The Federal Communications Commission will launch an initiative on Wednesday to spur broadband deployment by reducing regulatory barriers.
U.S. communications regulators proposed new rules on Tuesday that they say will help bring broadband to all of rural America.
As part of its strategy to bring broadband service to rural areas, the Federal Communications Commission will decide today how to reform the Universal Service Fund, set up in the 1930s to fund networks in underserved areas.
Alcatel-Lucent has developed lightRadio, a cube-shaped antenna that would fit in the palm of a hand, signaling an end to the current form of basestations and cell towers. lightRadio promises greener, simpler, lighter networks that the company says will radically shrink and simplify base stations and cell towers.....
India is probing two new cases involving the allocation of telecoms spectrum, increasing the pressure on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government already hit by a telecoms graft scandal, local media reported on Tuesday.
Speaking at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation event in Washington, F.C.C. Chairman Julius Genachowski said the U.S. needs to take action on its broadband problem.
AT&T is set to unveil a new mobile hotspot application that lets smartphone customers tether multiple devices via Wi-Fi connection. The feature will first be available on February 13 to select smartphone customers, starting with the launch of HTC Inspire 4G, the company said.
British telecommunications company BT Group plc reported its highest share of DSL broadband net additions for eight years and said pretax profit for the third quarter more than doubled from last year.
A U.S. appeals court has rejected Verizon Communications's request for a specific panel of judges to hear its challenge to the Federal Communications Commission's new Internet traffic rules.
Cisco estimates mobile traffic is headed upward and will be measured in exabytes per month.
The Egyptian government has abruptly shut down Internet, the main access point that can help people communicate with the outside world. But all is not lost as a few hackers have come across a solution to the nationwide shutdown.
Despite Verizon's announced intention to acquire Terremark for $1.4 billion, are down virtually across across the board amid violent uprisings in Middle East.
Egypt has officially cut off Internet access to the country, marking the first time in the history of the Internet when a nation-state has gone dark. Other nations, though, seem reluctant to follow suit.
Apple has released new update of iTunes (iTunes 10.1.2) that allows syncing the new Verizon iPhone 4 with iTunes
The White House will support legislation ensuring a block of airwaves are used for public safety rather than going to commercial wireless providers, a senior administration official said on Thursday.
AT&T Inc posted revenue that missed Wall Street estimates and its wireless subscriber growth was also slower than expected in its final quarter as the exclusive U.S. provider for the Apple Inc iPhone, sending shares down 3 percent.
AT&T Inc set a disappointing profit target after adding fewer wireless subscribers than expected in the fourth quarter, hinting at the troubles it may face once Verizon Wireless starts selling Apple Inc's iPhone.
AT&T Inc posted revenue that missed Wall Street estimates and its wireless subscriber growth was also slower than expected in its final quarter as the exclusive U.S. provider for the Apple Inc iPhone, sending shares down 3 percent.
Pay-TV firm British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) reported record product sales and strong double-digit growth in profit and revenue for the first half. The company, which lifted its interim dividend by 11 percent to 8.74 pence, said the business has achieved milestone of 10 million customers and total net product growth was 2.193 million.
Some Verizon Wireless customers using BlackBerrys have been limited to making voice calls on Research In Motion's smartphone for as long as a week, but Verizon said on Wednesday the issue was fully resolved.
Federal regulators are expected to grant a request by LightSquared, a satellite broadband start up, to drop a requirement that mobile phones using satellite airwaves must be able to communicate with satellites, the Wall Street Journal said.
Verizon Communications expects revenue to rise as much as 8 percent this year as customers rush to buy more smartphones, particularly Apple Inc's iPhone.
