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Archive for March, 2009

Billion Dollar Boost for AT&T

Earlier this week AT&T announced plans to add 3,000 jobs in 2009, investing $17 - $18 billion this year, with two-thirds of those funds dedicated to expanding wireless and broadband networks.
 
The focus of this expansion comes as no surprise. Between President Obama’s recent $8 billion broadband pledge and the ever increasing demand for 3G services […]

R.I.P. RCR

I just learned that one of my favorite publications, RCR Wireless, has ceased all operations.  One of the tragedies of this economy is that good companies and publications are failing.  So long, RCR.  We’ll miss your fantastic coverage of “all things wireless!”

The need for network planning to keep up with today’s budget planning

Telephony has a nice recap of Ciena’s earnings report yesterday.  In speaking about Ciena’s revenue drop and the continued decline of carrier capital expenditures, CEO Gary Smith said something that really piqued my interest.  Though carriers set their annual budgets last Fall, they have apparently moved to making spending decisions “on a monthly basis.”  That […]

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