Wireless

NetAmerica, Panhandle light up Bonfire LTE

March 28, 2012 2:54 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | Comments

Panhandle Telephone Cooperative is about to switch on LTE service in rural Oklahoma, and it won't do it alone: It's getting help from the NetAmerica Alliance

Aurora wins SCTE Canadian Summit’s Technology Challenge

March 28, 2012 2:52 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments

Aurora Network’s Remote QAM module took the top honors at the SCTE Canadian Summit’s Technology Challenge yesterday.

Comcast tees up cloud-based phone service for businesses

March 27, 2012 3:00 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments

Comcast continued its push in the commercial services sector with the recent launch of a cloud-based VoIP service for businesses.

Time Warner Cable uses mPortal to provision My TWC app

March 27, 2012 2:57 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments

Time Warner Cable’s My TWC mobile gateway, which lets subscribers access and manage their Time Warner accounts remotely on their Android and iOS devices, is being powered by mPortal.

Cities without FiOS protest Verizon, cable deal

March 27, 2012 2:54 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | Comments

Five cities in New York, Massachusetts and Maryland that don't have Verizon's FiOS service are slamming the company's tie-up with cable operators.

Cable vet Carlucci onboard as Alticast’s CTO of Americas

March 27, 2012 2:53 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments

Interactive TV and middleware vendor Alticast has tapped cable industry veteran John Carlucci as its new chief technology officer for the Americas.

FTC report tackles privacy, suggests changes

March 27, 2012 2:50 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | Comments

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is calling on mobile companies to work toward improved privacy protections, including the development of shorter, more succinct privacy disclosures.

Carlson, Neul intro white space system for WISPs

March 27, 2012 2:48 pm | by Brian Santo | Products | Comments

The wireless system is designed to get service providers up and running with minimal investment.

Lantiq’s new ADSL chips add onboard Ethernet support

March 27, 2012 2:46 pm | by Brian Santo | Products | Comments

The systems-on-a-chip (SoCs) are headed for gateways that can support Gigabit Ethernet connections.

GreenTouch unveils hyper-efficient FTTH

March 27, 2012 2:42 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | Comments

The GreenTouch Consortium's latest contribution to the energy-efficiency of future communications networks was designed for fiber-to-the-home, but it has implications for the wireless space, as well.

Wowza backer takes a minority stake

March 27, 2012 2:40 pm | by Brian Santo | News | Comments

Summit Partners’ investment will help the streaming media specialist expand its marketing operations.

Live From Cable-Tec Expo - SeaChange

March 26, 2012 4:55 pm | by CED Magazine | Videos | Comments

See how SeaChange enables the world’s most exciting commercial multi-screen video services, fully integrating on-demand and linear television with iPads, PCs and smartphones.

Comcast opens doors on Xfinity Customer Center in Colo.

March 26, 2012 2:51 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments

Comcast is taking steps to improve its customers’ experience on several fronts, one of which includes the transformation of many of its customer service centers across its footprint.

Verizon, cable ops shed light on AWS, marketing deals

March 26, 2012 2:45 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | Comments

Verizon Wireless and the four cable operators it is buying spectrum from have presented the FCC with a nuanced explanation of a marketing and cross-selling arrangement that was penned at the same time the companies agreed on a $3.9 billion sale of AWS spectrum.

AT&T to FCC: 'I told you so' about T-Mobile layoffs

March 26, 2012 2:42 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | Comments

AT&T is linking the layoffs of 1,900 T-Mobile USA call center workers to the FCC's decision to block the two companies' merger, a scathing critique that prompted a quick response from the agency.