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10/31/2012
Inside The Beltway 10/31/12
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) filed comments on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Notice of Policy and Request for Comments on Passenger Use of Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) on Board Aircraft. The group offers strong support of the FAA’s examination of its policies, guidance and procedure that aircraft operators use when determining if passenger use of […]
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10/31/2012
Deals Of The Day 10/31/12
SRP Telecom, a Phoenix-based core business unit of the nation’s third-largest public power utility, is deploying the Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 7420 Metro/Enterprise WDM Platform for datacenter interconnect and access services. The FLASHWAVE 7420 combines optical, Ethernet and certified storage solutions in a scalable platform supporting multiple protocols, including Enterprise Systems Connection (ESCON), Fiber Connection (FICON) and […]
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10/31/2012
Survey Sez 10/31/12
“Operators are still very much focused on using femtocells to deliver better voice coverage, but our 2012 residential femtocell survey identifies a shift toward a more strategic utilization of femtocells for enhancing the mobile broadband experience and as a means for delivering value-added services like virtual home phone numbers and media file sharing,” explains Richard […]
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10/31/2012
Live From 4G World – Day Two: Two Paths To 4G Profitability
CHICAGO – How can 4G services translate into profitability for operators moving forward with that next-gen wireless platform? Panelists on Tuesday presented some key innovators that could move the economic needle for carriers. Some may be wondering why Cisco is entering the wireless arena with a vengeance, but it’s quite clear: It’s all about connectivity, […]
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10/31/2012
Fueling The Coming Microcell Boom
As carriers continue to roll out LTE networks to meet the overwhelming demand for mobile broadband data services, small cellular base stations, called micro and picocells, are expected to proliferate across the landscape over the next several years. In wireless networks, these small cell towers, or base stations, are used to extend coverage to indoor […]
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10/31/2012
13 Ways Cable Has Weathered the Storm
Despite making landfall, Hurricane Sandy continues to churn across the U.S. Here’s a rundown of how government agencies, MSOs and cable nets have weathered the storm thus far.