AT&T’s Ralph De La Vega: BlackBerry Bold Selling Out In Most Stores; October Store Traffic Up 17% From Year Ago

AT&T ’s Ralph De La Vega , who runs the company’s mobility and consumer businesses, is being interviewed this morning at the Web 2.0 Summit by TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington . He’ll no doubt be talking about the Apple iPhone, the Research In Motion BlackBerry Bold and lots of other interesting mobile topics. Here are some of the highlights: He notes that the company today acquired Wayport, a WiFi hotspot operator, for $275 million in cash. They also announced new faster speeds for U-verse. On Google’s Android platform: We like that the platform is open in the second phase; good opportunity for application providers. First version is mostly Google apps. On U-verse: Offers IP television; offers broadband up to 18 MB/sec; also wirelessly wire your house. Most advanced telecom experience in the U.S., he says. Has whole home DVR; can record program in one room, watch in another room. On wirelines: continues to decline as consumers substitute. On ... (link)