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Economy a Wreck? Look to Tech!

December 19, 2008 – 10:30 am

As we head into the holiday season, it seems the headlines touting economic doom and gloom are not slowing down. Companies across the board are doing all they can to cut costs – in fact, I read a great piece from the Wall Street Journal’s Ben Worthen this week that touched on this exact subject. [...]

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4G’s Risin’ on Verizon’s Horizon

December 12, 2008 – 4:11 pm

Just days after the merger of Sprint’s XOHM unit and Clearwire was finalized, Verizon has come out with a major 4G statement of its own. A senior executive for the company said this week that Verizon has accelerated its LTE plans, now claiming its first networks using the technology will be rolled out by the [...]

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(Balti)More Speed!

December 8, 2008 – 1:40 pm

I was in Baltimore this week and came across a Sprint XOHM street retail cart. I’ve read a ton of reviews on the service – most of which were very positive – so I’ve been itching to try it for myself.
I had some time between meetings so I decided to take the service for [...]

By Jeff | Posted in Clearwire, Sprint, WiMAX | Tagged Baltimore, Clearwire, Sprint, WiMAX, XOHM | Comments (1)


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Monthly Archives: December 2008 Economy a Wreck? Look to Tech! December 19, 2008 – 10:30 am As we head into the holiday season, it seems the headlines touting economic doom and gloom are not slowing down. Companies across the board are doing all they can to cut costs – in fact, I read a great piece from the Wall Street Journal’s Ben Worthen this week that touched on this exact subject. [...] By Jeff \| Posted in Towerstream, Wireless broadband \| Tagged Cost savings, Economy, Video conferencing, VoIP, Wireless broadband \| Comments (0) 4G’s Risin’ on Verizon’s Horizon December 12, 2008 – 4:11 pm Just days after the merger of Sprint’s XOHM unit and Clearwire was finalized, Verizon has come out with a major 4G statement of its own. A senior executive for the company said this week that Verizon has accelerated its LTE plans, now claiming its first networks using the technology will be rolled out by the [...] By Jeff \| Posted in LTE, WiMAX \| Tagged Add new tag, LTE, Verizon, WiMAX, WiMAX Forum \| Comments (0) (Balti)More Speed! December 8, 2008 – 1:40 pm I was in Baltimore this week and came across a Sprint XOHM street retail cart. I’ve read a ton of reviews on the service – most of which were very positive – so I’ve been itching to try it for myself. I had some time between meetings so I decided to take the service for [...] By Jeff \| Posted in Clearwire, Sprint, WiMAX \| Tagged Baltimore, Clearwire, Sprint, WiMAX, XOHM \| Comments (1)

Monthly Archives: December 2008

Economy a Wreck? Look to Tech!

4G’s Risin’ on Verizon’s Horizon

(Balti)More Speed!