Posts in the Wireless Category

Last week at CTIA, there was a lot of talk about wireless backhaul and the technology needed to address bottlenecks that high-bandwidth mobile services create, as described in a recent Telephony article.  In this story, the head of Juniper Networks’ mobile and FMC segment calls backhaul one of the weakest links in today’s wireless networks, […]

The long awaited winner of the 700MHz C-block auction is Verizon wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone.  But before the laurel wreath is placed, I ask, “Who should really receive it?”  Google pressed Verizon to reach the $4.74 billion figure, which triggers an open system according to the rules FCC set forth […]

Steve Lohr wrote a great article about the growth of Internet congestion on Thursday in the New York Times.  In the article, Steve focuses on the Internet traffic jam from the consumer perspective but I was struck more by the issues Internet congestion raises on the business side.  The fact that high-bandwidth services like video […]

Steve Jobs is expected to unveil a software development kit (SDK) for the iPhone during a press event tomorrow, and I’ve been reading speculation this week on the exact details of the announcement, as well as hints of what’s to be developed. 
Macworld cited a report that MySpace has obtained early access to the SDK and is […]

On Friday, Paul Taylor published a column in the Financial Times extolling the value of femtocells.  While Taylor focuses mostly on the benefits femtocells bring consumers (e.g., better cell coverage at home and in the office, removal of the last real stumbling block to cutting your wireline connection), I was struck by the benefits to […]

Verizon Wireless has set March 19 as the date it will release the first version of its open network service specs.  As c|net’s Marguerite Reardon points out, the pricing of the “Any Device, Any App” service is still up in the air (no pun intended):
“But even though Verizon appears to be embracing the network openness, […]

On Monday, Starbucks announced that it would switch providers for its ubiquitous Wi-Fi hotspots, replacing T-Mobile with AT&T.  Starbucks also announced it will start providing two hours of free Wi-Fi for customers who buy coffee on their Starbucks purchase card as well as cheaper rates monthly (and after that two hour freebie).  AT&T’s broadband customers […]

I had the good fortune this week of leaving the cold Northeast behind and spending some time in Barcelona at the GSMA Mobile World Congress.  It’s been exciting to walk around the show floor and see the future of the mobile industry, and particularly the prototype “Google phones” built on the Android platform. Android-based phones […]

iPhone users having problems with AT&T’s EDGE network at the biggest consumer electronics show in the U.S.?
I am shocked. Shocked, I say.
If only there was some sort of planning solution that could help carriers ensure that their networks can support their services . . .

I’ve been following the news from CES this week, and came across this article citing a Gartner report that says wired networks are set to dominate home networking.  It reminded me of the keynote Mark sat in on at Broadband World Forum Europe, and is another reminder that despite the burst of gadgets and accessories […]