LAS VEGAS – To the surprise of few, rural wireless operators continue to face a number of challenges in their daily quest to remain viable options for consumers increasingly bombarded …
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Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled updated versions of a pair of its devices this morning that should bring increased functionality to its devices that are seeing a dramatic increase in …
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SHENZHEN, China–As ZTE Corp. pursues smaller carriers to advance its position in the United States, the company is also trying to expand its alliance with Qualcomm Inc. for broadband services …
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Google Inc.’s Nexus One smartphone lost a carrier partner before it even had a chance to launch as this morning Google announced that Verizon Wireless would not be carrying the …
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Financial results are set to begin trickling in this week with a number of heavy hitters in the mobile space scheduled to announce their latest financial results.Amongst wireless carriers, the …
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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.It …
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Cox wireless bundle could be game changer: (Or how I fell in love with the TV again)
by Tracy Fordby Tracy FordA few recent developments have made me believe that Cox Communications’ wireless offering can be a game changer for the industry. First, I started to watch the TV shows I …
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Analyst Angle: India spectrum auction likely to be aggressive, yet realistic, affair: Qualcomm's bid for BWA spectrum threatens WiMAX prospects in India
by jscarboby jscarboAfter several postponements, months of very public inter-ministerial bickering that required the intervention of a special task force of senior ministers (the so-called Empowered Group of Ministers) headed by the …
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In world of nationwide carriers, new rural carrier one step closer to forming: ATN CEO talks about imending purchase of former Alltel assets
by Tracy Fordby Tracy FordAtlantic Tele-Network Inc. CEO Michael Prior thinks there is still a niche for smaller wireless carriers to compete against national players in rural areas. As such, AtlanticTele-Network plans to continue …
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Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …
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A small company based in Reno, Nev., is hoping to revolutionize antenna technology with the first commercially viable Compound PxM Loop antenna, which is designed to increase radiation efficiency, intensity, …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Each year the …
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Over the past 12 months any doubt over operator commitment to femtocells has been silenced. There are currently 10 deployments around the world and analyst firm Informa recently found operator …
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Cellphone signal booster comments point fingers at carriers, manufacturers
by Tracy Fordby Tracy FordReply comments on the Federal Communications Commission’s notice of proposed rulemaking on cellphone signal boosters produced some finger-pointing between carriers and equipment manufacturers as well as renewed calls on both …
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Sprint Nextel Corp.’s bevy of prepaid offerings is gaining some clarity as the carrier is looking to phase out a legacy postpaid service and increase the appeal of its prepaid …
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Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:ADC Telecom United States: With Messiah College in Grantham, Penn., to deploy its InterReach Fusion indoor distributed antenna system to provide indoor …
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Vodafone, VZW, nPhase form M2M alliance focused on multinational businesses
by Tracy Fordby Tracy FordVodafone, Verizon Wireless and nPhase formed an initiative to make it easier for global businesses to integrate machine-to-machine communications into their enterprises. Specifically, the alliance will make remote monitoring and …
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VeriSign Inc. said it partnered with CAQH, a nonprofit alliance of health plans and trade associations, to conduct a pilot program to demonstrate secure authentication for health IT interoperability. The …
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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.With …
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BARCELONA – For a first timer to the GSMA’s premier wireless event, Verizon Wireless wasted little time making its presence felt. Just a day after officially joining the association, Verizon …
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BARCELONA – In the shadow of an overwhelming LTE-focused Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, the WiMAX industry gathered the night before the show’s official opening to provide an …
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BARCELONA– With all the hype surrounding LTE technology, you would think it was pre-ordained to take over the telecom industry. However, until today there was no set standard for how …
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BARCELONA – Verizon Wireless’ metamorphosis from champion of CDMA technology among the world’s largest carriers to a full-fledged member of the dominant GSM-based world took another step to completion today …
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Sprint Nextel Corp.’s struggles continued during the fourth quarter of 2009 as the wireless industry’s No. 3 domestic carrier posted a net loss of nearly $1 billion and hemorrhaged more …
