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Liftoff’s Biggest Surprise
The Carmel Group’s Jimmy Schaeffler says he was surprised that the wireless broadband industry will get even larger in the next four years. Growth in the availability of spectrum, easier financing, and the realization of federal policymakers in the role of fixed wireless for solving last-mile broadband accessibility are factors in the expansion of the…
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Lifting the Veil on FW and HFW with The Carmel Group’s Jimmy Schaeffler
Fixed wireless is clearly one way to provide broadband and it has become increasingly popular over the last few years. Quantifying its impact and understanding the role of fiber in helping to create ubiquitous and reliable broadband is what a new report from The Carmel Group (scroll down to download the report) does. In the…
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Fiber to the Wireless Drop
Building a robust last mile is a challenge for broadband operators. In this interview, filmed at the 2011 IP Possibilities, Rob Riordan, EVP and director of corporate development for Nsight, an award-winning pioneer in the deployment of femtocell technology, advances an idea for using hardened femtocells at the pedestal to solve the drop part of the…