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Bell Canada, Telus to deploy HSPA by 2010: Move will provide ‘smoother’ transition to LTE in the future

Canada's two largest CDMA carriers, Bell Canada and Telus Mobility, announced plans to deploy HSPA technology by 2010 as part of an effort to eventually upgrade to Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology.Nokia Siemens Networks and Huawei will build the HSPA networks for both carriers.Investment...

RIM takes touchscreen market by ‘Storm’: Verizon Wireless, Vodafone to sell BlackBerry gadget, pricing TBA

Research In Motion Ltd. said today that its new touchscreen effort - the Storm - is due at Verizon Wireless "later this fall," pricing to be announced.The price of the device is, of course, the most critical bit of information needed to assess the...

Report: Base station shipments slowing

After a strong showing in 2007, worldwide base station shipments appear weak this year, according to research from In-Stat.The firm said 2007 was marked by new 3G network rollouts worldwide along with strong GSM growth driven by markets like India, Africa and China. However,...

100M people to use mobile money transfers by 2013

More than 100 million users worldwide will use their mobile phone to make international money transfers by 2013, according to a new analysis by Juniper Research.Cross-border mobile money transfers is a new trend, but it is expected to gain traction during the net couple...

AT&T has a lot of ‘runway’ left with HSPA : Exec: LTE will fit in

CHICAGO - Even as AT&T Mobility Inc. touted its decision to deploy Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology for its fourth-generation network, the carrier is confident it can tweak its HSPA network to increase speeds gradually, without having to rush to build out a 4G...

Mobile Broadband push promises $1B for ‘ready to run’ HSPA laptops: Ovum critique: Effort needs broader support

A group of PC makers and wireless industry players announced a new effort aimed at embedding HSPA modems into laptops. The initiative, organized by the Euro-focused GSM Association, aims to spend up to $1 billion promoting "ready to run" laptops that will be able...

Rural operators, license holders unite to launch UMTS, LTE: Members to focus on rural wireless broadband

More than two dozen mobile operators and spectrum license holders have banded together to form NextGen Mobile L.L.C. The organization hopes to pool efforts to launch GSM-based, next-generation networks covering small and rural markets.The organization said 28 companies have joined what grew out of...

Google, HTC create a contender with G1: Analyst: Device can go ‘head-to-head’ with iPhone, BlackBerry

The long-awaited Google Inc. Android-powered handset by HTC Corp. for T-Mobile USA Inc. - dubbed the G1 - debuted today and its pre-launch reception appeared positive.Timed for release on Oct. 22 at $180 with a two-year voice and data contract, the touchscreen-and-QWERTY device may...

Gobi heads to market, adds 2 more notebook makers : Qualcomm touts its embedded solution

When Qualcomm Inc. talks, people listen. So when Qualcomm recently announced that its "Gobi" embedded connectivity module had been certified by AT&T Mobility for the latter's network and that Hewlett-Packard Co. and Panasonic had signed on to include Gobi in some of their new...

RIM’s BlackBerry Storm touchscreen ‘coming soon’ to Verizon Wireless

The BlackBerry Storm - the first touchscreen device from Research In Motion Ltd. - appears ready for landing at Verizon Wireless, which is both advertising the device and demurring from providing details.The device is called the BlackBerry Storm 9530 Smartphone "with global capabilities," potentially...

PTP backhaul market set for strong growth

The point-to-point market will enjoy growth driven by escalating buildout of 3.5-generation and fourth-generation networks, according to a report from Visant Strategies.The PTP microwave market generated revenues of more than $5 billion in 2007 and that figure is expected to exceed $6 billion this...

Embracing an open network: But with an eye toward the challenges

SAN FRANCISCO -- CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2008 officially opened its doors Wednesday with keynotes focusing on how carriers are beginning to open their doors. The chase and challenge of creating an open wireless network glistened as a top priority among keynote...

Openness creeps across wireless networks

Following a lot of bad publicity in the wake of AT&T Mobility's exclusive contract for Apple Inc.'s iPhone and 700 MHz auction rules that demanded an open network, wireless carriers are prying open their networks.Earlier this year, Verizon Wireless began offering its network to...

VIDEO: 3G Americas sets its sights on 4G

Chris Pearson, president of 3G Americas, sits down with RCR Wireless News to discuss the trade group's position in the wireless market, and the future of the GSM family of wireless technologies. ; 3GAmericas; Chris Pearson, president of...

Cox rattles wireless sword (again) but is short on details (again)

ASPEN, Colo. - The cable industry remains infatuated with wireless, yet details on how it plans to tackle the market remain murky.The latest to shine a light on the issue was Cox Communications Inc. President Patrick Esser. Esser, speaking at the Progress and Freedom...

Analyst Angle: The evolution from 3G to 4G

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.To quote Bob Dylan. mobile networks are a-changin'. As more and more mobile users download...

RTG ups ante at FCC in opposition to VZW/Alltel deal

Following up on a similar filing earlier this week, the Rural Telecommunications Group Inc. filed an individual petition with the Federal Communications Commission urging the agency to deny Verizon Wireless' pending acquisition of Alltel Communications L.L.C.The new filing touches on a number of issues...

Samsung touts eco-sustainability in Beijing with new ‘green phone’

With the whole world watching, the Olympic Games in China are a great time and place to deliver messages to the world. Samsung's message to the world (today): We care.Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. touted its new E200 Eco handset, set for European launch in...

Roaming concerns remain center of VZW/Alltel dissent

A handful of rural operators again raised concerns over future roaming capabilities in filing a petition to deny Verizon Wireless' attempt to acquire the nation's No. 5 operator Alltel Communications L.L.C.In a filing with the Federal Communications Commission yesterday, more than a half dozed...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Andrew, Motorola, NetMotion and more

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--China: China Mobile has signed multiple contracts with Motorola, valued...

FCC OKs Verizon Wireless purchase of Rural Cellular

The Federal Communications Commissions gave the green light to Verizon Wireless' $2.67 billion purchase of Rural Cellular Corp., with the transaction and a separate pending deal involving the No. 2 mobile-phone operator bringing to the forefront a number a key policy issues.The FCC, like...

AT&T, VZW battle over international data offerings

Just in time for the 2008 Olympics set to kick off in China later this week the nation's two largest carriers expanded their international data plans.AT&T Mobility introduced two new plans, one for smartphone users and one for PC card users. The new smartphone...

GSM growth to spur GPS-enabled handset proliferation

More than 550 million GPS-enabled mobile phones are expected to ship by 2012, according to a new report from ABI Research."While most CDMA handsets are already GPS-enabled and GPS is set to become a standard feature in GSM smartphones, GSM feature phones are next...

Worst of the Week: All hail Google

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday 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 us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....