Verizon's Big Spectrum Deals Spark DOJ Antitrust Probe
Over the last month, the Dose has been keeping tabs on Verizon's purchases of Advanced Wireless Spectrum (AWS), including a $3.6-billion deal with "SpectrumCo" and a $315-million deal with Cox Communications.
The fact that both deals were "pending government approval" didn't
raise any major flags when the stories originally broke, but now it
turns out that approval will not be as promptly forthcoming as initially
assumed. The Justice Department has opened investigations
into whether the deals concentrate too much control of the
limited available spectrum into the hands of one company and whether
the cooperation deals between Verizon and the cable companies constitute
violations of antitrust law.
Qualcomm, Verizon, Zephyr Technology Partner on M-Health Monitoring
Patients with congestive heart failure in rural Arizona are receiving the latest innovation in mobile health technology:
a Motorola Droid X, loaded with software to help monitor, record and
report health issues to their doctors. The device will be able to take
readings from a variety of medical equipment, such as wireless blood
pressure cuffs and pulse oximeters, and report the data to doctors in
hospitals. The project is aimed at helping patients without ready access
to medical facilities get better care, while cutting down on
unnecessary and costly physician visits.
