Comcast Enters the Wireless Fray
Comcast recently announced that it will enter the wireless arena. CEO Brian Roberts, speaking at a conference in New York, confirmed that his company is planning to launch its wireless service in...
View ArticleProject AirGig Latest Attempt to Circumvent Fiber
AT&T is the most recent company to cast about and find some way to avoid laying prohibitively expensive fiber cable in order to provide customers with faster broadband speeds. The company’s latest...
View ArticleFull Duplex Could Be Just Around the Corner
Cable has its obvious advantages, but one of its longstanding disadvantages has been the imbalance between downstream and upstream speeds. Even with the upcoming DOCSIS 3.1 standard, the downstream...
View ArticleThe Potential of 5G
When asked about 5G wireless, a typical consumer probably knows about it as something that features faster speeds than existing wireless networks. However, 5G is a game-changing technology that will...
View ArticleAT&T Poised to Acquire Time Warner
AT&T announced recently that it purchased Time Warner Inc. for more than $85 billion, which works out to $107.50 per share. Both companies expect the deal to close before the end of next year. If...
View ArticleCharter Signals Its Plans to Become a Wireless Provider
Charter has filed with the FCC its intention to become a wireless provider. The company plans to use its 300k-strong network of Wi-Fi hotspots to undergird the service, while using Verizon’s LTE...
View Article5G – The Fact, the Fiction, and Everything in Between
Sure, we’ve all heard the over-the-top hype about the new slippery-fast 5G wireless standard. Although it’s not available yet, tests by some large carriers show promise. Now the bad news – the soonest...
View Article802.11ad – Part 2: So Just How Does It Work?
The key to the 802.11ad standard is an entirely different frequency band. Instead of relying on the 2.4GHz or 5GHz frequencies like its predecessors, it works between 57GHz and 66GHz, depending on...
View ArticleAircraft-Based Wireless Networks
Filed under “Why didn’t we think of this first?”, a new concept is emerging out of the windy California desert. In a nutshell, airplanes would act as “mini-satellites” and create a flying network,...
View ArticleIHS Markit’s New IoT eBook Deserves a Look
What could be better for IT pros than a new eBook from IHS Markit covering recent trends in the Internet of Things space? The book covers the significant benefits of the IoT, but also explores its...
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