In the last column I talked about setting the goals and defining mobile broadband. While we are still a ways away in defining what constitutes broadband, another key debate has emerged in the past few weeks and that is how do we go about...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Wireless infrastructure OEMs such as the likes of Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, etc.,...
The Canadian regulatory agency ruled that newcomer Globalive Communications Corp. is not a Canadian-owned company and so cannot operate a wireless network, despite having paid $442 million CDN last year to acquire a nationwide AWS license.What happens next is unclear; Globalive said it is...
Often overlooked when discussing North American telecom markets, Canada is more than a smaller clone of its southern neighbor. Challenged by a land mass greater than the U.S., but with one-eighth the population, Canada’s wireless operators have still managed to cover more than 99%...
The VisionMobile broadband is the network connectivity environment, where networks of different shapes and sizes collaborate to provide users unfettered access to the information they seek, the content they want to engage in, connect people in new and exciting ways, where time and distance...
Verizon Wireless announced the creation of its 4G Venture Forum designed to bring together "financial investment, product incubation and market validation" for products and services targeting next-generations networks.Partners in the forum include Alcatel-Lucent Ventures, Charles River Partners, New Venture Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners,...
Spanish-based telecom giant Telefonica said it reached an agreement with a half-dozen LTE equipment suppliers to launch test projects in six different countries in preparation of rolling out LTE-based networks in markets where the carrier operates. The suppliers include Alcatel-Lucent, L.M. Ericsson, Huawei Technologies...
The converging telecom and IT space is set to become a $5 trillion global business, fueled by relentless demand from individuals and businesses to be able to access information across any device at any time. The wireless/telecom/media/IT sector is growing two to five...
Alcatel-Lucent said it has received FCC certification for its LTE base stations designed to use the 700 MHz frequency band auctioned by the FCC in 2008 and expected to be the backbone for initial LTE deployments by Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility.The Franco-American venture...
Nokia Siemens Networks said it was establishing a "center of competence" in Dallas dedicated to developing LTE for the North American market. The center is expected to employ approximately 500 people, including current Nokia Siemens workers and new hires. To further show its support...
Verizon Wireless said it has completed the first data call using the LTE Release 8 standard at its testing facilities in Boston and Seattle. The carrier, which is planning to launch LTE trial networks in the two markets before the end of the year,...
While the big news out of this year's Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Span, was Verizon Wireless' choice of LTE vendors - Alcatel Lucent and Ericsson, among others - its IMS news is just as interesting. It's not too much of a stretch...
Cricket Communications Inc. has deployed its 3G network in Chicago by partnering with wireless infrastructure vendor Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., the companies announced today.The launch in Chicago follows a successful deployment in nearby Milwaukee last fall. The Huawei network includes the Chinese company's Dual...
With investments already made into WiMAX, the wireless broadband technology will be able to withstand the current economic downturn in a year that will see some additional network deployments, according to the WiMAX Forum.Because of the current economic climate, WiMAX providers are not being...
The selection of Alcatel-Lucent and L.M. Ericsson to build out Verizon Wireless' Long-Term Evolution network wasn't too surprising and some competitors should not fret, according to industry analysts.Verizon's close relationship with Alcatel-Lucent regarding its CDMA network and Ericsson's relationship with Vodafone, which owns...
Despite the disastrous ramifications the global economic crisis has had on other business sectors, a new report from research firm IDC predicts the global mobile industry will remain relatively unscathed - and could even benefit.The wireless industry has become the dominant driver of the...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--Azerbaijan: Nokia Siemens Networks won a contract to expand Bakcell's...
As Alcatel-Lucent struggles to regain its financial footing, the company is focusing on its new strategy that will combine its capabilities of the network environment with creative services of the Web.An example of how the company plans to make the transition from the old...
BARCELONA, Spain - Verizon Wireless fleshed out its LTE plans by naming its network suppliers and setting a commercial launch date of 2010. The company, which plans to initially use its 700 MHz spectrum for the buildout, did not say what the effort would...
BARCELONA, Spain - One of the two top U.S wireless carriers in the United States - Verizon Wireless or Sprint Nextel Corp. - is testing an image-recognition technology that would allow marketers to connect directly to cellphone-toting consumers without relying on barcodes and other...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Handset and infrastructure vendors--Credit Suisse First Boston lowered its estimates on Motorola after the company reported fourth-quarter results and weak guidance. New estimates are a...
French-American telecommunication equipment manufacturer Alcatel-Lucent posted its eighth straight quarterly loss, posting a $5 billion loss for the fourth quarter, which is the company's largest since it was formed more than two years ago.The company took a one-time charge of $5 billion against its...
With three of the four largest wireless providers in the United States selling femtocells to boost indoor coverage, and the fourth expected to join the party, a Massachusetts company is banking millions that the technology will take off.Verizon Wireless was the most recent to...
Wireless infrastructure vendors can get through this rough economic time if they stay true to their core businesses, even as the economy continues to take financial hits.The world's largest infrastructure provider, L.M. Ericsson, continues to buck the trend and posted a strong fourth quarter....
