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Cable: Natural born monopoly?

The second quarter results are out and it appears that the cable industry is winning share in broadband, phone and TV connections and handily thwarting encroachment by the likes of Verizon and AT&T. In fact, TV and broadband service is meant to be a monopoly and cable appears to be...

Tags: verizon communications inc., broadband, at&t corp., ma bell, satellite, moffett, broadband growth, cost reduction effort, network technology, cable, broadband internet, telecommunications, networking, personal technology, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-11

Worldwide broadband growth falls to 7.1ò0in Q2 2006

Worldwide broadband growth falls to 7.1ò0in Q2 2006Broadband penetrationAs broadband per household approaches 100% the growth rate will slow to 0. This is trivial math. A much better analysis would be to measure % broadband access per household,% dialup access per household, and no access per household. ...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, broadband, broadband growth, Q2 2006

Discussion threads 2006-11-10

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Understanding Enterprise 2.0 Tolerances & Scale

We're at an interesting intersection in the collaboration world where projects both large and small tend to be discussed with the same terms. This can be very confusing to the lay person since it's hard to know what sort of scale is being described. ...

Tags: Environment, Enterprise 2.0, Small And Medium Business Need, European Enterprise 2.0 Scene, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-14

Antitrust: Time to break apart the phone companies -- again?

Actually,those 'guaranteed revenue' companiesAre not so rare. Food companies, oil and gas companies, phone companies, electric companies, water utilities.... the list goes on and on if I had enough time to think of them all.That is why we need to break up any company that gets more than a 10%...

Tags: Corporate law, Telecom & Utilities, Network technology, Food & Beverage, 360Networks Corp., phone company, phone, antitrust

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Web powerhouses to FCC: We support open Internet

The Internet's big guns have signed their names to a letter of support for a continued open Internet, sending it to the FCC this morning, just days before the agency is slated to vote on network neutrality rules. The letter is actually from the Open Internet Coalition,...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Web, Net Neutrality, Internet, Federal Government, Government, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-19

CTIA: Qualcomm, AT&T execs reflect on Mobile's past, future

In many ways, it may feel like we've "arrived" when it comes to wireless technology. But Drs. Irwin and Paul Jacobs, the father-and-son duo who run Qualcomm, pointed out during a chat with CTIA President Steve Largent this morning that the industry has seen major changes over the decades and...

Tags: Device, Mobile, Network, AT&T Corp., Qualcomm Inc., CTIA, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-08

CTIA: Android and Apps everywhere

In the lobby of my hotel yesterday afternoon, I engaged in some small talk with a guy who was wearing a CTIA badge as we waited for the elevator. As we talked about the show and what we had thought of the first day, he said what I had been...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Mapquest, CTIA, App, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-08

News to know: Google; CTIA; Microsoft; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: FBI's 'Operation Phish Phry' snares nearly 100 people Sam Diaz:Mobile VoIP services no longer taboo, following AT&T...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Mobile, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, CTIA, Data Centers, Cellular Phones, Web Browsers, Podcasts, Tablets, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-10-08

Are you a mobile broadband hog? Should that be your problem?

Should mobile broadband be preserved, much the same way people are interested in conserving energy and saving the environment? During a keynote speech at CTIA, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega spoke about the state of the wireless industry and the trends that we're seeing in...

Tags: Mobile, Broadband, AT&T Corp., Mobile Broadband, Advertising & Promotion, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-07

CTIA: Genachowski taps wireless industry to help foster growth, innovation

As the mobile industry continues to go through its changes, the eyes are increasingly focused on Washington, specifically the Federal Communications Commission. To kick off the conference, FCC chairman Julius Genachowski stepped on to the stage before the attendees of the CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment conference...

Tags: Innovation, Mobile, Industry, Broadband, Spectrum, CTIA, Wireless, Mobile Data Usage, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-07

Newegg announces IPO, plans for expansion

Online electronics retailer Newegg is going public, launching an IPO estimated at $175 million, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission today. The retailer has largely been focused on IT products such as hardware, software and peripherals since its launch in 2001 but recently...

Tags: Information Technology, Retail Company, Newegg.com, Retail, IPO, Sales Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Financial Services, Sales, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-28

Meet Cliq, MotoBlur: Live blog from Motorola-Android announcement

Motorola co-CEO Dr. Sanjay Jha is addressing the audience at GigaOm's Mobilize conference in San Francisco today. I'm here to share some details as they develop. 10:29 am: Dr. Jha takes the stage and starts his keynote speech by talking about wireless broadband. For users, it means...

Tags: Phone, Network, Blog, T-Mobile, Motorola Inc., Wireless Broadband, Wireless, MotoBlur, Sanjay Jha, Social Networking, Telecom & Utilities, Broadband Internet, Wireless And Mobility, Wi-Fi, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Telecommunications, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-10

Wireless: Examining the race to the bottom

The wireless industry is facing quite a conundrum: Subscriber growth is faster than the relatively pokey video business, but revenue per subscriber is falling. Toss in the movement by Apple, Google and others to make wireless carriers mere dumb pipes and there's turbulence ahead. ...

Tags: Industry, Video, Cable, Wireless, Wireless Industry, Craig Moffett, Tracfone, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-24

Ubuntu adds desktop support for small businesses

Ubuntu adds desktop support for small businesses Ubuntu adds desktop support for small businesses And yet no one cares because no one wants linux. It just doesn't offer what small businesses need to survive in this economic climate and grow their business.Good Move - won't change anythingAs per the...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Ubuntu, small business, desktop

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Growth of 3G wireless broadband illustrates demand for 4G connections

Growth of 3G wireless broadband illustrates demand for 4G connectionsNot true growth...The "growth" is due to the service being part of voice plans being added, not due to the need or even desire for data. Sure people want wireless data, but not at the price being sucked out of...

Tags: Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, Broadband Internet, 4G, wireless broadband, broadband

Discussion threads 2009-07-23

AT&T activates 2.4 million iPhones; Second quarter tops estimates

Updated: AT&T's second quarter earnings were better than expected courtesy of a strong launch of Apple's iPhone 3GS. In the second quarter, AT&T activated 2.4 million iPhones, up 29 percent from a year ago and up 31.8 percent from the first quarter. Meanwhile, AT&T churn fell to...

Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-23

News to know: Amazon-Zappos; eBay earnings; Windows server; AMD; Plastic Logic Reader; Apple-AT&T

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: A good fit: Amazon gobbles up Zappos Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Don't Forget to Turn Out the Lights,...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Plastic Logic, Microsoft Windows Server, Server, Matthew Miller, Earnings, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., eBay Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Team Management, E-books, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Management, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-23

Growth of 3G wireless broadband illustrates demand for 4G connections

It's no secret that 4G wireless technology - aka Long Term Evolution and WiMax - is in the works and actually starting to see some deployment. But until then, a 3G technology called High Speed Packet Access, or HSPA, is seeing the big growth numbers around the globe. ...

Tags: 4G, Mobile, Broadband, 3G, HSPA, Mobile Broadband, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-22

A Clear Path to 100Gigabit Ethernet on the Alcatel-Lucent Service Router Portfolio

In helping service providers profitably meet the massive bandwidth demands driven by explosive growth in video traffic and sophisticated consumer and business IP services, Alcatel-Lucent is the first to deliver 100 Gigabit interfaces that combine speed, services and industry-leading power efficiency. Leveraging the power and flexibility of innovative FP2 silicon,...

Tags: Lucent Technologies Inc., Router, Clear, Alcatel, Network Technology, Routers & Switches, Networking, Corporate Communications, Broadband Internet, Marketing, Telecommunications

White papers 2009-07-11

Can netbook subsidies from wireless companies work for schools?

So Sprint is basically giving away netbooks, Verizon is making them mighty cheap at least to acquire, AT&T offers a variety of deals on netbooks and free access to its network of WiFi hotspots and it seems pretty likely that other smaller wireless carriers will follow suit. The only...

Tags: School District, Netbook, Wireless, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-08