Editor’s Word: RCR Wi-fi Information goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the highest headlines from the previous. Fireplace up the time machine, placed on these sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and benefit from the reminiscences!
Nokia recordsdata contemporary lawsuit towards Apple
Nokia Corp. is staying vigilant throughout the vacation season because the handset large as we speak filed a criticism with the USA Worldwide Commerce Fee claiming Apple Inc. is infringing on seven Nokia patents which might be in nearly all of Apple’s merchandise, together with telephones, moveable music gamers and computer systems. Nokia claims that Apple is utilizing its patents to create options in its person interface, digicam, antenna and energy administration applied sciences. Nokia’s transfer is the most recent in a collection of lawsuits between the 2 expertise giants that started in October when Nokia filed a lawsuit in Federal District Courtroom in Delaware alleging Apple’s iPhone infringed on 10 Nokia patents for GSM, UMTS and wi-fi native space community requirements. Apple countered the transfer earlier this month submitting a lawsuit claiming Nokia was infringing on 13 Apple patents. … Learn extra
Good grids set for multi-billion greenback development
Spending on sensible grid expertise might complete $200 billion worldwide by 2015, in line with a brand new report from Pike Analysis. The agency famous that cooperation between governments and trade leaders seeking to replace antiquated electrical grids is about to spark a growth within the sensible grid market by the center of the following decade. “Good meters are presently the highest-profile element of the sensible grid, however they’re actually simply the tip of the iceberg,” mentioned Pike Analysis managing director Clint Wheelock. “Our evaluation exhibits that utilities will discover the very best return on funding, and subsequently will commit the vast majority of their capital budgets, to grid infrastructure initiatives together with transmission upgrades, substation automation, and distribution automation.” … Learn extra
FCC previews nationwide broadband plan
The Federal Communications Fee provided a preview of some facets it’s growing for its Nationwide Broadband Plan, together with guidelines that convey extra spectrum to {the marketplace} extra shortly and guidelines that make it simpler to construct infrastructure. The entire plan is because of Congress Feb. 17. The company acknowledged that demand for wi-fi spectrum will outpace provide quickly, noting “a big new spectrum allocation is crucial to enhancing broadband competitors.” Particularly, the fee plans to resolve pending proceedings such because the AWS-3 spectrum and Wi-fi Communications Providers spectrum and discover entry to TV spectrum. The FCC mentioned it additionally ought to protect spectrum for unlicensed gadgets and “apply market forces” to all spectrum bands, whereas contemplating different coverage objectives. CTIA testified earlier than Congress earlier this week on the looming spectrum disaster. … Learn extra
The untapped cell knowledge alternative
Many operators have been glumly reflecting on a yr of declining margins in what’s a local weather of market saturation, value erosion and in the end deteriorating margins.
The strain on costs is claimed to be exacerbated with operators discovering little different alternative to distinguish: both by their community functionality or with system innovation. This regardless of customers putting super significance on the cell system and excessive person engagement. A majority of the operators have ignored an enormous alternative for enhancing income and margins: getting knowledge companies to the untapped mass market. There was over $300 billion spent on knowledge gadgets over the previous two years on over 2 billion gadgets. This has largely come from the costly high-tier smartphone market, representing simply 9% of the worldwide market penetration. There was a polarization on account of operators diverting the majority of their buyer acquisition funding at this prime finish of the market, largely subsidizing costly smartphones. … Learn extra
Nation’s first HSPA+ community launched in Oregon
BendBroadband, a family-owned cable operator in Central Oregon, turned on the nation’s first HSPA+ community to convey wi-fi Web companies to the area utilizing AWS spectrum. Going ahead, the operator plans to deploy LTE expertise on its 700 MHz spectrum.
“We contemplate the Digital Divide basically closed for central Oregon on Dec. 15,” mentioned Frank Miller, CTO for BendBroadband. The small operator elevated its wi-fi footprint past its cable holdings, passing one other 20,000 houses with the 17-tower wi-fi community, Miller mentioned. Ericsson offered the community infrastructure tools and a Tawainese firm referred to as Bandrich is supplying the person tools, Miller mentioned. The service is also promoting a USB modem for nomadic use. Past rising its footprint by about 100 miles north and south and 80 miles west and east, BendBroadband can be in a position to provide service to residents inside its cable footprint the place beforehand it was uneconomical to supply service. The all IP-based community is nice in that it isn’t slowed down with legacy tools, however as an alternative makes use of best-of-breed gear and has a seamless improve path to LTE, Miller famous. … Learn extra
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