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xG Technology Making Progress

December 29, 2011

You may recall xG technology is a company based in Florida - they made some incredible claims regarding their wireless technology regarding range and capacity. Over time they scaled back their claims and I went to their office to verify they had a working network.

The buzz on the Internet from detractors was that their technology wasn't scalable. Many of these detractors were quite hostile actually and attacked me directly - for basically recording in video and words what I saw with my own eyes (here is a link to many of the company's videos - many made by myself and TMC).

But getting back to the company they have a few news items worth sharing.

First off is the news they signed a teaming agreement with Force 3 allowing their technology to be bid as the cellular wireless component to the US Army. The results of the RFP will be decided in the summer of 2012.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Broadband, Technology, Verizon, WiMAX, Wireless

Should We Define 4G Before the Government Does?

October 13, 2011

Every few years the American people elect politicians who say one thing to get elected and do another once in office. Conflicts of interest, scandals related to campaign contributors, tax evasion and other related issues have made us numb and political ethics is a phrase you may have just read now for the first time.

But of course politicians being politicians need to help the people - at least that is what they say they want to do. One of the latest focus areas is 4G - what exactly is it? My company TMC runs a show on 4G called 4GWE (Feb 1-3, 2012 in Miami) so this topic is of great importance to me.

In a recent story on TMCnet sister site TechZone360, there is a fascinating article which begins as follows:

Today, Rep. Anna G.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Android, Apple, Broadband, Consumer Electronics, Gadget, Technology, Verizon, WiMAX

AT&T Responds to DOJ - What They Missed

September 9, 2011

AT&T responded to the DOJ regarding the blocked T-Mobile USA acquisition saying that the proposed merger would be good for consumers as it would allow AT&T to gain access to T-Mobile spectrum allowing their call quality to improve and the number of dropped calls to be reduced. This in turn they argue would lead to lower prices. Ma Bell 2.0 continued to explain that the wireless business is fiercely competitive which has resulted in lower prices over time.

The interesting takeaway here is that there is nothing new being argued. These were the original reasons presented when the merger was suggested.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Android, Apple, Broadband, Consumer Electronics, Google, IP Communications, ITEXPO, Super WiFi, Technology, Verizon, WiMAX, Wireless

20 Millions Reasons WiMAX is Here to Stay

August 22, 2011

Wait a minute. The common wisdom in the wireless world is that WiMAX lost the war to LTE. But with the news that the standard has passed 20 million subscribers, is it time to rethink that premise? The answer is that in many cases incumbent providers have opted for LTE as their 4G standard of choice and as a result, WiMAX is going to remain somewhat nichy. Even 20 million users is not a tremendous amount when you consider the billions of users predicted to eventually use LTE networks.

Although when it comes to tech, predicting the future is never easy, it seems that WiMAX is still going to occupy a small segment of the wireless market.

Beyond what I have already written, the challenge with any wireless standard has to do with the chicken-and-egg nature of devices versus network reach.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Broadband, Consumer Electronics, FCC, Google, IP Communications, Networking, Super WiFi, Technology, Twitter, Unified Communications, Verizon, WiMAX, Wireless

Why Windstream Bought PAETEC

August 1, 2011

Broadband and communications provider Windstream Corp just agreed to purchase communications conglomerate PAETEC for $2.3 billion in order to add scale and drive growth. PAETEC is an interesting company as it not only provides broadband and IP communications services; it also has data center services, is a large telecom reseller/interconnect, provider of telecom expense management (TEM) solutions and more.

Earlier this year I reported that PAETEC CEO Arunis Chesonis was looking for potential acquisition targets in India and elsewhere and in fact the company did just pick up XETA Technologies to boost its cloud-based service offerings. Interestingly his own company may have been in play while PAETEC itself was exploring more acquisition targets. Keep reading to learn more about other potential acquirers.

Large companies getting larger

Carriers are getting larger – and not just the largest, AT&T and T-Mobile (if it closes), Verizon purchased Terremark and CenturyLink recently picked up Savvis.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Broadband, Financial, Merger/Acquisition, Optical, SIP, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, WiMAX, Wireless

TMC Dallas Video Interviews 2011

July 25, 2011

Recently I spent some time in Dallas doing video interviews with companies in the Dallas, Texas area and during the course of the discussions I was able to get a sense of where the markets have been and are going. The vast range of different opinions really comes together into a few themes.

They are simply that wages and turnover rates in India are skyrocketing meaning some jobs may be headed back to the US. This is offset by an interview with King White of the Site Selection Group - an organization which helps companies decide which countries and states they should locate in. He tells us that states with higher taxes are less attractive and subsequently deter companies from opening there.

Posted in 4G, Android, Apple, Broadband, CRM, Call Center, Cloud Computing, Communications Developer, Conference, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, FCC, Fax, Financial, Gadget, Google, IP Communications, Marketing, Networking, Nortel, SIP, Social Networking, Speech Technologies, Technology, Unified Communications, Video, VoIP, WiMAX, Wireless

PSTN Death is Near

July 7, 2011

I vividly remember driving my car in 1999 – two years after the company where I am CEO, TMC decided to launch Internet Telephony Magazine and thinking VoIP was going to change the way communications works and eventually kill the PSTN. It seemed to me that within five years most of the world would make the transition as the cost disparity at the time was quite large between the PSTN and VoIP connections. Moreover, there were a myriad of free calling services using VoIP such as Dialpad which were ad supported, putting even more pressure on traditional telecom networks.

Within a few years the dotcom and telecom bubbles burst (we collectively said goodbye (details) to Dialpad and its competitors) and the cost for using the PSTN dropped substantially in order to better compete with IP communications alternatives. So my internal projections which I am not sure I ever wrote about before turned out to be too optimistic.

The period between 2001-2004 could easily be referred to us the nuclear winter of VoIP – well communications in general is more like it – not to mention tech.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Broadband, Cisco, Consumer Electronics, Gadget, Google, IP Communications, Networking, Nortel, Optical, SIP, Satellite, Skype, Smart Grid, Super WiFi, Technology, Verizon, VoIP, Vonage, WiMAX, Wireless

Ericsson Telcordia Acquisition Analysis

June 14, 2011

TMCnet's latest addition to our writing team is Peter Bernstein and he has some excellent analysis of the acquisition of Telcordia by Ericsson. He believes in general the deal is a good move for Ericsson but as always, there are potential pitfalls which he details.

His intimate knowledge of the companies and space mean he mentions a number of points the financial analysts missed.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Broadband, Cisco, Communications Developer, IP Communications, IPTV, Optical, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, Video, WiMAX, Wireless

Regulatory 2.0 Conference in DC Tomorrow

April 11, 2011

In an age where the government is so crucial to shaping communications and technology through its decisions on mergers, net neutrality, spectrum and a host of others, it is imperative that we take these actions into account as we plan for the future. Lawyers, decision-makers, policy-makers and everyone who could see their business fortunes change as a result of government policy shifts should be in DC tomorrow for this event.

Thank you Google who is the Diamond Sponsor and Pillsbury who is the Gold Sponsor. You can register here, this press release has more details and the schedule is below:

April 12th, 2011 The ICC FUSF NPRM:
A New Vision for the Future of Communications?

Hosted by
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
2300 N St. NW Washington DC

The Regulatory 2.0 Conference DC is going to focus on the following topics:

8:45 - 9:00 Opening Remarks: Jim Kohlenberger, President, JK Strategies

9:00 – 10:00 Rumors of POTS Death have been “Greatly Exaggerated”.
While packetized technology dominates the backbone of our networks, most of the end user community still experiences the revolution through the traditional twisted pair. Hear about and understand the REALITIES of today’s network.

Panel: Dave Erickson, FreeConferenceCall.com
Dave Frankel, ZIPDX
Barlow Keener, Keener Law Group
Brad Ramsey, NARUC Moderator: Glenn Richards, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

10:15 – 11:15 POTS in Transition
Even VoIP users are played a dial tone file.

Posted in 4G, Broadband, Communications Developer, FCC, IP Communications, Technology, WiMAX, Wireless

Heading Back from CTIA Wireless 2011

March 24, 2011

I had a good week down in Orlando, FL at the CTIA show with many meetings. Some highlights included much debate about the AT&T acquisition on T-Mobile and the $3B break up fee associated with it. Then there were new tablets and a focus on backhaul, small cells, LBC and some talk of NFC as well as solutions to tie voice and data connections more tightly together over wireless networks. You'll be hearing more from me on what I learned very soon.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, IP Communications, Satellite, Technology, Unified Communications, WiMAX, Wireless

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