The Comunicano Daily Personal note Today I honor my late father, USMC Master Sergeant Bernard Abramson, retired. Dad served in WWII and the Korean Conflict. During World War Two he was based in Guam and staged the Marines who captured Iwo Jima and planted the US flag there. … Read more
The flying P has been the Flyers' primary logo since the beginning. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) LTE Advanced is something I'm starting to see rolling out as I travel. It's actually been here in Portugal for about a year though not really named LTE-A. The speeds are insane. Something like 150 megs on mobile. So what this … Read more
Last week OnSip revealed how SIP traffic on Verizon Wireless' LTE network is blocked, mostly on MiFi's more than smartphone devices, but over the last week I've noticed how fast GoogleVoice loads up on AT&T and T-Mobile and how slowiy it has been on VZW. The same with Apple's FaceTime and Skype–at least here in … Read more
While the standards bodies and heavyweights (Google, Microsoft, Firefox) all duke it out on the WebRTC standard the developers and visionaries of how work will get done in the future are not standing still in attacking the collaboration space at all. And its just in time as I'm tired of traveling and am finding that … Read more
Verizon Wireless (VZW) has been reportedly blocking SIP traffic on the LTE network according to the folks at OnSip. While the revelation is news to some, it is not to me. I've been calling and asking the Verizon Wireless about it since they launched their LTE network and I discovered I couldn't make a SIP … Read more
Image via CrunchBase Verizon has become the second USA carrier to really get behind VoLTE as the way voice will be handled on their LTE network following the early lead moves taken by MetroPCS long before they were acquired by T-Mobile earlier this year, reports GigaOm's Kevin Fitchard. As usually, AT&T would rather someone else … Read more
It's no surprise that DSL installations are on going the way of the dinosaur from the USA's larger telcos as that news is over a year old. But the reason is LTE is cheaper for the operators to install, and there are no wires to maintain. Today's formal launch of HomeFusion by Verizon Wireless, while … Read more
If The Verge's news report on LTE going live in the UK on EE is accurate (Everything Everywhere), the combined T-Mobile and Orage play, my friends across the pond will have faster and better speeds soon. According to the report EE will roll things out on September 11. The rumor though is that they will … Read more
One of my favorite telecom analysts has always been, and remains Iain Gillott from iGR. I first met Iain when he was with IDC before breaking off and establishing his boutique consultancy. Long a watcher of wireless and mobile, today his firm announced the publication of a report on Voice over LTE or VoLTE for … Read more
According to tech support agent Sky at Verizon Wireless the LTE upgrade for the Motorola Xoom is now slated for the start of summer not the original 90 days after launch that was reported as "official." Techie Buzz, says it's because Verizon wants to beef up it's network…Well, if there are the 250K Xoom's out … Read more
