Editor’s Note: This is the first of a three-part series this week highlighting the Irish Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. Today’s article focuses on spectrum and technology initiatives led …
Tracy Ford
Tracy Ford
Former Associate Publisher and Executive Editor, RCR Wireless NewsCurrently HetNet Forum Director703-535-7459 [email protected] Ford has spent more than two decades covering the rapidly changing wireless industry, tracking its changes as it grew from a voice-centric marketplace to the dynamic data-intensive industry it is today. She started her technology journalism career at RCR Wireless News, and has held a number of titles there, including associate publisher and executive editor. She is a winner of the American Society of Business Publication Editors Silver Award, for both trade show and government coverage. A graduate of the Minnesota State University-Moorhead, Ford holds a B.S. degree in Mass Communications with an emphasis on public relations.
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As nationwide unemployment inched up to 10.2% in October, employment in the telecommunications sector remained flat from month to month, while employment in the computer and electronic products sector was …
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Part 2 of a 2 part interview with Cameron Clayton, VP Mobile, of The Weather Channel.
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Part 1 of a 2 part interview with Cameron Clayton, VP Mobile, at The Weather Channel.
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Part 2 of a 2 part interview with Louis Gump of CNNmobile.
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Part 1 of a 2 part interview with Louis Gump of CNNmobile.
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The Canadian regulatory agency ruled that newcomer Globalive Communications Corp. is not a Canadian-owned company and so cannot operate a wireless network, despite having paid $442 million CDN last year …
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Google Inc.’s Android operating system, already out in its second version, is likely to take market share from its competitors, but not likely to impact Apple Inc.’s proprietary OS, upon …
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Verizon Wireless and Motorola Inc. officially unveiled the Droid today, announcing the device will be available Nov. 6. The smartphone, Verizon Wireless’ first product using Google Inc.’s Android operating platform, …
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Disney.com scurried to the iTunes App Store with new content and applications specifically tailored to the Apple iPhone and iTouch. The company is just one of the latest large media …
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Distributed antenna systems are gaining traction as an alternative way for service providers to fill in coverage or add more capacity to the wireless network when macro cellsites are not …
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MetroPCS Wireless Inc. is targeting the youth market with a new flirting application that has been pretty successful in the United Kingdom.“At its core, we’ve taken dating and reinvented it …
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Employment in the wireless industry is still healthy, despite the downturn in the overall economy. Indeed, the number of people wireless carriers directly employ declined about 2.4% in the last …
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Video Interview: Bob Stohrer, Chief Marketing Officer, Virgin Mobile USA, Part 3
by Tracy Fordby Tracy FordPart 3 of a three part interview with Bob Stohrer of Virgin Mobile USA.
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Video Interview: Bob Stohrer, Chief Marketing Officer, Virgin Mobile USA, Part 2
by Tracy Fordby Tracy FordPart 2 of a three part interview with Bob Stohrer of Virgin Mobile USA.
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Video Interview: Bob Stohrer, Chief Marketing Officer, Virgin Mobile USA, Part 1
by Tracy Fordby Tracy FordPart 1 of a 3 part interview with Bob Stohrer of Virgin Mobile USA.
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Australian utility to deploy WiMAX smart-grid network : Motorola, GE lead contractors
by Tracy Fordby Tracy FordSP AusNet, one of Australia’s largest utility companies, is deploying the world’s first smart-metering solution using WiMAX technology. SP AusNet said its four-year rollout of smart-metering technology will cover 680,000 …
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Video Interview: Neville Ray, Senior VP Engineering and Operations, T-Mobile USA, Part 2
by Tracy Fordby Tracy FordPart 2 of Tracy Ford’s interview with Neville Ray of T-Mobile USA.
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Video Interview: Neville Ray, Senior VP Engineering and Operations, T-Mobile USA, Part 1
by Tracy Fordby Tracy FordTracy Ford interviews Neville Ray, Senior VP Engineering and Operations for T-Mobile USA.
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Comments on open Internet due in January : FCC moves forward with NPR to preserve open Internet, CTIA responds
by Tracy Fordby Tracy FordThe Federal Communications Commission moved forward with its notice of proposed rule-making for rules to preserve an open Internet. Comments are due Jan. 14 and reply comments are due March …
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A wireless broadband network in small rural Virginia community is officially launching today, using white spaces spectrum under an experimental license issued by the Federal Communications Commission.The white-spaces network is …
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As wireless devices get increasingly complex, a number of companies are urging wireless operators and handset makers to outsource their internal testing procedures to third parties. Like other outsourcing trends, …
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Verizon Communications Inc. began to offer the much-touted quadruple play of wireless, landline, TV and Internet services ahead of rival cable companies that are rolling out wireless services through their …
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FCC-commissioned study on broadband is neutral on wireless: But explores open-access for fixed networks extensively
by Tracy Fordby Tracy FordPerhaps the best news for wireless carriers out of a new FCC-commissioned study on broadband access in the United States is that more “study is needed” before the agency tries …
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