by Mitchell Shapiro | Mar 30, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
A key theme in this “unlicensed spectrum” series of blog posts has been the potential negative impacts on wireless carriers of lower-cost services built on WiFi connectivity, either in a “WiFi-first” or “WiFi-only” mode. In this two-part post the focus will shift to...
by Mitchell Shapiro | Mar 25, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
In an earlier post in this series I discussed business issues and opportunities related to a potential launch by Comcast of a WiFi-based service that could: further monetize the company’s investments in millions of in-home dual-SSID WiFi gateway devices; provide it...
by Mitchell Shapiro | Mar 24, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
The focus of my last post in this series was business issues and opportunities related to a potential launch by Comcast of a WiFi-based service that could: further monetize the company’s investments in millions of in-home dual-SSID WiFi gateway devices; provide it...
by Mitchell Shapiro | Mar 22, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
The last post in this series discussed Cablevision’s recently launched WiFi-only service called Freewheel. It ended with the speculation that Comcast—the nation’s largest provider of cable TV and broadband services—might look to Freewheel for lessons about how...
by Mitchell Shapiro | Mar 18, 2015 | Blog
I ended an earlier post in this series by suggesting that Cablevision’s launch of Freewheel, a WiFi-only wireless service, marks a new chapter in the emerging “nomadic multiscreen multimedia service battleground.” In this post I’ll elaborate a bit on what I meant by...