Sprint to launch LTE-enabled devices in mid-2012
Sprint announced they plan to launch LTE-enabled devices in mid-2012 and have over 15 of them until the end of 2012.
LTE will gradually replace WiMAX technology but Sprint will continue to sell WiMax devices until mid-2012. [Read more...]
Industry News Summary – LTE, Wireless Traffic Distribution, Radvision, Teliris
October 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Industry News Summary – Telepresence, Vidyo, LTE
September 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Telepresence Basics at NAB2011
Theo Economides, a consultant at Greenline Emeritus Consulting did a wonderful lecture about the basics of Telepresence. Theo talks about the fundamentals of the Telepresence experience, hardware and the industry. You can see it as a 3 part Youtube video in the following links:
* Part 1
* Part 2
* Part 3
Frost & Sullivan Honors Vidyo with Global 2011 Product Differentiation Excellence Award for Videoconferencing Infrastructure Systems
Vidyo received the Frost & Sullivan Global Product Differentiation Excellence Award in Videoconferencing. Frost & Sullivan’s analysis indicates that “Vidyo’s disruptive platform and APIs will expand the market”. I already mentioned that Vidyo is on the right track and as a little example – last week (12-17/09/2011) Vidyo was mentioned over the web almost 273 times, which is more than the term “cisco+telepresence” – 255 times. (data by Viralheat.com).
Source: MarketWatch
AT&T Launched its LTE network today
AT&T Will offer service to up to 15 cities until the end of this year.
Source: AT&T.
Consumers love videoconferencing – but only if it’s free!
Analyst survey shows that interest in video-conferencing drops dramatically when it is priced for more than 5 dollars a month.
Source: fierceenterprisecommunications.com
LTE Rollouts at 3G4G Blog
So how many LTE networks are there? and who was first?
Check the data at 3G4G Blog.
Industry News Summary – Facetime Weddings, Telepresence for Education, LTE Speed & More
August 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Telepresence for Ocean Exploration
Scientific ocean exploration is both expensive and limited and unless you are one of the top scientists in a relevant field, it is often out of your reach. Students are usually limited to theoretical studies and can’t experience real work in the field before graduation. That’s where Telepresence come into play [Read more...]
Industry News Summary – Telepresence Robots, LTE and Spectrum
August 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Telepresence Robots to take over video-conferencing market?
Apparently, Telepresence robots (which I already mentioned in my “Telepresence How Does It Work?” post) gain momentum as a valid representation of remote workers: [Read more...]
Industry News Summary – AT&T, FCC, Lightsquared & Polycom
August 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
AT&T VP of U-verse & Video Products Interview
FirceTelecom posted an interview with Jeff Weber, VP of U-verse and video products at AT&T.
In the interview Jeff explains why AT&T’s offering for triple service (IPTV, Internet and Voice) proved to be highly successful – a great read in my humble opinion: [Read more...]
