There’s A 4G Map For That
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How big will Verizon Wireless’ 4G network be when it rolls out later this year? In Verizon’s own words: “There’s a map for that.” Read more »
Verizon: Half-Dozen 4G Smartphones And Tablets Coming In Early 2011
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Verizon Wireless has unveiled some of its 4G launch plans this morning at CTIA’s keynote, but not saying exactly when it will go live or how… Read more »
T-Mobile USA Sticks With Family-Friendly Theme For The New myTouch
T-Mobile USA is unveiling a third edition of its myTouch franchise today, which has been enhanced by a team of T-Mobile developers to create… Read more »
Sprint Execs Resign From Clearwire Board
Citing new anti-trust rules, 4G broadband provider Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) says that three Sprint (NYSE: S) executives are leaving its board.… Read more »
LightSquared Must Meet FCC Deadlines To Build Wireless Network
LightSquared must raise billions of dollars in order to build a nationwide wireless broadband network using satellites. But if it doesn’t ac… Read more »
Roku, TiVo Add Hulu Plus
Hulu Plus is gaining two more ways to connect with potential subscribers: TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) and Roku are adding access to Hulu Plus through… Read more »
Can Clearwire Bank On A Relationship With T-Mobile USA?
Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) is sounding fairly confident that an investment or network-sharing agreement with T-Mobile USA is in the works, but t… Read more »
Feds Approve White Spaces For Rolling Out A Super WiFi Network
No plans are in place yet, and it is confusing how things will proceed, but federal regulators have cleared the way for companies to use vac… Read more »
The Problem With 4G And What AT&T Is Doing About It
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It sounds like AT&T’s Randall Stephenson learned something from the vicious attacks by Verizon Wireless over the past year, which compared t… Read more »
SK Telecom May Re-Enter The U.S. Market With Investment In LightSquared
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The biggest impediment to getting Hedge Fund Manager Philip Falcone’s wireless company getting off the ground is money, but he may be seeing… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 09.17.10
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» CNN may have officially stopped using the AP’s content after 30 years, but the news wire begs to differ. [The Upshot]
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In-Flight Wireless Company Row 44 Raises $37 Million
A second startup hoping to cash in on the the growing popularity of in-flight internet access has raised a big round. Row 44, which is in th… Read more »
TV Everywhere Plays Important Role In New Disney-Time Warner Cable Deal
Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) and the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) stepped to the precipice of blackout Armageddon — and wisely took a giant… Read more »
Clearwire Doesn’t Need Sprint’s Permission To Partner With Arch Enemy
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Sprint’s board of directors is reportedly debating whether to let rival U.S. carrier T-Mobile USA invest in Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR), accordin… Read more »
Intel Buys Its Way Into The Smartphone Market With Chip Acquisition
Intel (NSDQ: INTC) has purchased Infineon’s wireless unit for $1.4 billion in cash in hopes of gaining a foothold in the wireless industry,… Read more »
Clearwire Launches ‘Rover,’ Offering Daily, Weekly Or Monthly Plans
Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) has unveiled a new Read more »
Updated: CBSSports.com Expands U.S. Open Streaming; USTA Will Show It All
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Tennis fans should be able to get their fill of the 2010 U.S. Open with or without a TV, even if the weather is good. For the past two years… Read more »
Hot Growth Area for Social Media: Older Users, Says Pew
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Young adults are the heaviest social media users but older adults are fueling the growth. Wired adults 50 and older nearly doubled use of so… Read more »
Hedge Fund Manager Falcone’s Big Bet On Wireless Broadband
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Investors in the Harbinger’s hedge fund are increasingly uncomfortable with Philip Facone’s obsession with building a high-speed wireless br… Read more »
Clearwire Confirms New ‘Pay As You Go’ Service Is Coming
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Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) will be unveiling a new “pay as you go” service on Monday in a webcast for media and industry analysts, according to… Read more »
Apple Continues To Push Networks For 99 Cent Video But Switches To Rentals
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has dropped its TV subscription plans — for now — but the company may be closing in on deals to offer 99-cent video ren… Read more »
Clearwire Starts Testing LTE; Expects To Hit 3 Million Subs By Year End
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As part of its second-quarter financial results today in which Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) raised its guidance significantly, the company confirm… Read more »
Nevermind Ducts, Virgin Media’s Using Electricity Poles To Extend Footprint
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Of all the ideas people have had over the years for plugging the rural broadband divide (WiFi, WiMax, government subsidies), not many people… Read more »
Clearwire Sells Majority Stake In Irish WiMax Network
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Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) has sold off a majority of its assets in Ireland to Dublin-based Imagine Communications Group, freeing the company up… Read more »
3.4 Billion Mobile Broadband Subscriptions Expected In 2015, Ericsson Says
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Are high-speed mobile broadband networks a fad? Will people still want to access the internet over a phone in five years?
More than ever, s… Read more »
One Week Of Hulu Plus: Glee-Full But Not Giddy
Is Hulu Plus worth $10 a month? It all depends on the programming you like to watch, how much of it you want to access and how often. I’ve b… Read more »
No Stranger To Services, Best Buy Partners With Sprint To Offer Data Plans
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Best Buy will launch its own mobile broadband data service on July 11 for some of the devices it sells in many of its big-box retail outlets… Read more »
Hulu’s Jump Through The Subscription Hoop Finally Coming?
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The latest in a line of reports stretching back several months about Hulu’s plans to try a subscription service comes courtesy of the Wall S… Read more »
FCC OKs Process For Changing Way ISPs Are Regulated
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Telegraphed for weeks, the FCC’s vote on an inquiry into Title II classification of broadband (and other options) came as no surprise. As a… Read more »
Hulu CTO Feng Leaving For Kleiner Perkins, Will Advise Gore On Green Tech
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The first big leadership change in Hulu’s young career: Eric Feng, the founding CTO and SVP of audience recruited by CEO Jason Kilar from Be… Read more »
Cablevision Tries To Extend WiFi Network To Trains
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In the department of good timing, on the same day AT&T (NYSE: T) announced an end to new unlimited mobile data access accounts, Cablevision… Read more »
Streaming Music Archive Wolfgang’s Vault Expands To Boxee
Wolfgang’s Vault has already extended its streaming archive of classic rock and Newport concerts to mobile; today it enters the living room… Read more »
Google TV: Next Big Thing Or Wishful Thinking?
I would love to hop on the *Google* TV bandwagon. It sounds like a fun ride with lots of great company and exciting plans. But it’s a hard j… Read more »
The Future of Google TV Is …
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Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks and cofounder of HDNet, offers running commentary on Blog Maverick and allows us to publish it her… Read more »
Video: Slick New Viewing Guide Clicker.TV Gets Star Turn At Google I/O
For the second week, one of the most interesting new content apps I’ve seen isn’t actually content — it’s about how to reach the video cont… Read more »
Verizon Says 4G Phones Are Coming In May 2011
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Verizon Wireless is working to quickly build a 4G wireless network, but it can’t beat Sprint (NYSE: S), which is launching its first 4G phon… Read more »
FCC’s Genachowski: We’re At The ‘Pre-Beginning’ With Third Way
Facing a tough crowd at the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Theater in LA this morning, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski tried to convince cablers his week… Read more »
Sprint’s First 4G Phone Available June 4: Fast But Not Cheap
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Sprint (NYSE: S) has been known for introducing super reasonably priced voice and data plans for some time. That’s why the pricing for its f… Read more »
FCC’s Genachowski Tries To Carve A ‘Third Way’ For Regulating ISPs
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Caught between a previous regime’s decision on how to define broadband and a recent federal court decision that the Federal Communications C… Read more »
Clearwire Preps For The Possibility Of Moving From WiMax To LTE
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Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) is rolling out WiMax fast. By the end of the year, it anticipates reaching 120 million people and will be offering tw… Read more »
