1. Vodafone Looking at $1.1 Billion Acquisition Largely Driven by Mobile Backhaul Needs

      Explore Wireless Backhaul (Feb 14 2012)

      Vodafone Looking at $1.1 Billion Acquisition Largely Driven by Mobile Backhaul Needs Vodafone reportedly is considering a ?700 million (U.S. $1.1 billion) bid for C&W Worldwide, a supplier of long haul and local business communications, which was spun off from parent firm Cable & Wireless Communications in March 2010. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Vodafone   Tellabs   Cable & Wireless

    2. 80 Percent of AT&T Wireless Backhaul Now on Ethernet Facilities

      Explore Wireless Backhaul (Jan 31 2012)

      80 Percent of AT&T Wireless Backhaul Now on Ethernet Facilities There's an interesting tidbit in AT&T's most-recent quarterly earnings report. CEO Randall Stephenson pointed out that AT&T now has "80 percent of our total mobile data traffic on Ethernet backhaul." (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   In-Stat   Analysys Mason

    3. Over Time, Broadband Access Profit Margins Will Fall

      Explore Wireless Backhaul (Jan 23 2012)

      Over Time, Broadband Access Profit Margins Will Fall The failure of the AT&T effort to acquire T-Mobile USA certainly will not mean an end to the process of consolidation that underlies virtually all of the communications and video entertainment business. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Gary Kim

    4. Mobile Backhaul Needs to Grow 2 Orders of Magnitude

      Explore Wireless Backhaul (Nov 16 2011)

      Mobile Backhaul Needs to Grow 2 Orders of Magnitude Given the wireless industry's historical reliance on T1 circuits, the next issue in understanding wireless backhaul is the actual capacity required at cell sites, traditionally expressed as the number of required T1s. In a business environment dominated by third generation services, demands have been relatively modest, Fujitsu has argued. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Motorola   Fujitsu   FDD

    5. Virgin Media in Pact with Cisco to Trial 1.5 Gb Broadband Speeds

      Explore Wireless Backhaul (Sep 12 2011)

      Networking solutions provider Cisco announced its association with Virgin Media, a provider of broadband, TV, mobile phone and home phone services in the U.K., to deploy DOCSIS 3.0 technology to offer high speed Internet services on the company's existing network infrastructure. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Cisco   Virgin Media   Docsis

    6. Phoenix Study Recommends Greater Investment in Broadband

      Explore Wireless Backhaul (Aug 22 2011)

      Phoenix Study Recommends Greater Investment in Broadband The Phoenix Center, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that studies broad public-policy issues, updated two studies that suggested a connection between the Internet and the labor force. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Census Bureau   Phoenix Center   George S. Ford

    7. Half A Million Android Devices Activated Each Day

      Explore Wireless Backhaul (Jun 28 2011)

      Half A Million Android Devices Activated Each Day Whatever the merits of the anti-competitive moves and lawsuits against Google (in addition to investigation by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the French government this week announced a similar investigation into anti-competitive practices), it's hard to declare, with a straight face, that behind none of the investigations is discomfort and angst from Google's competitors over how fast the search giant is growing. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Google   Nokia

    8. Nearly One Third of Indians Will Subscribe to 3G by 2015: Wireless Intelligence Study

      Explore Wireless Backhaul (Mar 9 2011)

      Nearly One Third of Indians Will Subscribe to 3G by 2015: Wireless Intelligence Study The number of 3G subscriber connections in India is likely to reach 400 million within four years, representing almost 30 percent of the country's total, according to a new Wireless Intelligence study. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   ABI Research   Wireless Intelligence   Stefanie Mosca