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FCC Drives Need for National Broadband Plan Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:49PMSpeaking at America's Digital Inclusion Summit at the Newseum today, FCC members continued to unveil details of the National Broadband Plan and stress how vital the proposed changes are for the future of information in the United States.
The Linux Box in My Pocket Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:37PMJohn S. Dembowski: "My wife and I picked up new 'phones' last week. Penny wanted a phone with a slide out keyboard so she would be able to text more easily. I wanted a Droid."
Cisco announces new router Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:12PMCisco announced the CRS-3 on Tuesday, its next-generation internet router for the world's largest internet service providers.
Illinois Judge Nixes Verizon-Frontier Sale Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:49PMThe move essentially blocked the pending deal, which stands to impact 600,000 customers in Illinois alone.
Frontier Disappointed with Illinois Administrative Law Judge Draft Order Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:48PMSPRINGFIELD, Ill.----The formal record that was developed over recent months by Frontier, Verizon and others regarding the transaction between Frontier Communications and Verizon directly contradicts an Administrative Law Judge’s recommendations.
Alpha Energy Commissions Grid-Tied System for Cox in Tucson Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:33PMLocated at 1628 West Williams Drive, Alpha Energy, a member of Total Power Solutions provider The Alpha Group, recently completed the construction and commissioning of a 21kW Elevated Solar PV Grid-Tied structure for Cox Communications in Tucson, AZ.
Massillon Cable TV Signs with the Comporium Security Dealer Program Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:22PMROCK HILL, S.C.----Massillon Cable TV and Comporium are pleased to announce that Massillon has joined the Comporium Security Dealer Program. Massillon Cable TV and Comporium reached the agreement at the recent National Cable Television Cooperative Winter Educational Conference & Technology Showcase.
VERIZON WIRELESS 4G LTE NETWORK TESTING PROMISES SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER SPEEDS THAN CURRENT 3G NETWORKS Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:13PMVerizon Wireless announced today that its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network field trials in the United States have demonstrated wireless data speeds that are significantly faster than today’s 3G network speeds.
Apple iPad sparks war of the tablets Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:03PMMajor companies including HP, Dell, Sony, Lenovo and Microsoft are readying devices that will go head-to-head with Apple's iPad following its launch next month.
Aviat Networks to Present at the Jefferies Global Technology Conference Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:43PMRESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aviat Networks, Inc.
Unlocked Sierra 875 3G Wireless PCMCIA PC Card for $23 + $3 s&h Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:14PMOverstock.com offers the Unlocked Sierra Wireless 875 3G Wireless PCMCIA PC Card for $22.99 with $2.95 for shipping. It's the lowest total price we could find by $16. This device plugs into a laptop's PCMCIA slot, providing broadband-like 3.6 Mbps Internet...
Huawei to push mobile broadband technology Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:07PMRising consumer demand for wireless data services will also drive demand for mobile broadband network equipment in Thailand, said Richard Zhang, managing director of Huawei Technologies (Thailand).
NTC to monitor cellular networks Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:07PMThe telecom regulator will strictly monitor the traffic of all cellular operators following consumer complaints of difficulties calling both among the same network and to other networks.
Treasury appointments, March 9 Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:04PMA roundup of the latest CFO and treasurer moves from around the region.
Silicon Valley Customers Can See, Touch and Experience the Latest Wireless Phones and Devices Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:41PMWireless users in San Jose who are looking to get hands-on experience with cutting-edge voice, data, music and video devices have a new place to call home.
Springfield (MO) Competing to be Google Internet Test Site Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:37PMCity officials are announcing a campaign to bring Google to Springfield, Mo.The internet company is seeking test sites for new technology, and Springfield is hoping to be one of those sites.
Lisa Sanders Finas Joins Eutelsat as Director of Investor Relations Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:00AMMichel de Rosen, Chief Executive Officer of Eutelsat Communications today announced the arrival of Lisa Sanders Finas as the Group's Director of Investor Relations, responsible for communication with the investment community, including financial analysts, institutional investors and retail shareholders.
Femtocells and LTE Symbiosis Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:32AM"Transition to a new Connect America Fund to extend broadband where it is not available now and to support ongoing service in those areas where it is uneconomic to provide service without governmental support – meaning that the total costs to deploy and provide broadband service exceed the total revenues derived from that broadband-capable network.
FCC wants USF expanded to broadband services Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:23AM(Telecompaper) The US Federal Communications Commission has unveiled plans to extend the country's universal service fund to broadband services. The proposals will form part of the National Broadband Plan, to be presented to Congress on 17 March. The proposal would create a Connect America fund inside the Universal Service programme to subsidize broadband, and a Mobility Fund to expand the reach ...
Mobily 1st to launch fastest HSPA+ Connect Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:50AMEtihad Etisalat (Mobily) beat its rivals to market with the Kingdom's first HSPA+ enabled Connect router, the company announced on Saturday. Aptly named Turbo Router, the device can provide users with download speeds of up to an unprecedented 21.6 Mbps using the advanced HSPA+ technology.
Mindspeed Debuts Optical Physical Media Device (PMD) Chipsets for 3G/4G Wireless Base Stations; Collaborates with ... Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:00AMNEWPORT BEACH, Calif.----Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. , a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications, today announced a high-performance, low-power physical media device chipset that includes all necessary components required for CPRI-based optical transceivers that economically connect 3G/4G wireless base station servers to one or more remote radio heads ...
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-08 10:01 HK shares end at 6-week high; China up on property Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:27AMBy Donny Kwok and Claire Zhang
Brazil tracking India's 3G auction course Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:16AMIndia's controversial 3G auction has attracted the attention from some very unusual quarters.
Research and Markets: Botswana - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:10AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Botswana - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband" report to their offering.
The state of 4G in 2010 Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:59AMThe transition to 4G services will slowly start to take shape by the end of the year.
HK shares end at 6-week high; China up on property Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:46AM* HK shares climb, CCB at 6-week high
FCC Plans to Give High-Speed Internet to All Americans Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:57AMThe Federal Communications Commission wants to utilize government programs that could help make high-speed Internet accessible for all Americans.
Wi-LAN on brink of biggest windfall to date Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:59AMIn the four years since the brush with near-collapse, Wi-LAN has seen its growth profile rise steadily. Now, the firm of roughly 40, comprised mainly of engineers and lawyers, is on the brink of its ....
AT&T Mississippi announces broadband network plan Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:19AMOne of the world’s leading wireless carriers is hoping to further expand the capitol “T” that is its stock symbol into even more regions in the Magnolia State.
Kiwi viewers shun TiVo Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:33PMMuch-hyped digital recording device TiVo has had a disastrous launch, despite a $10 million dollar investment by Television New Zealand.Multiple industry sources estimated there had been fewer than 2000 sales since the product...
LTE and Spectrum Stupidity Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:25PMMobile operators are counting on Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology to handle surging demand for mobile data access. But LTE developers made some poor choices, cutting spectral efficiency and thus driving up operator costs.
Georgia Broadband Projects Receive $14.9 Million Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:59AMTwo broadband projects in Georgia are receiving $14.9 million in federal funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Kiwi viewers shun TiVo Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:12AMMuch-hyped digital recording device TiVo has had a disastrous launch, despite a $10 million dollar investment by Television New Zealand.
Longmont: Google us | By Rachel Carter © 2010 Longmont Times-Call Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:30AMLONGMONT – Google is looking for a handful of cities around the nation where the company would build and test ultra-high-speed broadband networks.
Stimulus funds to help spread broadband across county Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:41AMLANCASTER -- Almost all county residents without broadband Internet access will be given the opportunity to get it within the next two years with the help of federal stimulus funds.
City boosts profile for broadband Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:05AMNearly everyone in Columbus has high-speed Internet access, and two-thirds have it in their homes. That's good enough to earn the city the 18th spot in Forbes magazine's annual ranking.
Cisco quits WiMax radio business Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:02AMCisco Systems will stop developing and making WiMax base stations to concentrate on the IP (Internet Protocol) networks that sit behind them.
Nashville songwriters give company team building a new twist Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:04AMIt's said that the perfect country and western song talks about mama, trains, trucks, prison and getting drunk.
Smart delivers Internet to TV Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:57AMSmart Wireless division head Danilo Mojica said SurfTV expands the Internet service portfolio of Smart, through its wireless broadband unit Smart Bro Inc., which reported 1 million subscribers by end-2009. Exhausting all possible avenues of growth, top mobile operator Smart Communications has turned its attention on the television space to expand its wireless Internet business. The carrier ...
AT&T notes wireless upgrades Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:41AMAT&T Inc., the nation's largest telecommunications company, has invested nearly $650 million in its Oklahoma wireless and wireline networks over the past three years to keep up with exploding demand, ...
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-06 08:03 UPDATE 1-China Unicom to slow overall investment, focus on 3G Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:26AMBy Samuel Shen and Doug Young
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-06 07:28 China Unicom to slow overall investment, focus on 3G Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:56AMBEIJING, March 6 (Reuters) - China Unicom, China's No. 2 mobile carrier, said on Saturday its total investments will decrease this year as it scales back spending on areas like broadband and focuses on its new 3G wireless network. "This year our overall investments will clearly decrease from last year's levels," Unicom Chairman Chang Xiaobing told a media briefing in Beijing on the sidelines of ...
Frontier Communications Applauds FCC's Effort to Support Rural Broadband Deployment and Reform USF and ICC Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:44PMSTAMFORD, Conn.----Frontier Communications Corporation today announced initial support for the Federal Communications Commission’s plan to create a fund to support Broadband Deployment to unserved rural areas and to reform Universal Service Fund and Intercarrier Compensation proposals as part of the March 17, 2010 National Broadband Plan.
Tecore Supplies Mobile Network Infrastructure for Largest Oil Field in North America Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:33PMCOLUMBIA, Md.----Tecore Networks, a global supplier of multi-technology 2G, 3G and 4G mobile network infrastructure, today announced that its core and radio access network products have been selected to expand the GSM network of Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative to cover Prudhoe Bay, the largest oil field in North America.
RComm rolls out Broadband Plus in Punjab Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:29PMAnil Ambani group firm Reliance Communications has announced the rollout of its wireless broadband service in Ludhiana for Rs 2,299.
Zhone Technologies Board of Directors Approves One-for-Five Reverse Stock Split Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:20PMZhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE), a global leader in network access solutions, ...
Wimax to have 2 players: Govt Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:16PMUnable to resolve the differences between the Department of Telecom and the Department of Space over spectrum use, the government has decided to allow only two players in each circle for broadband wireless services instead of three players earlier.
Zhone Technologies' Board of Directors Approves One-for-Five Reverse Stock Split Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:05PMOAKLAND, Calif.----Zhone Technologies, Inc. , a global leader in network access solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors approved a one-for-five reverse stock split of its common stock which will become effective on or about March 11, 2010.
FCC wants existing phone subsidies to go to broadband Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:54PMThe FCC will shift telephone subsidies to broadband deployment in a national broadband plan due out this month.
DoT tells S Tel to halt services on security concerns Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:31PMOver 8 lakh subscribers of telecom service provider S Tel in Himachal Pradesh, Bihar and Orissa could face termination of services with the DoT suddenly withdrawing approval for S Tel's commercial services "till further orders".