Industry News
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Intel speeds up delivery of faster Wi-Fi Notebooks with
next-generation 802.11n chips will appear by the end of this
month 1/23/7 CNET |
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Vonage offers free calling to subscriber numbers Under new
service, long-distance and international calls are free for
anyone dialing a Vonage phone number 1/22/7 CNET |
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AT&T Results: How's It Growing? When AT&T Inc. reports
fourth-quarter earnings Thursday, investors will be checking to
see whether the new supersize company has solid footing for its
ambitious future projects. 1/20/7 WSJ (subscription) |
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AT&T Plans to Offer Free In-Network Calls To Wireless Customers
AT&T hopes the plan will appeal to small-business customers.
1/19/7 WSJ (subscription)
CNET story
NetworkWorld |
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Skype says time is not ripe for cell phone version Company's
CEO says the cell phone world is not ready for a version of
Internet telephone service that can be downloaded on any mobile
phone 1/10/7 CNET |
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AT&T to phase out Cingular brand AT&T will begin to
extinguish the cell brand to imprint its more-than-century-old
name firmly across its services 1/11/7 CNET |
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Sprint Nextel continues network build despite financial woes
Revenue remains flat and job cuts are planned, but that won't
stop company from building planned fourth-generation WiMax
network 1/9/7 CNET |
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Building a Business on a Mashup Entrepreneurs are combining
web applications, cell phones & 800 numbers into moneymakers
11/13/6 BW |
Level 3 Elopes with Broadwing
The smart deal gives Level 3 the means to transport data
traffic, upping its appeal—and cost—as a potential acquisition
for Google 10/18/6 BW |
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Tracking Trucks the Telematics Way Fleet operators are using
a combination of wireless, computing, and GPS systems to cut
costs and keep better tabs on drivers 10/9/6 BW |
Jajah's Mobile Ambitions
The company hopes to become the Skype of the cell-phone world,
and has introduced a service allowing users to call overseas on
the cheap 9/26/6 BW |
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Motorola Bellies Up to the Bar Code Its deal to buy Symbol
Technologies may help the cell-phone giant forge a unique model
marrying cellular with product scanning and tracking 9/20/6 BW |
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Verizon's managed TEM services monetizes wireless/wireline
complexity
TEM
Verizon Network World 9/11/06 |
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VoIP converts say good riddance to Centrex Leasing Centrex
phone lines could be wasting money and holding back advanced
telephony
VoIP
Computer World 9/20/6 |
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VoIP is here to stay Is VoIP reliable? Scalable? Ready for
prime time?
VoIP
Network World 12/6/6 |
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How to roll out 180,000 VoIP phones Bank of America's Craig
Hinkley walks us through massive deployment, shares lessons
learned
VoIP
Network World 12/6/6 |
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New tool tracks wireless minutes
Telecom expense management tool that alerts customers about their
wireless usage
NetworkWorld 2/15/6
Wireless
TEM |
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Overage, Wireless Headsets, and 411 Spike Business Cell Phone Use
MediaPost 12/7/6
Wireless |
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Cellular Callback Company MobileMiser Claims It Can Cut Your Cell
Phone Bill By Half CityNews 12/6/6
Wireless |
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Verizon Cans Hundreds of MCI Agents and Squeezes the Rest
Select MCI agents asked to sign on to what they say is a no-win
contract. CRN.com 11/27/6
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E-mail service for basic mobile phones unveiled Company to
offer simplified alternative to BlackBerry communications services
for $10 a month. CNET 11/27/6
Wireless |
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Video a no-go on iPods a-go-go A new report from Nielsen Media
Research finds that while video iPods are popular devices,
consumers aren't exactly embracing the video aspect. CNET 11/23/6
Video |
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TiVo taps the Internet for content New features draw on Web
content from amateurs, networks and news outlets. But will they
attract new subscribers? CNET 11/14/6
Video |
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Cisco Joins High-End Videoconference Fray A growing number of
players are competing in the potentially lucrative telepresence
market that brings uncanny intimacy to remote meetings.
BusinessWeek 10/26/6
Conferencing |
Citywide Wi-Fi spending could hit $3 billion More than $3
billion will be spent during the next four years to build and
operate public wireless networks for U.S. municipalities,
according to a new research report.
CNET 10/25/6
Wi-Fi |
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T-Mobile callers can go from cell to Wi-Fi, only in Seattle
T-Mobile USA began offering a service that allows people to use
their mobile phones to talk over T-Mobile's cellular network as
well as Wi-Fi networks. CNET 10/24/6
Wireless Wi-Fi |
Wireless driving profits for big phone carriers
Wireless continues to be a saving grace for big phone companies,
which face increased competition from cable companies adding voice
communication to their bundles of services.
CNET 10/30/6
Wireless |
Verizon offers auto phone contact updates
Plaxo service takes computer-based contact lists from commonly
used e-mail systems, such as those of Microsoft or Yahoo, and
sends the contact details wirelessly to the customer's cell phone.
Reuters 10/31/6
Wireless |
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Vonage loss narrows, revenue more than doubles Vonage, said
its net loss narrowed to $62 million, or 40 cents per share, from
$66 million, or 48 cents per share, in the same quarter of 2005.
Reuters 10/31/6
VoIP |
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FCC to clarify rules for powerline broadband Commission
expected to classify BPL as it has DSL and cable modem, a move
that should help spur further investment in the technology.
CNET 10/31/6
Broadband |
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FCC: Boston airport can't block airline's Wi-Fi Decision by
federal regulators, a victory for Continental Airlines, could also
be boon to other community wireless projects.
CNET 11/1/6
Wi-Fi Legal |
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AT&T-BellSouth merger vote delayed for third time FCC has once
again postponed the vote because Democrats and Republicans cannot
agree on conditions of the telecoms merger.
CNET 11/2/6
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VoIP providers face headaches galore Providers of voice over
Internet Protocol services face yet another regulatory issue.
CNET 10/2/6
VoIP |
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Rural areas left in data highway slow lane
As large carriers attempt to shed landlines in rural areas, their
customers struggle with dial-up Net access.
NYtimes 10/2/6
Broadband |
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For most, mobile Skype still a long distance away
Skype Co-founder: "Didn't realize the number of technical
obstacles." Reuters 10/2/6
Wireless |
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Mobile ESPN to close, move to licensing
Mobile virtual network run by Disney's sports channel will shut
down later this year, offer refunds on phones.
Reuters 10/2/6
Wireless |
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Nortel says fiber-optic demand edging up
More Internet traffic, new broadband and mobile services, eating
up bandwidth, creating need for optical gear.
Reuters 10/2/6
Broadband |
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Calif. cable TV market opens to phone companies Governor signs
bill creating single statewide market for cable TV by eliminating
city-by-city franchises.
Reuters 10/2/6
Broadband |
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Is Talk Cheap? Internet phone companies are starting to market
more aggressively to small firms. Some are taking the bait.
WSJ.com Sub. req'd. 9/25/6
VoIP |
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AT&T's Faulty New Connection—Broadband? With its new broadband
TV service, the giant phone company is betting consumers want to
watch TV away from home. But the perk is pricey
9/15/6 BusinessWeek
Enhanced |
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MySpace for the Office Venture giant Kleiner Perkins is
backing Visible Path in its bid to take social networking
corporate 9/15/6
BusinessWeek
Marketing |
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If I Had A Nickel For Every Click... A new service could help
users control—and profit from—the data they generate online
9/15/6 BusinessWeek
Marketing |
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Free conference calls in store for Yahoo Messenger Plug-in
from conference-call services and equipment firm will allow up to
500 simultaneous participants per call.
Reuters 9/11/6
Conferencing |
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Salesforce Dives Into the Mash Pit The on-demand services
company is teaming up with Google for online ad management
software BW 9/8/6
Marketing |
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Real Estate Ads Move to the Internet Real estate listings are
moving online, and newspapers are racing to protect their
classifieds market by following them.
BW 9/8/6
Enhanced |
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YouTube: Waiting For The Payoff The video-sharing Web site is
a runaway success - everywhere but on the bottom line.
BW 9/8/6
Video |
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California passes Wi-Fi user protection bill State's Assembly
and senate overwhelmingly favor security warnings on Wi-Fi network
gear. Reuters 9/7/6
Wi-Fi |
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DirecTV tests IP telephony As part of joint venture, company
to test a Net-based phone service for residents of apartments and
condominiums. CNET 9/7/6
VoIP
broadband |
Verizon drops DSL surcharge
Customer gripes lead to decision not to charge DSL subscribers a
"supplier surcharge." CNET
9/7/6
broadband
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California passes bill easing cable rules
Bill eliminating city-by-city franchises aims to increase
competition with cable providers. Telecoms pleased.
Reuters 9/7/6
broadband |
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Switching from cell to Wi-Fi, seamlessly T-Mobile prepares
service allowing callers uninterrupted shifting between cellular
network, consumer Wi-Fi network.
CNET 9/7/6
wireless
wifi |
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Skype phones sans the PC Skype on Thursday announced new
cordless phones that will let users of its Internet phone service
make calls without a computer or Wi-Fi connection.
CNET 8/31/6
voip |
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Supreme Court sides with cities in phone tax dispute A state
law changing the way local governments tax telephone services was
tossed out Tuesday barely five weeks after it took effect.
KansasCity.com 8/18/6
legal |
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Trouble in Carlyle's Paradise The private equity firm's
investment in Hawaiian Telecom is proving tougher to manage than
expected. BusinessWeek
8/18/6
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Free Wi-Fi—at a Price Plans by cities to provide low-cost
wireless Internet access could crimp sales for smaller providers
and may spark a wave of consolidation.
BusinessWeek 8/18/6
wifi |
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Top 10 Municipal Wi-Fi Plans Some of the largest U.S. cities
have hatched big plans for providing low-cost wireless broadband
to residents. BusinessWeek
8/18/6
wifi |
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Citywide Wi-Fi equipment maker boosts speeds Cities using gear
from Tropos to build their citywide networks could have more
bandwidth capacity at their fingertips this fall.
CNET 8/18/6
wifi |
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Call centers ramp up VoIP Though adoption hasn't climbed as
swiftly as predicted, the outlook for growth is still positive,
report says. CNET 8/18/6
voip |
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Warning: Your Wi-Fi Is Vulnerable to Attack Researchers show
how hackers can take control of even encrypted Wi-Fi laptops.
BusinessWeek 8/6/6
wifi |
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Skype intros new Wi-Fi phones Skype announced three new Wi-Fi
phones that will allow people to talk over the Internet for free.
CNET 8/6/6
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