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Mobile Revenues to Hit $1 Trillion by 2013
Putting a very big number on the coming explosion in wireless data, research firm Informa Telecoms Media predicted that revenue from mobile services will surpass the $1 trillion mark in 2013. That’s one trillion, with a capital “T.”“The explosion of mobile broadband has renewed the significance of the network …(261 words) Related Topics: broadband,... »
Data Revenues Will Push Mobile Biz Past $1 Trillion
The growing popularity of smartphones and high-speed wireless broadband networks are proving to be two major catalysts for the wireless industry. As a result, expect its revenues to barrel past the $1 trillion-mark by 2013, says Informa Telecom’s & Media, a London-based market research group. That compares to revenues of $208 billion in 2008... »
Skype to FCC: Keep the Internet Open & Neutral
Skype, a big proponent of open networks and net neutrality, in a filing today with the Federal Communications Commission argued that net neutrality was “about growing the broadband ecosystem and preserving a borderless, open Internet” and said it would “promote investment, jobs and innovation.” The company said that it “welcomes the Commission’s focus on preserving... »
FCC looks at ways to assert authority over Web access
The Federal Communications Commission is considering aggressive moves to stake out its authority to oversee consumer access to the Internet, as a recent court hearing and industry opposition have cast doubt on its power over Web service providers. The FCC, which regulates public access to telephone and television services, has been working to claim the... »
Haiti quake severely strains telecom services
Telecommunications providers in Haiti will continue through the weekend to try to accommodate the enormous demand for phone and broadband services as they struggle to overcome massive damage to the island’s infrastructure from Tuesday’s 7.0 earthquake. “The logistics and the security situation are really bad,” says Paul Margie, U.S. representative for international relief organization Télécoms... »
Mobile Revenues to Hit $1 Trillion by 2013
Putting a very big number on the coming explosion in wireless data, research firm Informa Telecoms Media predicted that revenue from mobile services will surpass the $1 trillion mark in 2013. That’s one trillion, with a capital “T.”“The explosion of mobile broadband has renewed the significance of the network …(261 words) ... »
Skype to FCC: Keep Internet Open & Neutral
Skype, a big proponent of open networks and net neutrality, in a filing today with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), argued that net neutrality was “about growing the broadband ecosystem and preserving a borderless, open Internet” and said it would “promote investment, jobs and innovation.” The company said that it “welcomes the Commission’s focus on... »
Study: Broadband does indeed help local economies
U.S. broadband policy in recent months has been driven by a widely held assumption that the availability of broadband in an area will help improve the economy. A study released Wednesday puts some scholarship behind that assumption, with the author saying that broadband indeed has economic benefits. Areas that moved from having no broadband to... »
FCC Won’t Force TV Broadcasters To Relinquish Airwaves
The FCC won’t force TV broadcasters to hand over their airwaves to free up spectrum for broadband.In fact, the agency was never seriously considering such a possibility, according to an interview in BroadcastingCable. Phil Bellaria, director of scenario planning for the FCC’s national broadband team, told BC the FCC would …(162 words) Related Topics: broadband,... »
FCC Won’t Force TV Broadcasters To Relinquish Airwaves
The FCC won’t force TV broadcasters to hand over their airwaves to free up spectrum for broadband.In fact, the agency was never seriously considering such a possibility, according to an interview in BroadcastingCable. Phil Bellaria, director of scenario planning for the FCC’s national broadband team, told BC the FCC would …(162 words) ... »
BSNL Offers ‘Broadband@your Doorstep’ in Kolkata
India’s largest broadband internet and telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) announced the launch of “Broadband @ your doorstep”, an initiative where BSNL would assist potential… ] Related Topics: broadband, India, Info, Internet,... »
Packet8 Service Down
Almost exactly one year ago 8X8’s Packet8 VoIP service suffered a major outage due to DNS issues. It now appears that both their domains 8×8.com and www.packet8.net are down. But more importantly their VoIP phone service is down. Stay tuned while I try and find out more… Update #1: from Joan Citelli Director,... »
Views of the public sought on Australian wireless spectrum
A crucial piece of wireless spectrum needed to advance the nation’s mobile broadband services could soon be added to the government’s “digital dividend” auction block after the communications watchdog put out a public call for how the spectrum band should be best used. After the government’s announcement last week that it would auction off a... »
Australia goes wild for wireless internet
Use of wireless broadband services mushroomed during the past year to reach more than two million subscribers, driven by the popularity of wireless modems and mobile devices such as the iPhone. The Australian Communications and Media Authority’s communications report, released yesterday, revealed the use of wireless broadband services jumped 162 per cent in 2008-09, while... »
Update on GoGO
Joe Sharkey has an update on the state of in flight WiFi in today’s New York Times. As a road warrior I choose my flights and hotels based on the broadband options available. Over the past month my trips to Northern California were 90 percent on Virgin America and only ten percent on Southwest. As... »
T-Mobile drops @Home VoIP service
T-Mobile has announced that they will no longer be offering their land-line replacement service @Home which allowed customers to make wireless VoIP calls over their home broadband connection. Users of the service could make calls from their mobile phones by connection to T-Mobile’s @Home HiPort wireless router–allowing for unlimited nationwide VoIP calls for $9.99... »
Why GoGo In-flight Wi-Fi Is Garbage
Earlier this morning, when I got on a plane to visit Orlando, Fla., I thanked my stars when I found out that I was on a Delta flight with GoGo in-flight Wi-Fi. I had to wake up at the ungodly hour of 3 a.m. to get to the airport and as a result was... »
Sprint in ‘Overdrive’: Touts 3G/4G Wireless Wi-Fi Router
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) — A new wireless router from Sprint will let you share your wireless broadband connection from one Wi-Fi device to another.It’s called the Overdrive, and it’s good where either 3G or 4G service is available. You can connect as many as five devices that are enabled …(141 words) Related Topics: 3g,... »
No One’s @Home: T-Mobile Axes Landline Replacement
T-Mobile USA said Thursday it will no longer sell its @Home landline replacement service, although it will continue to support the customers already using it. The Deutsche Telekom-owned wireless service provider introduced T-Mobile@Home in July 2008; for $10 per month, the product – a box plugged into a broadband connection …(119 words) ... »
FCC to Miss Feb. National Broadband Plan Deadline
The FCC says it will miss the Feb. 17 deadline for delivering a national broadband plan to Congress, and the news shouldn’t come as a surprise. That’s not to imply the agency hasn’t been working to meet the date, because it has – with extra help from consultants and economists …(187 words) ... »
FCC to Miss Feb. National Broadband Plan Deadline
The FCC says it will miss the Feb. 17 deadline for delivering a national broadband plan to Congress, and the news shouldn’t come as a surprise. That’s not to imply the agency hasn’t been working to meet the date, because it has – with extra help from consultants and economists …(187 words) Related Topics: broadband,... »
FCC’s Broadband Plan Delayed By a Month
The Federal Communications Commission says it will need another month to deliver its national broadband plan. The deadline to originally submit the plan to the U.S. Congress was Feb. 17. The FCC has been using stimulus funds and has hired many consultants to put together a plan that looks at getting affordable broadband to... »
Australian telcos eye 4G networks in government spectrum sale
Telstra, Optus and Vodafone Hutchison have begun formulating responses to the federal government’s proposed auction of broadcast spectrum, which is expected to lead to the creation of a high-speed 4G mobile broadband network. Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has issued a green paper that argues that a “digital dividend” of spectrum vacated by the switch... »
FCC asks Congress to extend deadline for broadband plan by one month
The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday it won’t meet the deadline set by Congress to create a plan to bring affordable high-speed Internet access to all U.S. homes. Instead, it has asked Congress to extend the deadline by one month. The FCC was supposed to hand a national broadband plan to Congress on Feb.... »
US administration urges FCC to look at spectrum for wireless broadband
As the Federal Communications Commission works toward developing a national broadband plan by a congressionally mandated Feb. 17 deadline, the Obama administration on Monday weighed in with its views, urging the commission to identify spectrum for wireless broadband in an effort to increase competition in the residential broadband market. “Given the projections of explosive growth... »
Talkbox Offers $10/month Unlimited U.S. and $20/month Unlimited World
Well, we have yet another played in the broadband VoIP space named Talkbox. They’re based in the Los Angeles area and acquire new customers primarily via mall outlets in the L.A. area. One of their representatives told me, “Our growth has been viral, mostly word of mouth and Vonage refugees. It’s because we... »
Pew survey finds America’s internet, broadband and mobile phone use flatlines
The Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project has identified some flat lines in Americans technology use in a report released Tuesday that examined Internet, broadband, and cell phone use nationally. The percentage of U.S. adults who use the Internet is just a point higher than it was back in 2006, clocking in... »
Virgin Mobile Launches vFLASH Pan India Mobile Broadband Service
Virgin Mobile India, the youth brand of Tata Teleservices introduces vFLASH, a high-speed Broadband-Internet access service with USB Modem (usable with both desktops & Laptops). The vFLASH USB… ] Related Topics: broadband, India, Info, Internet,... »
Ericsson Puts a Big Focus on e-Readers, Emerging Devices
Ericsson sees 2010 as the year of the emerging devices, and is taking direct aim at the market, beginning with the Sony e-reader. Ericsson has developed a built-in mobile broadband module specifically made to power emerging devices with 3G, and a first implementation is Sony’s new e-book reader, dubbed the …(510 words) Related Topics: 3g,... »
The FTC Takes on the Cloud
The Federal Trade Commission is urging the FCC to take into account the privacy and security concerns it has regarding cloud services when the FCC presents its recommendations for a national broadband policy next month. The FTC is concerned with who has jurisdiction over data as it loses a geographic …(306 words) Related Topics: 4G,... »