QAM has shaped the waveforms in our communications networks for 40 years, but MagnaCom has developed an alternative modulation scheme that it claims will revolutionize speed, capacity and power efficiency on… Read more »
AT&T(s t) said today it is selling its wireline operations in Connecticut to Frontier Communications(s ftr) for $2 billion, effectively exiting the state as a local telephone and broadband provider. AT&T has hinted… Read more »
Though it’s sitting on its own trove of mobile broadband spectrum, Dish is looking for partners to provide fixed wireless LTE access to its customers homes. Sprint and nTelos are both… Read more »
Google is removing the velvet ropes from its white spaces database in the U.S. Any device maker can now search their locales for unused TV frequencies and stake a claim on… Read more »
Three laps around around the world will mean the balloons need to stay aloft for 100 days. According to Google materials engineers, that’s a much more difficult task than you might think. Read more »
LA is putting out an ambitious proposal to build a city-wide gigabit fiber network — perhaps too ambitious. It would require the network provider to not only absorb all costs but… Read more »
Building a balloon-based broadband network is nothing like designing a satellite constellation, Google explains. You can think of Loon as a cellular network where the towers are moving instead of the… Read more »
Internet access may not seem like a huge expense to U.S. consumers, but in many countries it costs more than rent. A new organization called the Alliance For Affordable Internet wants… Read more »
We’re surrounded by broadband connections wherever we go, but we’re not allowed to access them. What if we could connect to every network we encounter? At Mobilize 2013 we’re advocating for… Read more »
After only a one-day weather delay, the rocket carrying O3b’s four satellites achieved liftoff. The next four birds go up in September, after which O3b can begin its plans to connect… Read more »