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Should Regulators Block AT&T's Acquisition of T-Mobile?

Harvard Business Review

I tend to care about prices: Will this merger affect my monthly wireless bill? Wireless telephone prices are falling, a sign of competitive markets. And because the CPI cannot easily account for increases in call quality , this index understates the true decrease in the quality-adjusted price of wireless telephony.

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Cisco's Flip Flop and (Mis)Managing the Obvious

Harvard Business Review

The company promised back in 2009 to bring out a Wi-Fi Flip in early 2010. The sad but simple truth was that Cisco — arguably the world's premier internet network technology company — didn't deliver a Wi-Fi-enabled device. Technology couldn't have been the issue. What happened? This was obvious.

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The Industries Apple Could Disrupt Next

Harvard Business Review

That is, rather than employ a new technology to disrupt a company’s business model, an upstart disrupts the entire breadth of an entrenched value chain by wresting control of a critical asset. But the critical asset in that value chain is the viewership data that Nielsen provides, which sets the price for advertising.

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Why Google Fiber Is High-Speed Internet’s Most Successful Failure

Harvard Business Review

In 2010, Google rocked the $60 billion broadband industry by announcing plans to deploy fiber-based home internet service, offering connections up to a gigabit per second — 100 times faster than average speeds at the time. Cable companies once again upgraded their technology, accelerating deployment of gigabit-capable standards.

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How Singapore Became an Entrepreneurial Hub

Harvard Business Review

If you had asked Singaporeans in 2010 to identify a successful local start-up, they might have paused for a few minutes before mentioning Creative Labs. With the cautionary notes in mind, I arrived in Singapore in March 2010. based WiFi service provider Ruckus Wireless snatched it up in 2013. “Name a Singapore start-up.

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A Brief Review of Hillary Clinton’s Innovation Plan

Harvard Business Review

Late in June, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton surprised business leaders by issuing a detailed technology and innovation platform. ” No technology company would object to that proposal. But these programs, including the troubled Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, have had limited success, if any at all.