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05/07/2012
The Current State Of Wireless Economics (Part 2)
Part 1 of this feature (click here) reported on the wireless industry’s contribution to the U.S. economy as detailed in Recon Analytic’s new report, The Wireless Industry: The Essential Engine of U.S. Economic Growth. Part 2 examines how spectrum drives the wireless economic engine. At a Progressive Policy Institute round table last week in Washington, […]
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05/04/2012
HomeFusion Goes Coast To Coast
Verizon Wireless’ HomeFusion Broadband has been available in six markets since March, but it now has reached nationwide status. According to the carrier, “HomeFusion Broadband offers customers a reliable alternative for residential broadband, especially in areas with limited broadband choices. It provides connectivity for a wide range of devices, including computers and gaming consoles, using […]
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05/04/2012
Equinix Adds Mobile-Cloud Capabilities
Data-center-service provider Equinix Inc. now is offering the Syniverse PRIME IPX Solution for IP access to the mobile cloud in several of Equinix’s International Business Exchange (IBX) global data centers. The target audience includes mobile network operators, cable operators, ISPs, and content and application providers. The Syniverse IPX solution is available in select Equinix’s IBX […]
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05/04/2012
NAB Drops White-Spaces Review
Yesterday, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to dismiss its 2008-filed petition for review of the FCC’s Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands Second Report and Order and Memorandum Opinion and Order. Initially, the group opposed the use of white spaces, saying they could […]
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05/04/2012
Data Usage Pushes Dark-Fiber Sales
Things are looking up for dark-fiber providers: By the end of this year, revenues will grow at an average annual rate of 3.7 percent to reach $986.2 million. Dark-fiber providers lease or sell their unused fiber-optic cables to communications or Internet-based companies for the purpose of creating a communications network. According to IBISWorld industry analyst […]
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05/04/2012
Business Broadband: Good News And Bad News
According to the national nonprofit group Connected Nation, broadband plays a key role in business performance and influences the continuing economic recovery. Recent research by the group says U.S. businesses generate $411.4 billion in online sales to consumers or other businesses. It’s not all good news, however. Connected Nation points out an estimated 1.8 million […]