Tuesday, May 25, 2010

AT&T Launches Free Wi-Fi In Times Square

AT&T is launching a free wi-fi network for its customers in New York City's Times Square, obviously designed to take a load off the 3G network.

The move illustrates both the importance of wireless offload strategies as well as a changing role for fixed-line networks, which are assuming much more importance as mobile video consumption increases.

That might provide small comfort to fixed-line service providers, but comfort nevertheless. The fundamental answer for why broadband fixed line networks will remain relevant in a market that emphasizes mobile service has to do with superior bandwidth.

Fixed lines will remain the "best" way to deliver huge quantities of video to end users, in many venues, including both the linear multi-channel video and over-the-top Internet modes.

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