Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-style-parent:""; line-height:115%; font-size:11.0pt;"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-"Times New Roman";} A few weeks back I was at the VoIP Sizzles 2008 event in Dallas and the day it was over I told Robert Messer the founder of ABP [...]
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August 11th, 2008 |
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The second-quarter 2008 financial reports are in –- and the tea leaves aren't showing a sunny future for phone companies. While their financials today look bearable, economic and demographic trends are acting as gale-force headwinds for the future. Here are some of the major issues they're facing: A slowing economy [...]
Wireless Data Services Up 52.0 Percent. Wireless data revenues grew 52.0 percent versus the year-earlier quarter to $2.5 billion, reflecting continued strong adoption of services such as Internet and data access, e-mail and messaging. Wireless Internet access revenues more than doubled versus results for the year-earlier second quarter, while revenues [...]
Perhaps I am the idiot and Steve Jobs is right. We just called the Apple store in Stamford, CT (both local AT&T Wireless stores are sold out and you can tell they aren't too happy to be fielding these calls) and they have a few iPhones in stock but there [...]
What is it about the iPhone that makes it so special that people will stand in line for it for hours on end? I think I may know. I have been trying to get one of these things for about a week and I have driven over 30 minutes looking [...]
Alltel's (NYSE: AT) CEO Scott Ford said in an interview with the Arkansas News Bureau that a carrier must be nationwide in order to be relevant in today's industry, and to rectify that, during his tenure as the chief executive at the fifth largest U.S. carrier, he tried to buy [...]
AT&T announced the availability of AT&T U-verse Voice in parts of Cleveland, Akron, Columbus and other northeastern Ohio communities, bringing consumers a next-generation digital voice service delivered over the AT&T U-verse IP network. U-verse Voice brings together your AT&T wireline and wireless voice, broadband and TV services all on one [...]
As indicated in Tuesday's Financial Post, Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) stands to be the big winner when the iPhone finally makes it to Canada on July 11. However, without any monthly pricing plan announcements, what does this mean for Rogers' average revenue per user [ARPU] and capital expenditure? On Tuesday, [...]
Although the CNet blog builds a pretty good case for why the new iPhone will replace RIM's BlackBerry as the mobile phone of choice in the business market, me thinks it boils down to three little letters why not -- AT&T;. For while it may claim reliability, there are more [...]
Improvements to AT&T; Mobility's network allow the company to boast its fastest speeds ever, the Atlanta-based cellphone giant's top executive said. The increased speeds relate to how fast consumers can download or transmit data — music, videos and other information — on AT&T;'s wireless network, Ralph de la Vega, president [...]
AT&T Wireless said 3G cell sites have been activated in Delray Beach and Fort Lauderdale. It's part of the company's efforts to expand its 3G network, AT&T's fastest wireless data connection speed, which allows users to access data services like AT&T Video Share.[...]
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April 5th, 2008 |
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The open access restrictions mandated by the Federal Communications Commission on portions of the recently auctioned 700 MHz spectrum were among the main reasons AT&T chose not to bid for that spectrum but opted instead to pay more for that of the B-Block, which complements the slice they bought from [...]
AT&T U-verse VoIP launched in parts of Austin and San Diego. U-verse VoIP brings together customers' AT&T wireline and wireless voice, broadband and TV services with unique features that provide a new level of integration, convenience and control. AT&T U-verse VoIP completes the company's IP triple play and is available [...]
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April 3rd, 2008 |
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The open access restrictions mandated by the Federal Communications Commission on portions of the recently auctioned 700 MHz spectrum were among the main reasons AT&T chose not to bid for that spectrum but opted instead to pay more for that of the B-Block, which complements the slice they bought from [...]
Slide, founded in 2005, is Max Levchin's second baby. Levchin, founder of PayPal, subsequently sold the online payment site to ebay for $1.5 billion and he intends to do better with his current venture, Slide. Slide, however, doesn't look like a great second act to me! Slide is an application [...]
In May, millions of AT&T subscribers will have access to television via AT&T Wireless. Credit Qualcomm's MediFlow whose technology will be responsible for this service and expect it to compete with with a similar service from Verizon Wireless. What sorts of programs might we see on mobile TV? How about [...]
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