Regulator Bans Deutsche Telekom's Wholesale DSL Fee Model
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Germany's telecoms regulator, the Bundesnetzagentur, has banned incumbent Deutsche Telekom's wholesale DSL pricing model, which enables rival operators to resell broadband internet access to customers. The Bundesnetzagentur claims that Deutsche Telekom's DSL NetRental model is a discount-model that favours larger ISPs over smaller rivals...
Internet Telephone Pioneer Vonage Heads for Internet-Size IPO
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NEW YORK -- Vonage, the company that popularized the idea of using broadband Internet connections for phone calls, is set to go public this week at a price that appears to be drawing in plenty of investors, but skeptical glances from some analysts. As a small but well-funded company, Vonage Holdings Corp. has set the pace in the...
Motorola Unveils 'Q' Cell Phone
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NEW YORK -- Motorola Inc. unveiled its highly anticipated ''Q'' cell phone Monday, joining other manufacturers in aiming for businesspeople who want their e-mail to go. The Q, which has a QWERTY keyboard and runs a version of Microsoft's Windows, enters a crowded field dominated by Research in Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry and Palm...
AT&T Expands European Wi-Fi Reach
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AT&T forged a new deal with WeRoam to extend its Wi-Fi footprint in Europe. The deal brings AT&T's European Wi-Fi to more than 10,000 hot spots. The company was attracted to a deal with WeRoam because it gives AT&T the ability to work with several wireless Internet service provider (WISP) networks. In France, for instance,...
Before the Deluge
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As mobile email providers expand their market to "the next 100 million" users, beyond the 5 million to 6 million corporate users today, systems that automatically send all incoming emails to a mobile device could overwhelm employees and may actually reduce productivity, according to recent user surveys by research firm Strategy Analytics...
FCC Delays 3G Spectrum Auction
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has delayed the bidding process for third-generation (3G) Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) by about six weeks, primarily to allow more time for discount-qualifying small businesses to prepare themselves. After our deadline last Friday, the agency disclosed a new schedule that moves the Auction...
Report: QOS Fees Could Net Billions
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Broadband providers could raise billions by charging for differentiated levels of IP services and charging quality of service (QOS) fees, according to the latest Light Reading Insider. (See Net Neutrality Dollars and Sense.) "There is money there for broadband network operators to capture, but they have to follow the right strategy,"...
Media Home Networking Growing, But PVRs Still King
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Although media networking is growing, many owners of Media Center PCs or PCs with TV tuners are still not using them for recording TV broadcasts, reports In-Stat. Analysis shows that many of these owners are not recording TV programs on those devices, and opting instead to use their Personal Video Recorder or...
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