Sprint has confirmed that it is holding buyout talks with Japanese operator Softbank after rumors of the negotiations surfaced this morning. “Sprint is currently engaged in discussions with Softbank regarding a potential substantial investment by Softbank in Sprint,” Sprint said. “Although there can be no assurances that these discussions will result in any transaction or […]
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TiVo chalks up a Tier 2 win with Midcontinent
TiVo has scored another customer win with a Tier 2 cable operator, with Midcontinent Communications coming on board today. Midcontinent will use TiVo’s whole-home DVR and multi-screen suite of products across its footprint in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota, but the initial rollout is slated for the South Dakota subscribers. “We are excited […]
Time Warner Cable spices up home phone service with new features
While home phone service lacks the sizzling sex appeal of a new iPhone 5, Time Warner Cable has added some new features to its VoIP service. Time Warner Cable has added VoiceZone to its home phone service, which ties in the phone service to home computers, TVs and mobile devices. VoiceZone is free to Time […]
Air Force CIO: Prospects few for vacating government spectrum
Reallocating government spectrum to the wireless industry could be a long and difficult task, a top official from the U.S. Air Force told a CTIA audience on Wednesday. Robert Wheeler, who serves as the agency’s deputy CIO, said that while the Defense Department is “working hand in hand with the industry” to free up the […]
MIT’s CSAIL launches new center to tackle the future of wireless and mobile technologies
The MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) today inaugurated a new interdisciplinary center dedicated to developing the next generation of wireless networks and mobile devices. Headquartered at CSAIL and known as Wireless@MIT, the center will be a focal point for wireless research at MIT and will address some of the most important challenges […]
Light may prompt graphene devices on demand
Nonamers in the drawings at top and in the photos at bottom are arrays of nine gold nanoparticles deposited on graphene and tuned to particular frequencies of light. When illuminated, the plasmonic particles pump electrons into the graphene, according to researchers at Rice University who say the technology may lead to the creation of on-demand […]
Improving nanometer-scale manufacturing with infrared spectroscopy
Atomic Force Microscope Infrared Spectroscopy is a nanotechnology-based materials identification technique. One of the key achievements of the nanotechnology era is the development of manufacturing technologies that can fabricate nanostructures formed from multiple materials. Such nanometer-scale integration of composite materials has enabled innovations in electronic devices, solar cells, and medical diagnostics.While there have been significant […]
Cable One signs up for HBO Go, Max Go
Cable One is the latest cable operator to offer authenticated streaming services from HBO Go and Max Go to its subscribers across various devices. Cable One, the nation’s ninth-largest cable operator that’s owned by The Washington Post Co., is now able to offer more than 1,400 HBO titles, including “Game of Thrones” and “Boardwalk Empire,” […]
Time Warner Cable hires Watson as AVP of operations for K.C./Neb.
Time Warner Cable has hired former Ericsson executive Perry Watson as its new area vice president of operations for the company’s Kansas City/Nebraska operations. In his new job, Watson will have Google’s new fiber service to contend with in the Kansas City area. Watson replaced Scott Miller in the Kansas City/Nebraska operations post. Miller had […]
Verizon Wireless LTE markets to hit 410 next week
Verizon Wireless will light up its LTE network in 21 cities next week, making the service available in 410 markets. The LTE deployment is currently two months ahead of schedule, CTO Nicola Palmer said at a MobileCON press event Tuesday. The company has aggressively expanded the service since its launch in December 2010 and currently […]