The Rural/Muni Broadband march continues. Today nation’s 2,000 muni/public electric systems, 134 provide Internet service, 128 provide broadband connections, 76 provide DSL, and 39 offer wireless networking, according to this report. bq. Adel, 250 miles south of Atlanta, has joined the growing ranks of rural communities… Read More »
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This week, Verizon Wireless will announce its big plans to launch a nationwide network using the EV-DO network that can transmit data at over 300 kilobits per second, making it the first real wireless DSL replacement network. The company has a lot riding on this next… Read More »
After beating the outsourcing horse bloody, C/net has decided to outsource some of the “writing” jobs to India, according to a report on Newsforge which snagged a memo written by C/net Builder.com editor, Rex Baldazo. bq. “… with Q2 it appears my monthly article budget will be… Read More »
Six months ago, i wrote that a fixed wireless resurgence was on its way. Today it has become a full fledged movement. MSNBC/Reuters reports that WiMAX is threatening 3G in the wireless sweep stakes, and could upset the plans of all those who spent billions on… Read More »
Next week when the CTIA show opens in Atlanta, Georgia, all the hubbub will be about data services over wireless networks, reports News.com. In specific the discussions would focus on how to get Americans who love their hardwired connections to use more wireless data. bq. “Data just… Read More »
I have been amused by the massive buying frenzy over the yellow pages divisions of various phone companies. Everyone from Sprint to Qwest have auctioned off their supposedly cash cow divisions and taken the cash to pare down their debt. I used to wonder why they… Read More »
Global Crossing former officers and directors, including founder Gary Winnick and the company’s former law firm, agreed to pay a combined $325 million in cash to a group of investors to settle two class-action lawsuits. Under the settlement, Mr. Winnick, who resigned from the company in… Read More »
