Comcast testing WiMAX femtocells
Sue Marek, FierceWireless, 11/11/2009 Comcast confirmed that it is currently testing WiMAX femtocells, actions that hint at an expanded wireless broadband effort on the part of the nation’s largest cable provider. The news does not necessarily come as a surprise. Last year, Unstrung reported that part of Comcast’s deal with Clearwire (Comcast resells Clearwire’s mobile [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, AT&T, Clearwire, Comcast, Femtocell, Sprint, Verizon, WiMax
Web 2.0 Speakers See Mobile Takeover in Future
Jefferson Graham, Mobile Tech Today, 10/23/2009 They came to talk about not-so-distant future technology, where cash is a relic, we’ve all but ditched the PC in favor of the mobile phone and the entire cable TV 500-channel universe — including pay TV — can be seen online, any time of the day. The Web 2.0 [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Palm (HP) · Tagged with: Comcast, Push
Latest 4G Expansion Plans Include Comcast’s Hometown
Staci D. Kramer, MocoNews, 10/23/2009 Clearwire’s push to put 4G in 25-plus markets by the end of 2009 continues with another batch of launches. Clearwire, Comcast and Sprint each will launch commercial 4G service in Philadelphia (next several weeks), Chicago (November) and Seattle/Tacoma (early December) before the end of the year. Philadelphia is Comcast’s hometown; [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, Clearwire, Comcast, Sprint, WiMax
FCC proposes network neutrality rules (and big exemptions)
Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 10/22/2009 As expected, the FCC laid out its draft network neutrality rules at an open meeting today. Despite the partial dissent of the two Republican commissioners, the pro-neutrality faction has won a major rhetorical battle; even its toughest opponents sing the praises of a “free and open Internet.” The draft rules [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, Comcast, FCC, Flash
Comcast to enter 3G/4G cellular data market
Andrew Munchbach, The Boy Genius Report, 10/22/2009 Stateside ISP Comcast is ready to jump on the 3G/4G wireless data bandwagon — and how. The Comcast site is boasting 4G services for residents of Bellingham, WA, Portland, OR, and Atlanta, GA, — with more to come — and 3G coverage throughout most of the continental US. [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, Comcast
Companies, Lawmakers Tell FCC to Dump Net Neutrality
Grant Gross, IDG News Service, 10/15/2009 As the U.S. Federal Communications Commission moves toward developing formal net neutrality rules, some U.S. lawmakers and telecom-related companies have told the agency that new regulations will cause more problems than they’re worth. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced last month that he would seek to develop formal rules prohibiting [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Cisco, Comcast, Ericsson, FCC, Motorola, Nokia
FCC chief lauds wireless companies, to focus on spectrum
Gina Keating, Yahoo Tech, 10/7/2009 The top U.S. communications regulator praised recent moves by big wireless companies to open their networks and said he would work to overcome a looming shortage of airwaves used by the industry. U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said on Wednesday that consumers would benefit from the latest move [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, Comcast, CTIA, FCC, T-Mobile, Verizon, Vodafone
All Eyes on AT&T at CTIA; Will Ma Bell Let Skype Onto Its Networks?
Cecilia Kang, The Washington Post, 10/6/2009 Is AT&T about to announce Skype and Google Voice will run on its mobile network via Apple’s iPhone? That’s the buzz ahead of a wireless industry conference that begins Wednesday in San Diego. One source close to the thinking of AT&T executives said the company has been deliberating the [...]
In: Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, AT&T, Comcast, CTIA, FCC, Skype, Verizon, VoIP, WiFi
Adobe Unveils First Full Flash Player for Mobile Devices and PCs
Adobe MAX 2009, Business Wire, 10/5/2009 Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today unveiled Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1 software for smartphones, smartbooks, netbooks, PCs and other Internet-connected devices, allowing content created using the Adobe Flash Platform to reach users wherever they are. A public developer beta of the browser-based runtime is expected to be available for Windows® [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, Mobile Technology, Symbian · Tagged with: Cisco, Comcast, Ericsson, Flash, HTC, Linux, Motorola, Nokia, Verizon