Tuesday, November 17, 2009
AT&T’s Verizon Ad Battle: Who’s Being Hurt Worse?
First, let’s set the scene: In one corner, you have Verizon.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
AT&T Defends Its Data Network From Verizon Ad attacks
Verizon began advertising its 3G coverage against AT&T’s in a series of ads poking fun at Apple’s “there’s an app for that” iPhone commercials, presenting coverage maps of its own 3G CDMA/EVDO network in red against much more limited 3G service coverage maps for AT&T’s 3G network presented in blue.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Rumor Revived: Will Verizon Buy a Sat TV Company?
On a slow news day, The Wall Street Journal has dusted off the old telco-buys-sat TV company rumors.
In a Heard on the Street piece, The Journal says that the odds of Verizon buying DirecTV could be shortening.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Yet Another E-Reader–With a Stylus This Time
IRex Technologies threw its hat into the increasingly crowded U.S. e-reader market Wednesday with the launch of its new device, the DR800SG.
The DR800SG will cost $400 and features an 8.1-inch screen and 3G wireless connectivity with carrier Verizon. In a retro move reminiscent of the Palm Pilot, the e-reader comes with a stylus pen to navigate the on-screen menus.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Telecom Chiefs See a Turn to Stability
Top U.S. telecommunications executives Thursday gave a mixed outlook on the economy, saying business conditions have stabilized but they don’t see signs of a quick recovery.
The telecom industry has been relatively shielded from the worst effects of the downturn thanks to the growing need for wireless and Internet services. But it isn’t completely immune, as carriers face continued landline losses, weak demand from businesses and pricing pressure in wireless.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Newsday Rejects Ads by Verizon, Now a Rival
At a time when most newspapers are hungry for any ads they can sell, Newsday has turned away a steady, lucrative customer that is also a direct competitor of the paper’s parent company, Cablevision.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Comcast Unveils IPhone App
Comcast is now on the iPhone bandwagon. On Thursday, Comcast, the largest cable operator in the U.S. by subscribers, announced a free application for the Apple device that lets customers check their Comcast email and home voice mail as well as surf their TV schedules.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Building a Crash-Proof Internete,
On 18 July 2001, a freight train derailed in the Howard Street tunnel running beneath downtown Baltimore, spilling 20,000 litres of hydrochloric acid. The resulting chemical fire destroyed fibre-optic cables owned by eight major US internet carriers.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Verizon CEO on Iran, iPhones and Android
Last night’s “Charlie Rose” featured an interview with Ivan Seidenberg, chief executive of Verizon, who talked about communications in Iran, the company’s prospects for carrying Apple’s iPhone and the recent news that Verizon Wireless will carry a Google Android-powered cellphone.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Verizon, AT&T: J.P. Morgan Sees Trouble In Wireless
For many quarters now, telco giants Verizon and AT&T have suffered sharp declines in the residential wireline business, but have been bailed out by the rapid growth of their wireless businesses.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Verizon’s Smart-Phone Talks: What’s Real?
Given the buzz surrounding Verizon’s smart-phone efforts lately, it’s useful to review all the recent reporting and size up what looks most likely.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Why We Don’t Believe Rumors of an Apple/Verizon Love Child
Apple and Verizon are in talks for the carrier to distribute an “iPhone-lite” device and a “media pad,” with one of the devices to be launched sometime this summer, BusinessWeek is reporting.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
New Life for Twisted-Pair? 500Mbps Over Copper Wiring.
Equipment maker Ericsson says it can use copper wiring to transmit data at more than 500Mbps in the lab–but it requires channel bonding and short line lengths. While fiber is the future, DSL and copper wiring may have some life left in them yet.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Apple to Verizon: Can You Hear Me Now? Maybe.
Before it settled on AT&T as the carrier for the iPhone in the United States, Apple shopped the phone to Verizon Wireless and was shot down. It’s thought that Verizon didn’t want to make the concessions (including ceding a lot of control) to Apple, which AT&T ended up doing. Of course, the mobile landscape was very different at the time.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
4G War, Conflicts of Interest Loom Behind Possible DTV Delay
Last week, President-elect Barack Obama’s call for a delay in the Digital TV transition, long scheduled for February, sent tech and telecom firms into a tizzy….Among those with a vested interest in the debate over a DTV delay is Clearwire, which has been racing to deploy its 4G WiMAX networks ahead of competitors wedded to the LTE standard.
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