The broadcast transition to digital television that finally takes place today in the US has some interesting incidental implications. If you’ve gotten through the transition itself okay, there are a few things to watch for in the aftermath. First is the dumping of old secondary TVs that have taken up space in kitchens and basements [...]
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The LTE World Summit is taking place this week, which makes it a good time for a quick update on Motorola LTE activities. On Monday, Motorola announced the launch of its LTE advanced self-organizing network (SON) solution. The solution goes beyond the specs in the LTE standard to optimize network architecture and reduce operational costs. [...]
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Here’s an interesting turn of events. Even as cable and telecom companies gear up with 4G wireless broadband strategies, Wi-Fi continues to grow in popularity, and more operators are starting to use it to their advantage. After news of Cablevision and Comcast offering free Wi-Fi at select hotspots to home broadband subscribers, it now turns [...]
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Despite my focus on The Cable Show, there is quite a bit going on over at CTIA this week too. (Why do they schedule these things at the same time?) As analyst Paul Kapustka of Sidecut Reports leaked last week, Motorola is conducting live LTE drives around the conference area, mimicking [...]
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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 to [...]
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Mobile World Congress kicked off today, and to set the scene, here’s a video of Motorola touring the streets of Barcelona in an LTE-equipped shuttle. Well, it’s not so much the shuttle that is equipped, as parts of the city of Barcelona that are decked out in an LTE network. Motorola [...]
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The march toward LTE continues with Motorola’s announcement of a new testing center opening up in Swindon in the UK. The site offers a real-world testing environment for operators moving toward the 4G standard, and can even provide a hosted network solution for European LTE trials. I’m hoping for more details later in the week [...]
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A new research report from Yankee Group points out interesting distinctions in broadband connectivity across different regions of the world. For example, in most places wireless broadband access has outpaced wired; the only exception being Latin America where operators have just started rolling out 3G services.
As someone living in the US, this surprises me. Other [...]
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As promised last week, I’ve now uploaded my interview with Motorola’s Darren McQueen on the status of Motorola LTE work. Interested in details on LTE? Take a listen here.
Interview with Darren McQueen (Hit play below)
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Motorola has conducted the industry’s first over-the-air LTE data sessions in the 700MHz spectrum. While actual LTE deployments are a ways out, successful trials suggest the 4G technology is progressing nicely. Using a van to test the connection in a mobile environment, Motorola engineers trialed streaming video and other “high data rate applications” over an [...]
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