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Sprint Scores with the First U.S. Femtocell Deployment in Denver and Indianapolis

Posted by Barlow Keener

On September 17, 2007, only 10 days after the Pulvermedia’s FMC conference in Chicago where Sprint discussed its future femtocell plans, Sprint formerly announced that it would immediately start offering its AIRAVE femtocell solution in Denver and Indianapolis.  Sprint included a cool marketing video about AIRAVE and femtocells on the Sprint web site. While two trials [...]

FMC Fixed Mobile Convergence Is Here at Last

Posted by Barlow Keener

More significant than the iPhone (nothing could be that important…) this week there were several events that announced to the general public that fixed mobile convergence is hitting the mainstream.  The interesting point is that is not exactly as FMC was anticipated back in 1990. In 1990, PCS “Personal Communication System” was touted as the [...]

Video on the Net For the Deaf Niche

Posted by Barlow Keener

A new niche boom is helping the deaf population by using video on the internet.  CSDVRS is a for profit company with the mission of bringing new technologies – like video on the net – to help the deaf to communicate.   Basically, on CSDVRS you can call a number with video and through a third party use [...]

VoIP Process of Translating Calls Arguably Obvious

Posted by Barlow Keener

Although reported today by the New York Times  as a “Setback” for Verizon v Vonage, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal District denied in its May 3, 2007 order Vonage’s May 1, 2007 motion for a new trial based on the recent April 30, 2007 Supreme Court opinion in KSR v. Teleflex.   KSR [...]