Google’s planned buy of Motorola Mobility is about the patents and the war of mutual destruction in the mobile space. We get that, but it’s also about TV and carriers and the convergence of broadband, data and action in ways that change our lives. Read More »
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The FCC today opened the door to metered pricing plans on wireline broadband networks such as those attempted by Time Warner Cable and AT&T. In a speech outlining his network neutrality proposal, Julius Genachowski condoned usage-based pricing as a means to ensure continued investment in networks. Read More »
We are inching toward half a billion broadband subscribers worldwide, thanks to booming demand for fast connections. Find out the top 10 service providers in the world. Which is the largest? The fastest? What are the top five US broadband service providers? Read More »
The three cable providers in the New York metro area have banded together to create a Wi-Fi network that any of the companies’ customers can use, turning the city into a big hotspot for all those smartphones and iPads. Is this the age of Wi-Fi roaming? Read More »
Time Warner Cable has confirmed that it is launching Wi-Fi hotspots for customers of its NYC RoadRunner broadband service through a partnership with Cablevision. Locations include rail platforms, parks and other commonly used areas. Read More »
Connect a Million Minds, a $100 million initiative from Time Warner Cable that tries to hook kids up with after-school activities that promote math and science, has released a public service announcement showing geeks as, well, if not the inheritors of the Earth, certainly its rulers. Read More »
Time Warner Cable’s super fast broadband roll out to the rest of its markets is happening –although it’s only for businesses and costs more than $300 a month. Looks like TWC is still cherry-picking the markets where it wants to invest in its network. Read More »
Time Warner Cable plans to expand its DOCSIS 3.0 broadband upgrades in portions of Texas, Ohio and upstate New York during the first half of this year, according to Light Reading. All I can say is bring on the 50 Mbps service and faster upstream speeds. Read More »
President Obama took questions via YouTube today, and in response to a question about keeping the Internet open and neutral, professed a belief in net neutrality that may even include resistance to allowing carriers to deliver managed services or possibly tiered pricing on the consumer side. Read More »
Amid the debate on network neutrality, transparent network management is generally accepted, but in practice it may not improve the end user experience as much as everyone hopes, since there are so many players between the end user and the content provider. We need intelligence. Read More »
Verizon has made an art form of sending mixed messages, and it raised things to a new level when its top executives couldn’t decide what Verizon’s new mobile data pricing strategy should be. Will it offer bundles or usage-based plans? Depends on who you ask. Read More »
Time Warner Cable and News Corp.’s fight over retransmission fees for broadcast channels brings up hard questions on the business model of providing over-the-air television. Honest answers to those questions could lead the way for the FCC to repurpose broadcasters’ spectrum for mobile broadband. Read More »
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