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LAS VEGAS – Details are needed on how the Federal Communications Commission plans to conduct a voluntary incentive spectrum auction to assure broadcasters they will be treated fairly, said FCC …

The “unlimited” wars continue to heat up as T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) today unveiled a new unlimited calling, messaging and data offering priced at $80 per month. The carrier does …

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian operators must learn how other countries prepared their networks for traffic spikes during major global sporting events, in order to fully capture the payoff in …

LAS VEGAS – PBS said it will begin testing next-generation emergency alerts with a pilot project to use mobile digital TV to deliver multimedia alerts using video, audio, text and …

RIO DE JANEIRO – Latin America in 2011 will present a whole host of challenges and opportunities for the world of wireless said Erasmo Rojas of 4G Americas on Tuesday, …

RIO DE JANEIRO – Future profitability of LTE may be decided by service providers that enforce their usage policies more strictly and tailor new packages to a wider variety of …

RIO DE JANEIRO – Some may have been surprised to see Oracle Corp. presenting at the LTE Latin America conference in Rio De Janeiro on Tuesday, but Leonard Sheahan, a …

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s major wireless providers are sharing the burden of building the backbone of a national network before the country hosts international sporting events in 2014 and …

Latvian-based microwave manufacturer SAF Tehnika JSC announced a deal to deploy 200 CFIP Lumina links in rural Canadian areas to extend broadband coverage.Partnering with SAF is Crossover Distribution.com Corp., a …

The following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Nokia Siemens Networks China: With Anhui Unicom Energy, China Unicom’s subsidiary in Anhui province, to reduce the energy consumption of …

AT&T Mobility (T) has flipped the switch on more former Alltel Communications L.L.C. customers in parts of Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota that are now being serviced …

AT&T Mobility (T) has flipped the switch on more former Alltel Communications L.L.C. customers in parts of Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota that are now being serviced …

LAS VEGAS – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski used his time before broadcasters to appeal to them about the benefits of voluntary spectrum auctions, the reality of today’s spectrum …

Further proof that the prepaid space is the mobile industry’s hottest segment came this morning with AT&T Mobility (T) announcing it will begin offering its first smartphone through its GoPhone …

RIO DE JANEIRO – Mike Roberts, principal analyst and head of Americas for Informa described Brazil as the “strongest mobile broadband market in the region,” during his opening keynote at …

RIO DE JANEIRO – Public safety communication networks will be targeted as an easily applicable market for LTE in the coming year, with major providers already working together in select …

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.Mobile World Congress …

LAS VEGAS – As connected TVs become more common, business models are going to have to change so that all points along the value chain that bring added value to …

LAS VEGAS – Mobile broadcast TV is making headway in the United States, with more than 60 broadcast networks offering service in a couple dozen markets, but scale will only …

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.It is clear …

Mu Dynamics Inc. unveiled a testing solution that can accurately recreate how applications will impact wireless networks. The proliferation of third-party applications that end users are downloading to smartphones can …

LAS VEGAS – High-definition radio could bring the value proposition of adding an FM chip to mobile devices because the service can offload traffic from the wireless operator’s network and …

Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) continues to tweak its prepaid efforts adding a more pronounced international flair to its Boost Mobile subsidiary. Boost Mobile customers can now add unlimited calling, messaging …

The expansion of mobile broadband services in India looks to have received a boost from the formation of a collaborative effort of the country’s Minister for Communications and Information Technology, …

Google Inc. (GOOG) has reportedly acquired another mobile music startup in the run-up to its widely anticipated mobile music platform for Android.Toronto-based Pushlife was bought for a reported $25 million, …