AT&T buys Qualcomm’s FLO TV spectrum for a cool $1.9b, promises 4G awesomeness
December 20, 2010 No Comment
Qualcomm and AT&T are no longer talking about a deal , they’ve agreed one: pending regulatory checks and other closing conditions, the wireless spectrum that was once dedicated to FLO TV will now be transferred into AT&T’s ownership in a $1.925 billion deal. Located in the lower 700MHz range, this bit of wireless space is said to cover more than 300 million people nationwide and AT&T expects it to play an important role in its future 4G network rollout and development. All that due diligence housekeeping will take the two companies a little while, with the deal expected to be finalized in the latter half of 2011, but at least we can rest assured that AT&T’s serious about not being left behind . Continue reading AT&T buys Qualcomm’s FLO TV spectrum for a cool $1.9b, promises 4G awesomeness AT&T buys Qualcomm’s FLO TV spectrum for a cool $1.9b, promises 4G awesomeness originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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BAGHDAD – Disputes between parties over how posts in Iraq’s new government will be distributed may delay the expected formation of a new government. The disagreements are the latest snag after months of delays to put together a government after inconclusive parliamentary elections in March left politics deadlocked. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s advisers Ali al-Dabbagh and Ali al-Moussawi insisted that at least some of the new Cabinet will be presented to parliament Monday as originally promised. Parliament spokesman Omar al-Mashhadani, however, said the…
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Photo: Thinkstock If you live in a town where Big Box retailers are the go-to destination for holiday shopping, Greenopia’s 2010 Guide to the Greenest Retailers is for you. The online directory has released their annual research-based list of the greenest retailers, ranking Walmart , Best Buy, Office Depot ,
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Those cursed limited supplies of the Nexus S have forced the Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy’s UK outlets to push back the phone’s retail debut by a couple of days . The Gingerbread flagship will now be sailing in on the 22nd of December and even then it’ll be available only in “key” stores. Online purchases are encouraged, with an “instant ship delivery” getting the phone out to your nearest Carphone Warehouse branch for collection. Pre-orderers should presumably be getting their handsets on Wednesday too, while the
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It’s oftentimes hard to gauge the proliferation of electronic devices into everyday life while looking at them from our little bubble of early adopter enthusiasm. A much better vantage point for these things can be provided from the arms of government , among the most change-resistant places on any planet, and American legislators are letting us know that tablets, not the children, are our future. Texas Representative Henry Cuellar recently took the House of Representatives floor with an iPad in tow, which broke with the chamber’s etiquette if not its rules. He’s not alone, however, in hoping that the House dispenses with its Omega Man -style prejudice against electronics and permits their widespread use by Representatives. If nothing else, distributing bills of law electronically should make a nice dent in the “multimillion” dollar budget currently set aside annually for printing. Let’s make it happen, guys. iPad comes knocking on House of Representatives’ door originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The European Union has agreed to ban Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo over disputed elections, a diplomat has told the BBC….
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Heavy rain has brought record floods to one region in northwestern Australia, while storms battered Melbourne in the southeast. And despite the summer season, there are prospects for a white Christmas in the mountains in Victoria. (Dec. 20)
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By Chris Hedges One hundred and thirty-one men and women, many of them military veterans wearing old fatigues, formed a single, silent line. Under a heavy snowfall and to the slow beat of a drum, they walked to the White House fence. They stood there until they were arrested. Related Entries December 19, 2010 Dead Excuses December 19, 2010 ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal
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As the holidays approach, those affected by the Gulf Oil Spill are looking for ways to provide for their families. And, as Bonny Ghosh reports, one charity is trying to provide for families in need. (Dec. 20)
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Hundreds of South Koreans were evacuated into bunkers today as its troops fired hundreds of live artillery shells in an exercise to assert its military strength over the North. Pyongyang warned of catastrophic retaliation, adding that its strikes would be “unpredictable”. After a similar exercise last month North Korea shelled Yeonpyeong island, killing two marines and two civilians in its first attack on civilian areas since the 1950-53 Korean War. The North considers waters around Yeonpyeong, a fishing community and military base seven miles from its coastline, its own territory. The drills involved several types of weapons including K-9 self-propelled guns, South Korea’s defence ministry…
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