Clearwire had quite a few interesting things to say in its earnings announcement today. As expected, the company unveiled several cities targeted for WiMAX deployments this year, including Las Vegas, Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Dallas/Fort Worth. In addition, Clearwire said it will expand services in existing markets including Baltimore, Seattle, Honolulu, and Charlotte. There continues [...]
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Ever have to cycle your router when the home Wi-Fi network gets finicky? I do. But I also avoid the switch-off if at all possible. Though I could be using less energy by powering the router down when not in use, I’m irrationally convinced that fooling with it too much will break the thing. As [...]
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Leslie Ellis is a mainstay in the cable industry, known for her comprehensive guides to broadband and her “Translation Please” segments for Multichannel News. Unbeknownst to me, she started producing short video interviews as well back in January. I stumbled on one just yesterday that has Ellis interviewing Comcast COO Tony Werner on Bandwidth and [...]
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Every once in a while I find it useful to do a status check of Internet speed tiers. With that in mind, here’s a look at what major operators across the US are promoting, along with a nod to a few noteworthy international players. Comcast: Launched DOCSIS 3.0-based “Extreme Tier” last year with 50 Mbps [...]
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