Verizon Wireless is working to refute Sprint’s claims that its $3.9 billion purchase of AWS spectrum and marketing deals with a group of cable providers will reduce competition and raise prices for backhaul. Representatives from Verizon and cable partners Cox Communications, Comcast and Bright House Networks met with two FCC officials from commissioner Mignon Clyburn’s […]
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Netflix’s monthly video streaming tops 1B hours
Netflix subscribers watched more than 1 billion hours of online video last month as the advent of high-speed Internet connections and high-powered mobile devices change people’s viewing habits. The milestone announced Tuesday by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings came a day after Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney issued an upbeat report about the company’s future. Those factors […]
Report: Airvana tops Samsung for femtocell revenue market share in N. Amer.
It’s a tight battle in the femtocell market, but in the first quarter of this year, Airvana was able to climb back over Samsung as the revenue market share leader in North America. According to a recent report by Infonetics Research, Alcatel-Lucent was able to move ahead of Cisco/ip.access for the third spot on the […]
Alcatel: C Spire leaving 700 MHz out of LTE gear
C Spire Wireless’ first round of LTE equipment won’t support its 700 MHz spectrum, network vendor Alcatel-Lucent said. The decision to only have the base stations initially be compatible with the spectrum it is using for its 3G network is in keeping with C Spire’s earlier announcement that it would not use its 700 MHz […]
Installation and repair go commercial
Service providers are taking advantage of consumer technology to make their technicians more effective. Wireless broadband, social networking, mobile apps, cloud computing, handheld devices – they’re not just for consumers anymore. The exact same trends roiling the consumer market are having a profound effect on the way communications service providers (CSPs) conduct their business. While […]
An evolutionary approach to Gigabit-class DOCSIS
Three influential technology executives have mapped the options. That cable companies would evolve their networks from hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) technology to fiber-to-the-home (FTTH), with its attendant gigabit transmission rates, was never in doubt. The questions have always been about the timeframe and what the intermediary steps would be. The timing remains a question, but the […]
Quantum computing, no cooling required
It’s a challenge that’s long been one of the holy grails of quantum computing: How to create quantum bits, or qubits – the key building blocks of quantum computers – that exist in a solid-state system at room temperature. Most current systems, by comparison, rely on complex and expensive equipment designed to trap a single […]
Verizon fires shot in net neutrality challenge
Verizon and MetroPCS have laid out their argument against the FCC’s net neutrality regulations in a brief filed yesterday with a federal appeals court. The brief is part of the operators’ ongoing 18-month legal challenge to the regulations, which stop wireless providers from blocking lawful websites and competing over-the-top applications like Skype. Calling the regulations […]
Report: Cable will have 25% of fixed broadband subs by 2017
Cable operators’ rollout of DOCSIS 3.0-based data services and digitization efforts in developing economies were cited as key drivers for MSOs accounting for 25 percent of the world’s fixed broadband subscribers by 2017. According to recent research by ABI Research, service revenues will reach the $50 billion mark in five years. The research cited DOCSIS […]
EchoStar broadband bird prepares to fly
EchoStar is set to launch a satellite on Thursday that it will use to provide significantly faster broadband service than what it now provides. The company is calling the new service Gen4. The company’s current satellite-based broadband offered residential subscribers three tiers of service: 1 Mbps, 1.5 Mbps and 2 Mbps at prices ranging from […]