AT&T and Verizon are selling off everything to get spectrum. Apparently they believe that no one can "make more spectrum" and what's limited is valuable.
The Washington Post ran an article on this topic as well, but they focus a bit more on the application of the spectrum to home appliances, dashboard computers, tablets and other wireless devices. Basically we're opening up spectrum so that more machines can talk to each other. I hope my toaster and coffee maker don't join my refrigerator in staging a kitchen coup d'etat.
IEEE members and the Institute for the Future conducted a 24-hour collaborative brainstorming game to unlock new insights and ideas on the future of water energy.
If Google is successful with a "balloon network" will the traditional "tower & satellite" telcos be disrupted? NOTE: they do have the barricade of licensed spectrum...
So this Ultraviolet program unifies digital downloads into a single "digital locker." OEMs and retailers are onboard to sell these digital downloads that just work across different media players and online stores, regardless of where the product was initially purchased--Apple/Disney are not on board, but this strategy runs counter to the iTunes lock-in ecosystem.
Sprint is taking its "Now Network" concept a step further in a new advertising campaign that encourages even more talking, texting, emailing, video posts, tweeting and Facebook updates.
Granted, Sprint doesn't have as many customers using its services as its bigger rivals, and it's well-positioned when it comes to spectrum. So the carrier apparently isn't worried about overtaxed network usage.