Inside The Beltway 12/14/12</h1> <article> <h1>Inside The Beltway 12/14/12</h1> <p>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST</p> Earlier today, the American Cable Association, the Competitive Carriers Association, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association, DISH Network, EchoStar and ViaSat co-signed a letter to Marlene H. Dortch, secretary of the Federal Communications... </article> <article> <h1>Deals Of The Day 12/14/12</h1> <p>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST</p> Looking to own the whole shebang, majority shareholder Sprint Nextel is offering $2.1 billion ($2.90 per share) to buy the 49 percent of Clearwire’s stock it doesn’t already own; Sprint’s potential majority owner, Softbank, capped any offer at $3). The offer is considered by many in the... </article> <article> <h1>New Stuff 12/14/12</h1> <p>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST</p> Comcast added a new capability to its Xfinity TV Player app that lets customers download Internet content directly to their mobile devices. Programming from SHOWTIME, STARZ, ENCORE and MOVIEPLEX is featured. In addition, Comcast and Verizon Wireless will offer Verizon Wireless customers to download and... </article> <article> <h1>After New Year’s Day, What?</h1> <p>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST</p> It’s the time of year when we’re all making some sort of list and checking it twice. December seems to be the month we all move into panic mode, and only a little of that can be contributed to the holidays. Operators and vendors of all kinds are thinking about the coming year, and just how they... </article> <article> <h1>Global Connections 12/13/12</h1> <p>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST</p> Verizon released the final numbers on its U.S. and European 100G network expansion this past year, adding 13,000 miles here at home and 1,616 miles across the pond. The carrier deployed 100G on selected U.S. routes where traffic demand is highest, including Atlanta to Tampa, Kansas... </article> <article> <h1>Survey Sez 12/13/12</h1> <p>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST</p> Juniper Research forecasts more than 1 billion users of over-the-top (OTT) mobile VoIP services by 2017 due to improvements in network technology, increased competition and the move by telcos to join the OTT space. As with Skype on the desktop, only a small proportion of subscribers will pay for the service... </article> <article> <h1>Inside The Beltway 12/13/12</h1> <p>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST</p> At yesterday’s open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed to open up 100 megahertz of shared spectrum in the 3.5 GHz Band (3550-3650 MHz) using small-cell and database technologies. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) envisions three tiers of users, each with different... </article> <article> <h1>Cloud + Mobile: A Good Business Combo</h1> <p>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST</p> Mobility is not a technology. It is a state of mind. And it has changed the face of the commercial enterprise. In the early days of mobile telephones, before data access was available and the term “car phone” was still accurate, a mobile device was a luxury that enabled road warriors to stay... </article> <article> <h1>Survey Sez 12/12/12</h1> <p>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST</p> Mobile broadband connections on PCs and modems will reach half a billion by 2017, driving $65 billion in service revenues and nearly 20 million Terabytes of mobile data traffic, according to Strategy Analytics. Says Susan Welsh de Grimaldo, director/Mobile Broadband Opportunities, “Two key drivers for... </article> <article> <h1>Deals Of The Day 12/12/12</h1> <p>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST</p> Infinera completed its DTN Platform 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) services deployment on the Long Island MAN portion of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Sciences Network (ESnet). Leveraging ESnet’s existing Infinera Digital Optical Network, ESnet will offer 100 GbE services from... </article> </main></body></html>