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12/23/2010
Globalstar Preps More Birds For Next-Gen Network
Globalstar Inc., which provides mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, government and individuals, is sporting two new second-generation satellites built by Thales Alenia Space. The operator also expects to take delivery of four additional satellites early next year, and all six orbiters will then be shipped to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, where […]
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12/22/2010
Breaking News: No Comcast/NBCU Merger This Year<!—ââEndFragmentâ
According to the New York Times, NBC Universal CEO Jeffrey Zucker told his staff earlier today via memo that regulators would not be approving the pending Comcast/NBC Universal merger this year. Rather, Zucker said “the green Light” could be given to the deal in January 2011. Apparently, the stumbling blocks involve some concessions Comcast is […]
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12/22/2010
Follow-Up: Net Neutrality Day Two
“Let me start with a quote,” said FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski yesterday, just before the commission voted along party lines yesterday (click here for more on that story) to adopt rules it hopes will preserve basic Internet values (GN Docket No. 09-191, WC Docket No. 07-52). “The Web as we know it [is] being threatened.” […]
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12/22/2010
Barrett Xplore Kicks Off 4G Network Buildout In Quebec
Canadian ISP Barrett Xplore Inc. has put together $55 million in private funding to build an advanced broadband network in rural Canada, consisting of $30 million from existing investors and $25 million in new equity monies. Among the new investors are private equity firm Catalyst Investors and Calgary’s Werklund Capital Corp. The carrier, which provides […]
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12/22/2010
NSN Wins Top LTE Base-Station Vendor Spot
Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) is Number One in the latest LTE base-station provider Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research, with Huawei and Alcatel-Lucent in second and third place. When putting together these matrices, ABI Research assesses vendors on “innovation” and “implementation” across several criteria unique to each vendor matrix. “NSN is the market leader because […]
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12/22/2010
Research Firm Predicts Plenty Of 2011 Surprises
Here are a few things to ponder about 2011: Facebook could team with Google, Apple and Microsoft to develop a world-beating cloud-TV service. Social networks will pass a billion users, and more than 500 million connected TV devices will be in use. Revenues from tablet computers will top revenues from netbook sales, but only 20 […]