Cisco’s $2.9 billion mobile Internet play

Given that NTIA funding for the National Broadband Plan will begin trickling in Next month, Cisco’s timing could not be better. During a regulatory panel at the COMPTEL PLUS Convention & Expo this week. Angela Simpson, advisor to the assistant secretary for NTIA, indicated that the NTIA has moved 18 applications to the second step of the vetting process–a sign that the $4.7 billion in broadband stimulus funds will begin to enter the market...