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AT&T executive director Martin Silman discusses the carrier's global investment in Ethernet this year. Specifically, he points out how the company's VPLS offering is appealing to industry sectors such as finance, that demand a higher level of control over the connections linking their branch offices and data centers
Nokia's head of entertainment and communications, Tero Ojanpera, says the way of the future is for hardware companies to transform themselves into software and services companies. We've heard that before, obviously, but Nokia actually has some interesting acquisitions and new mobile services with a really global reach that back up all the talk. Check it out!
The CTO of Ericsson North America, Arun Bhikshesvaran, makes his case for HSPA networks to continue for several years before 4G networks based on LTE become a reality. He also weighs in on flat-rate pricing, femtocells, the real role for WiMax, and how Ericsson and other infrastructure vendors can add value when the standardized way of building gear makes it all look the same from the outside
The company that helped invent ringback tones has already developed a platform for serving mobile video. Now it's concentrating on how the content is portioned out and delivered. And what about open networks? Analisa Roberts at RealNetworks says it's a nice idea, but still a couple of years off from being a significant force in the US
Verizon Wireless CTO Tony Melone says 2010 will be a significant year for the evolution of Verizon's 4G network, with LTE being its technology of choice. Also, he says that flat-rate voice and flat-rate data should be considered with different approaches to each. He's not an all-you-can-eat kind of guy
Philippe Keryer, president of Alcatel-Lucent’s Mobile Access Division, weighs in on the timeline for LTE, how long 3G networks should be extended, whether CDMA is out of gas, the real benefit of the 700 Mhz auctions, and his division's quest for profitability
Everyone's fawning over femtocells, but who's really going to put their money where the hype is? What we found at CTIA Wireless 2008 is that the answer really depends on whom you ask – and where in the world they're trying to make a buck. For our complete roster of reports and news on femtocells, click here
At CTIA Wireless 2008, the femtocell was the new 'it' device, the 700 Mhz auctions became the elephant in the room, Fritz Nelson rode a bull, 4G networks were debated and discussed, Sprint's plans came under scrutiny, and Nokia's coffee shop in the sky was hard to top
At CTIA Wireless 2008, the femtocell was the new 'it' device, the 700 Mhz auctions became the elephant in the room, Fritz Nelson rode a bull, 4G networks were debated and discussed, Sprint's plans came under scrutiny, and Nokia's coffee shop in the sky was hard to top
