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Clearwire hopes to have TD-LTE networks live by June 2013
When Clearwire started, it was operating WiMAX networks in limited areas around the country. The rollout of those WiMAX networks took longer than expected and Clearwire ended up without the giant lead...
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LightSquared dims as 45% of workforce is slashed
Things around the LightSquared offices have to be looking dim at this point. While the managers of the company continue to fight to get their proposed wireless 4G network approved, denials keep...
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LightSquared on the brink as Falcone considers bankruptcy
Hedge fund manager Philip Falcone had big dreams for LightSquared. The original plan was for the company to provide wireless LTE broadband using frequencies very near those that GPS devices rely on....
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Gogo to acquire 1 megahertz spectrum from LiveTV
Gogo was one of the first companies in the market for in-flight broadband and digital entertainment. The company is very popular with people that fly on aircraft all around the world today. Gogo allows...
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LightSquared files bankruptcy
LightSquared has announced that it is officially filing for bankruptcy. The company had hinted that bankruptcy might be its next option in early April. The company has laid off many workers and still...
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Dish Network tipped for nationwide satellite broadband network
There are a significant number of Americans around the country that don’t have access to broadband Internet. The reason many of these people don’t have access isn’t that they can’t afford it. The...
View ArticleOfcom clears the way for satellite-based earth stations to deliver faster...
The UK telecommunications regulator Ofcom has announced that it has cleared the way for faster in-flight broadband on commercial aircraft. Ofcom has cleared the plan for airlines and other...
View ArticleResearchers send high-speed broadband to the moon
As humankind works towards expanding its presence in space, one day establishing colonies on other planets, questions of communication with Earth become increasingly important. To address this,...
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FCC wants ‘broadband’ to be 25Mbps down/3Mbps up
I think we can all agree that a 4Mbps download is not ‘broadband’ Internet, at least as most would define it. That’s how the FCC currently sees broadband, but FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler agrees with us,...
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What the new FCC Internet Privacy rules mean for you
On March 10th, 2016, the FCC proposed a set of broadband rules for consumer privacy across the United States. What we're looking at here is what might be - not what is just yet. What you'll find is...
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AT&T’s Project AirGig aims to deliver broadband anywhere there are power lines
In many rural parts of the world, there are few, if any, choices when it comes to broadband providers. The issue for many broadband firms is that the layout to run the needed cabling to serve rural...
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Facebook is using its communications tech to get Puerto Rico back online
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the company is sending teams to get Puerto Rico back online, a necessary step for helping emergency crews communicate and helping affected residents get...
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Senate aims to stop FCC from stripping internet assistance from the poor
Back in November of 2017 we took a look at a bit of legislation from the FCC that’d all but destroy the program called Lifeline. Lifeline was created all the way back during the Reagan administration...
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