fund its 4G network buildout. The company’s stocks hit $5.64 by about noon Eastern, a rise of nearly 4 percent. Clearwire already had landed $1.85 billion of …
Topics: telecommunications, [...]
Nacchio May Owe Qwest for Costs
Denver Post
Handed a rejection Monday from the US Supreme Court, imprisoned former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio may now have to pay back some of the …
Topics: Supreme Court, telecom, Qwest, 4G, Phoenix, telecommunications, Joe Nacchio
Sprint Exec Criticizes AT&T 3G; Palm CEO talks iPod, Apple
Apple Insider
In promoting Sprint’s upcoming 4G network, a Sprint executive has cited AT&T’s 3G troubles as an example of what not to do; and Palm’s CEO discusses his time at Apple, including the creation of the iPod.
Topics: AT&T, telecommunications, Palm, 3G, iPhone, wireless, Apple, 4G, telecom, Sprint
Verizon Boss Hangs Up on Landline Phone Business
New York Times
Speaking to a Goldman Sachs investor conference, Mr. Seidenberg said Verizon was simply no longer concerned with telephones that are connected with wires.
Topics: telecom, Ivan Seidenberg, telecommunications, landline, 4G, Verizon
Clearwire Says It Could Ditch WiMAX for LTE
Phone+ News, USA
WiMAX provider Clearwire Corp. is willing to ditch WiMAX in favor of that other 4G technology, LTE, if the market warrants it. Clearwire has been set on a rather maverick-like path in the United States by becoming the only major operator to choose WiMAX for 4G wireless broadband.
Topics: United States, telecommunications, USA, [...]
Comcast Pushing TV To Phones
InformationWeek
Comcast said Wednesday it planned to bring television shows to cell phones and smartphones as part of its push to offer more mobile services.
Topics: AT&T, Comcast, wireless, cellphone, Canada, telecoms, U-Verse, telecommunications, Verizon, telecom
Vonage Subscribers Go AWOL, Shares Plummet
Phone+ News, USA
Vonage Holdings Corp. (VG) on Wednesday reported a second-quarter profit, attributed to cost-cutting, even as it lost 89,000 net subscribers.The New Jersey-based VoIP service provider posted net income of $2.3 million, compared to losses of $6.9 million a year earlier. Still, customers cut the broadband phone cord as many opted instead …
Topics: telecom, [...]
WiMAX Debuts in Isolated Navajo Nation
TMCnet News
The Richardson, Texas-based optical and wireless networking provider and Sacred Wind Communications recently announced the rollout of rural wireless broadband to bring telephone and Internet access to thousands of families in New Mexico’s Navajo Nation.
Topics: telecom, telephone, WiMax, USA, 4G, Texas, Mexico, wireless, broadband, United States
Hybrid Satellite-Cell Pocket Phone May Arrive This Year
PC World
Previous attempts to create a mass-market satellite phone may have failed miserably—just ask the backers of Globalstar, Iridium, and Odyssey—but a Virginia-based satellite firm believes it has a better solution that just may work this time.
Topics: satellite, cellular, 4G, 3G, telecommunications, Vermont, handset, wireless, telecom
Palm Stock Soars on Rubinstein CEO News
Phone+ News, USA
Jon Rubinstein, who once led the iPod division at Apple Inc. (AAPL), is taking over as CEO of device maker Palm Inc. (PALM) Rubinstein has worked at Palm since June 2007. He replaces Ed Colligan, a man many observers view as the last representative of the “old Palm” (think the Palm Pilot days ..
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$700 for Nokia’s new phone. Are they Nuts?
CNET News, CA
On Tuesday the mobile phone giant said its flagship smartphone, the N97, which was announced in December, has gone on sale in the U.S. at the whopping price tag of $699. This price isn’t that shocking considering the phone will also be offered in Europe for a comparable price. But in the U.S. where [...]
Sipera Targets VoIP Toll Fraud
FierceVoIP, DC
Sipera Systems is highlighting the need for VoIP and UC security architectures, as it said its security experts have identified an increase in costly VoIP toll fraud that affects both service providers and enterprises. When gaps are present in VoIP …
Topics: telecommunications, 4G, fraud, voip, USA, telecom
Video Call: iphone Rumors Hints ichat Coming to AT&T, Rogers
pocketnow.com, NY
Those in North America aren’t privvy to video calling–the closest thing is called Video Share offered on AT&T and that only offers one-way video streams–but that is about to change if the latest iphone gossip holds up. According to some leaked Fido …
Topics: 911, telecom, AT&T, 4G, telecommunications, USA, North America, iPhone
Apple Could Double iPhone Sales With Verizon Wireless
Washington Post, United States
Here’s the deal: Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) could likely double sales of the iPhone by ending its exclusive arrangement with AT&T (NYSE: T) and adding Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) as its next distribution partner. However, a deal of that kind could cost Apple …
Topics: smartphone, Washington, AT&T, Verizon, 4G, wireless, 3G, telecom, United [...]
