| Average Cost of Broadband Services Down 20% This Year, Says Point Topic
16/11/2008
As mobile networks undergo massive expansion in developing markets, wireless carriers are beginning to take advantage of warm climates by harnessing solar energy, so as to reduce the cost of wireless service delivery.Lower power consumption and improved solar technology have transformed solar energy into a viable alternative power source for cellular base stations.“Solar power will first be... |
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| Wireless Carriers to Harness Solar Energy in Mobile Network Expansion
15/11/2008
The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island has announced plans to extend high-speed internet access to each and every one of its communities, through an $8.2 million deal with local telephone carrier, Aliant.The plan, which allows for renewal of the government’s contract with Aliant, was outlined this week by PEI’s Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Rural Development Minister, Allan... |
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| Prince Edward Island Reaches Rural Broadband Deal with Aliant
14/11/2008
Right on the heels of updating the BlackBerry Curve, Research In Motion has announced the U.S. availability date for its much anticipated BlackBerry Storm device.The touchscreen BlackBerry, which features mobile broadband access, as well as the ability to download and store music, will be available through Verizon Wireless beginning on November 21. It is being seen as the most credible challenger... |
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| Sky to Offer Online TV Application as Distinct Subscription Service
10/11/2008
Germany’s 3G wireless penetration rate will reach 60% in 2012, by which time mobile data services will generate annual revenues of 5.7 billion in the country, according to a recent report from Goldmedia.The German mobile population is still growing, according to the report, but total revenues have been dropping off in recent quarters, as the price of mobile voice services continues to... |
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| 60% of Germans to Use 3G Wireless Services by 2012
07/11/2008
AT&T’s leading wireless executive said yesterday that the carrier is working with Apple to devise a way for the popular iPhone device to be used as an ad hoc cellular modem when connected to a laptop.The company expects to release a sanctioned tethering solution “soon,” said AT&T Mobility president and CEO, Ralph De La Vega, in an interview at the Web 2.0 Summit.... |
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| AT&T to Allow 3G iPhone Tethering “Soon”
05/11/2008
As Telus-owned Koodo Mobile makes a play for Canada’s “no-frills” wireless market, and new competitors like BMV Holdings prepare their own low-cost networks, Rogers Communications’ Fido division is seeking its own piece of the discount wireless pie.Fido is seeking to reinvent its new brand by introducing a new logo, reducing the cost of its plans, and perhaps most... |
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| AT&T Begins Testing DSL Bandwidth Limits
04/11/2008
BMV Holdings, a company that purchased $52 million worth of wireless spectrum in Canada’s most recent airwaves auction, has revealed plans to have a no-frills wireless offering up and running in Ontario and Quebec by next fall.“We’re starting from scratch and we’re only going to have one rate plan,” said Alek Krstajic, CEO of the Toronto-based company, noting that... |
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| Bell Mobility Brings Parental Controls to Mobile Internet
01/11/2008
Internet video isn’t just for the young and tech-savvy anymore, and is becoming a hot consumer web product across all demographics, according to a recent report by Mike Vorhaus of media consultancy, Magid Advisors.About half of all U.S. internet users aged 12 to 64 currently watch at least one online video per week, while 10% are daily video consumers. Even among older users (aged 55 to... |
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| Online Video Spans Demographic Divide
31/10/2008
TiVo, pioneer of the Digital Video Recording industry, has entered into an alliance with online movie rental giant, Netflix, to allow U.S. customers to stream digital movies onto their TV sets.“For Netflix and TiVo subscribers, this collaboration offers a fabulously easy way to enhance the enjoyment of watching movies in the comfort of their living rooms,” commented Reed Hastings, the... |
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| U.S. VoIP Market to Grow 14% Annually for Next Five Years: Pike & Fischer
30/10/2008
Demand for VoIP services in the United States will continue to see significant growth over the next two years, with 8.5 million more Americans expected to sign-up for IP phone offerings within that time frame, according to a recent report by Pike & Fischer’s Broadband Advisory Service.The report, entitled “Residential VoIP Market Outlook,” projects a 14% growth rate for the... |
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