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Unlicensed Spectrum: Cable’s 20-Year Quest for a Wireless Strategy

by Mitchell Shapiro | Mar 12, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized

In an earlier post I discussed how a handful of small startups (Republic Wireless, FreedomPop and Scratch Wireless) are offering low-cost “WiFi-first” mobile services targeting mainly cost-conscious smartphone-toting millennials. In February, these relatively...
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