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In a shocking turn of events, Verizon Wireless is now advocating “hand-free driving.” In fact, according to Verizon Wireless’s Vice President and General Counsel Steven E. Zipperstein, “Since 2000, our record has been clear: we support hands-free driving laws.” Now, I don’t believe that hand-free driving is a very good idea, and I suspect that . . . → Read More: Verizon Urges You to Take Your Hands off the Wheel While Driving?! Verizon’s new “HUB” device (pictured below) is starting to get some wings. Specifically, Verizon has inked a deal with Time Inc. so that “Verizon Hub users can now view short-form videos from brands like People.com®, TIME.com®, and RealSimple.com® from Time Inc. brands by simply touching the screen on the Verizon Hub.” This move make sense . . . → Read More: Verizon Hub So Much More Than A Terminal The various femtocells being marketed by the major carriers require that they be place near a window. Huh? They need a good view to not feel along all day? Actually, it’s because the femtocells need to know where they are installed so that the carriers can (try to) meet the E-911 location requirements. Femtocells have . . . → Read More: Why do I have to Place the FemtoCell Near a Window? That’s the title of Verizon’s news release dated 1/26/09 regarding their new femtocell. It seems to me that this is a silly comparison, and one that isn’t anywhere near accurate. A typical macrocell site costs a carrier something like $250,000 to $350,000 to construct. And given that the Verizon femtocells don’t provide 3G services such . . . → Read More: Like Getting A Million-Dollar Cell Site In Your Home For $249.99 February 1, 2009: Verizon Launches the “Verizon Wireless Hub” (it’s version of a femtocell. What distinguishes Verizon’s offering from its competitors is the combination of in home cordless phone, and the extension of the Verizon wireless network via a built in femtocell site.
The Hub connects back to the . . . → Read More: Verizion Wireless “Hub: Stylish Personal Cell Phone Account Of President-Elect Obama Accessed By Unauthorized Employees 11/20/2008 BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — Verizon Wireless President and CEO Lowell McAdam made the following statement today: “This week we learned that a number of Verizon Wireless employees have, without authorization, accessed and viewed President-Elect Barack Obama’s personal cell phone account. . . . → Read More: President-Elect Obama: Can we see your records now? Good! While individual cell sites cost somewhere in the range of $250,000 to $400,000 to construct, it’s interesting to learn the cost of building a new Mobile Telephone Switching Office (MTS0). Thanks to Verizon Wireless for helping to illuminate the answer. Verizon Wireless Completes $31 Million Investment In New Omaha Network Facility 10/09/2008 OMAHA, NE — . . . → Read More: Verizon’s cost to build a modern MTSO: $31M Okay, bad puns aside, and as a follow-up to my prior posting, Verizon Wireless is talking with Qwest about a wholesale (resale) agreement. Given Verizon’s network coverage, that makes a lot of sense. It’ll be interesting to see whether Qwest’s Verizon negotiations will help Sprint sprint to a solution. From pun central, I’m Jonathan Kramer . . . → Read More: Qwest may see help sailing into view over the Verizon When it comes to wireless usage pricing, the world is flattening out. AT&T and Verizon have announced $99.99 (gee, I’m glad it’s not $100!) flat rate ‘all-you-can-eat’ talk plans. The chief losers here are MetroPCS and Cricket Wireless, as well as the other flat-rate carriers who have found a niche in this sector. Oh, yes, . . . → Read More: Who said the world is round? Apparently not AT&T Wireless or Verizon Wireless. |
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