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VZW slashes Palm prices

Well, you can’t blame its carrier partners for not trying to help out Palm Inc.The latest bone thrown to the struggling smartphone maker was from Verizon Wireless, which today drastically slashed the price of the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus to $50 and...

Case Study: Mobile broadband at 35,000 feet

Aircell is the world's leading provider of airborne communications. As winner of an exclusive FCC frequency license in 2006, Aircell has built a revolutionary mobile broadband network for commercial and business aviation. In 2008, the Aircell Network and its inflight portal, Gogo, revolutionized the...

T-Mobile USA open to spectrum possibilities

T-Mobile USA Inc. looks to be hunting for spectrum, and according to comments by its CEO, is not afraid to find a partner to fill that need.According to a Reuters report this morning, T-Mobile USA CEO Robert Dotson told analysts at an investor conference...

Analyst Angle: Cable MSOs could enjoy a nice piece of mobile backhaul pie

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.During the recent capacity crisis suffered by AT&T Wireless it was expected the carrier would...

VZW continues LTE hype ahead of launch

Verizon Wireless continued to hype its soon-to-launch LTE network today, noting trials in Boston and Seattle have produced download speeds of up to 50 megabits per second and upload speeds up to 25 Mbps. Average data rates in “real-world” environments have been between 5...

Alliances: Nuance and ZTE, Novatel and Qualcomm

Novatel Wireless said it completed a technology transfer with Qualcomm Inc. consisting of two of Qualcomm’s Wearable Mobile Device module designs. Novatel said it will use the designs to expand its portfolio of embedded machine-to-machine and consumer electronic devices. Qualcomm’s 1x and 1x...

Backhaul options diverse for 4G networks

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in RCR Wireless News' January Special Edition Wireless Infrastructure: The Engine for Economic Recovery. Look for our March Special Edition, coming soon. Wireless carriers are moving at ever-increasing speeds to roll out ever-increasingly speedy data services in...

Infrastructure Awards: ADC, Airvana, Huawei, ZTE

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:ADC Telecom Canada: To deploy its InterReach Fusion and InterReach Unison distributed antenna systems to provide multi-operator wireless and public safety service at all major sports venues and many hospitality sites in Vancouver during the...

ZTE looks to further broaden international reach

SHENZHEN, China--ZTE Corp. went to great lengths to provide access to key executives including Xu Ming, global GM for the ZTE's Wireless Business Unit. We basically spent the day together in Shenzhen touring ZTE's local manufacturing facility and exhibition hall, meeting with key executives...

Analyst Angle: How low can unlimited voice prices go?: The very limited nature of “unlimited” voice

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.Over the past two weeks, RCR Wireless covered the dropping rates of unlimited voice cellular...

Analyst Angle: How low can unlimited voice prices go?: The very limited nature of “unlimited” voice

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.Over the past two weeks, RCR Wireless covered the dropping rates of unlimited voice cellular...

Case study: Gobi plays key role in CMG's mobile solution

Contrary to popular opinion, magazine readership is growing and remains an important driver of retail sales and profit. With more than 4,000 titles in the market, it's difficult for any publisher or title to stand above the rest. Since 2001, Comag Marketing Group LLC...

Indonesia launches world's first commerical EV-DO Rev. B network

Indonesia's Smart Telecom said it deployed the world's first commercial CDMA-EVDO Revision B network, using equipment from ZTE Corp. and Qualcomm Inc.The Rev. B network will be deployed in Bali Densapar in the first quarter, and is set to be deployed in all of...

@CES: That's a wrap

Last week’s Consumer Electronics Show was a haven for device geeks of all shapes and sizes. Sure, the 165-inch 3D televisions were awesome, but so were the shrunken mobile devices that seemed to proliferate from every corner of the Las Vegas Convention Center.We covered...

Analyst Angle: Backhaul capacity in middle of network big business

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.As wireless operators utilize 3G and march toward 3.5G and 4G, collectively they face a...

@WiMAX Forum Congress Americas ’09: WiMAX community remains confident in the face of rivals

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The WiMAX community showed its expected solid and confident front during the opening day of this week's WiMAX Forum Congress Americas '09 event in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.Held in the shadow of immense cruise ships harbored in Port Everglades adjacent to...

3G coverage fracas intensifies

It was only a matter of time until it got this ugly, but the network coverage bickering between wireless industry powerhouses Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility got a few degrees warmer this week as Verizon Wireless accused its rival of not being able to...

Sprint Nextel expands WiMAX offering, stock upgraded

Sprint Nextel Corp. expanded its mobile WiMAX service to San Antonio and Austin, Texas, marketed under the Sprint 4G brand. The service runs off of Clearwire Corp.’s network and provides network speeds up to 10 times faster than the carrier’s CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision...

CDG awards industry innovations: RCR Wireless News partners on enterprise award

SAN DIEGO – The CDMA Development Group handed out their 2009 CDMA Industry Achievement Awards at this year's 3G CDMA Americas Regional Conference in San Diego, Calif., this week. Winners were selected by industry ballots and included companies and individuals leading the deployment of...

Reality Check: LTE and the Butterfly Effect

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.High in the Himalayas, if a butterfly beats its wings twice, rather than once, it could spark...

Reality Check: 3G is capable of meeting the growing demand for data

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.Even as we stand on the cusp of the first LTE market launches in a rapidly-expanding era...

China: 3G technology hot bed

SHENZEN, China – The Chinese government awarded 3G licenses to China's three state-run carriers in January and now they have launched their own 3G brands. These licenses have changed the competitive landscape of China's mobile market allowing consumers to choose from "e-surfing" from China...

@CTIA IT: AT&T’s de la Vega highlights wireless success, warns of abuse

SAN DIEGO — AT&T Mobility President and CEO Ralph de la Vega took a page, literally, from CTIA during his keynote address at the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2009 event, highlighting ten "facts" that he said were proof of the competitive nature of...

@CTIA IT: AT&T's de la Vega highlights wireless success, warns of abuse

SAN DIEGO — AT&T Mobility President and CEO Ralph de la Vega took a page, literally, from CTIA during his keynote address at the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2009 event, highlighting ten "facts" that he said were proof of the competitive nature of...