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Vodafone looks at acquisitions. Vodafone is flush with cash from selling its Verizon stake and on the prowl with $30-$40 billion to spend, while Telefonica paid a hefty fine. Read More Auction 96: Could the end be near?. Despite an attempted shot of adrenalin, bidding continued to slow in the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 96 of … Network software set to take center stage at MWC. Vendors are already announcing new solutions meant to help operators manage their networks more efficiently. Read More | Mobile Minute: Verizon may have won its battle on net neutrality, but the war is far from over. Federal Communications Chairman Tom Wheeler said this week that he will outline his agency’s next steps within the coming days. Net neutrality refers to a service provider’s requirement to treat all network traffic the same — same pricing from the network operator and same delivery speeds. Last month a federal appeals court overturned those rules, because of the way the agency had classified wireless carriers and Internet service providers. But the court did concede that the FCC has authority to enforce a regulation called the Open Internet Order. Now it looks like Wheeler is ready to follow up. You can read more of his comments at www.rcrwireless.com and we will keep you posted as this story develops. |
