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2010

< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RIL Makes Bold Play for India’s Wireless Future
by sylvie barak June 14, 2010

by sylvie barak June 14, 2010

Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) purchased 95% of Infotel Broadband Services Private Ltd for 48,000 crore ($1 billion) on Friday. Earlier that same day, Infotel was announced as the sole winner of a pan-India broadband wireless access (BWA) license for 12,848 crore ($3 billion).

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: High traffic networks need a congestion solution, not a congestion charge
by jscarbo June 14, 2010

by jscarbo June 14, 2010

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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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RCR Local Reston highlights and interviews
by jscarbo June 14, 2010

by jscarbo June 14, 2010

Highlight reel from RCR Local Reston, May 27, 2010 at the Sprint Executive Briefing Center in Reston, Va. RCR Wireless publisher Jeff Mucci interviews Paul Carter, CEO, Global Wireless Solutions …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Second-gen political strategies need updating for 4G realities: Think 'Bat phone'
by jscarbo June 14, 2010

by jscarbo June 14, 2010

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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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Matt Kapko joins RCR Wireless News editorial team: Former RCR Wireless News journalist re-joins RCR Wireless News as feature editor
by jscarbo June 14, 2010

by jscarbo June 14, 2010

RCR Wireless News and parent company Arden Media Co. are pleased to announce that Matt Kapko has joined the staff as feature editor. In this position, Kapko will head up …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RCR Unplugged: Friday mobile shortbread: Headlines in brief
by Sylvie Barak June 11, 2010

by Sylvie Barak June 11, 2010

Buy Your iPhone at WalmartWant an iPhone 4G come June 24th? No problem, just head on down to your local Walmart, the coolest hipster budget supermarket on the block. That’s …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Friday mobile shortbread: Headlines in brief
by sylvie barak June 11, 2010

by sylvie barak June 11, 2010

We bring you the roundup of all the important news before the weekend begins

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Fuji-Shiba? Merger Between Fujitsu and Toshiba Rumored
by sylvie barak June 11, 2010

by sylvie barak June 11, 2010

Japanese Nikkei Business Daily reported Friday that Fujitsu Ltd and Toshiba Corp are in the final stages of talks to merge their mobile phone businesses. The combined operation would become Japan’s second largest handset maker after Sharp Corp.

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Future Droid to Hit 2GHz by Christmas
by sylvie barak June 11, 2010

by sylvie barak June 11, 2010

In remarks to Chicago’s Executives Club on Wednesday, CEO of Motorola’s Mobile Devices and home business division Sanjay Jha announced another monster iPhone killer to be available by Christmas.

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">India's BWA concludes, raising $5.5 B : Infotel wins in all 22 circles
by Tracy Ford June 11, 2010

by Tracy Ford June 11, 2010

India’s Broadband Wireless Auction ended after 117 rounds, raking in nearly $5.5 billion for the government. Infotel Broadband Services Ltd. was the big winner, paying $2.74 billion for licenses in …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Motorola, Research In Motion settle patent dispute
by Dan Meyer June 11, 2010

by Dan Meyer June 11, 2010

Motorola Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. said they have settled a more than two-year-old patent dispute that had each claiming the other was infringing on the others patents.The origins …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Do it for the children
by Dan Meyer June 11, 2010

by Dan Meyer June 11, 2010

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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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Bits and Bytes: InnerWireless equips CityCenter; InMobi launches in U.S.; and more
by jscarbo June 11, 2010

by jscarbo June 11, 2010

InnerWireless deployed a distributed antenna system for CityCenter, a 13.5 million square foot facility in Las Vegas that includes residential and hotel buildings, a gaming resort, and a retail and …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">India’s Reliance Communications to Sell 26% Stake
by sylvie barak June 11, 2010

by sylvie barak June 11, 2010

Short on cash after the latest 3G spectrum auction in India, second place Reliance Communications is looking to shore up assets by approving the sale of a minority stake of up to 26% to investors. Unnamed sources suggest Dubai’s Emirates Telecommunications Corp (known as Etisalat) may buy the shares for $4 billion.

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">China and Taiwan Unite…Over Telecom Standards
by sylvie barak June 10, 2010

by sylvie barak June 10, 2010

Telecommunications leaders from China and Taiwan met in Beijing on Wednesday and agreed to jointly standardize on Android, WiMax, and TD-LTE (Time-Division Long Term Evolution) among other accords.

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Telmap navigates the road to mobile success
by sylvie barak June 10, 2010

by sylvie barak June 10, 2010

Satnav software maker Telmap is a company that clearly knows which direction it’s going in. The privately held white label mapping and navigation firm has recently been undergoing a strategy shift, transforming itself from a subscription company into one offering LBS (location-based services) to operators like the Orange FT Group, Vodafone, Vodacom, SFR, O2, Telefonica, AOL, Pelephone, Carphone Warehouse and more.

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">One device to rule them all says Movius
by sylvie barak June 10, 2010

by sylvie barak June 10, 2010

Separating work from personal life is certainly something most people would advocate, but when it comes to one’s mobile phone, it isn’t always easy to make the break.

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mobile marketing on the up-and-up
by sylvie barak June 10, 2010

by sylvie barak June 10, 2010

Mobile marketing and advertising outfit Velti has announced the launch of its mobile developer program while simultaneously releasing its software developer kits (SDK) for Android, Symbian, Windows, Blackberry and Apple’s iPhone and iPad.

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Intel's tablet offerings on display
by sylvie barak June 10, 2010

by sylvie barak June 10, 2010

Intel certainly doesn’t want to be left sitting on the bench when it comes to the tablet game, and used the recent Computex expo in Taiwan to show what skills it brought to the table.

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Rhetoric, lobbying dollars high ahead of next week's FCC meeting
by Tracy Ford June 10, 2010

by Tracy Ford June 10, 2010

While it’s clear that regulatory changes are coming to broadband services and perhaps their mobile counterparts, trying to navigate which ones will spur investment and innovation is like trying to …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RCR Unplugged: World Cup to bolster mobile TV
by Sylvie Barak June 10, 2010

by Sylvie Barak June 10, 2010

With the World Cup kicking off on Friday, cell phones are playing a new role in bringing the games live to fans wherever they may be, and regardless of timezone.

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RCR Unplugged: VoIP comes to Gmail courtesy of Google Voice
by Sylvie Barak June 10, 2010

by Sylvie Barak June 10, 2010

According to an anonymous tip to the Google Operating System blog, the search engine giant is testing its own Google Voice VoIP service through Gmail. Indeed, we’ve noticed the new …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle (Special Edition): Apple iPhone 4 & AT&T metered data
by jscarbo June 10, 2010

by jscarbo June 10, 2010

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.You …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle (Special Edition): Apple iPhone 4 & AT&T metered data
by jscarbo June 10, 2010

by jscarbo June 10, 2010

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.You …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RCR Unplugged: Tawkon helps users monitor mobile radiation
by Sylvie Barak June 10, 2010

by Sylvie Barak June 10, 2010

For all the studies claiming mobile phone radiation gives you cancer, there a multitude more claiming they don’t, but something no one denies is the fact mobile phones do emit …

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