AT&T: Net rules must allow ‘paid prioritization’
AT&T said Tuesday that any Net neutrality plan restricting its ability to engage in “paid prioritization” of network traffic would be harmful and contrary to the fundamental principles of the Internet. Telecommunications providers need the ability to set different prices for different forms of Internet service, AT&T said, adding that it already has “hundreds” of [...]
Apple’s iPhone to Verizon: A look at the fallout
Posted by Larry Dignan Should Apple’s iPhone head to Verizon Wireless the competitive landscape shifts and there will be multiple ripple effects on rival handset makers. The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple plans to make an iPhone that will work with Verizon’s CDMA network. The move would more than double Apple’s addressable market for [...]
Wi-Fi rides to wireless networks’ rescue
by Marguerite Reardon Good old Wi-Fi could be the fix to an impending explosion of data on wireless networks. Nearly three years after Apple introduced the game-changing iPhone, wireless operators around the globe are feeling the effects of the wireless data tsunami that is well under way. Even networks that don’t support the iPhone are [...]