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7/2/2009  -  Industry sources say one of Nokia Siemens Networks's new WiMax partners is specialist vendor Alvarion
by Ray Le Maistre
7/2/2009  -  Nokia Siemens tells Unstrung it has shifted its R&D focus away from WiMax and into HSPA+ and LTE
7/1/2009  -  Pyramid Research report casts doubt on rapid takeup of FTTx in Malaysia, looks to WiMax to compete with Telekom Malaysia's DSL
by Catherine Haslam
7/1/2009  -  Nokia Siemens tells Unstrung what it plans to do with Nortel's LTE access assets when the acquisition is complete
6/30/2009  -  Sprint Nextel claims it will be the first operator in the US to launch a 3G femtocell
6/30/2009  -  Lack of TD-LTE support prompts China Mobile to swap out Datang 3G base stations in favor of Huawei and ZTE kit, states local report
by Catherine Haslam
6/30/2009  -  There's a good reason Nortel's hanging on to its LTE intellectual property, reckons one analyst – it could be worth $2.9 billion!
by Ray Le Maistre
6/30/2009  -  The carrier is holding hiring days in Dallas & Seattle, just as it did before the soft launches in Atlanta and Las Vegas
Most Recent Post: kaps... Gotta think that Clearwire will light up part of the Chicago network in time for the big 4G World show in September... probably...
6/30/2009  -  As Huawei's LTE trial activity increases in Europe, the vendor looks to Japan with a new R&D lab in Tokyo
6/30/2009  -  German operator E-Plus launches an ad-supported service using AlcaLu's new mobile ad server
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6/29/2009  -  Comcast is the first Clearwire partner to offer a piggyback service on the mobile WiMax network in Portland
by Dan Jones
6/29/2009  -  BSNL struggles while Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar gain, as India's operators add 11.6M new subscribers in May
by Catherine Haslam
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PARIS: NTT DoCoMo Picks AlcaLu - 7/2/2009
SHENZEN, CHINA: ZTE Wins Telenor Deal - 7/2/2009
STOCKHOLM: Kyivstar Updates With Ericsson - 7/2/2009
CAMBRIDGE, MA: Smartphones Sizzle in Latin America - 7/2/2009
VIERA, FL: SkyCross Takes Universe - 7/1/2009
BUDAPEST: T-Mobile Hungary Uses Cisco - 7/1/2009
TOKYO: Motorola Meshes Up Osaka - 7/1/2009
LONDON: EU Roaming Charges Cut - 6/30/2009
LONDON: O2 Extends Mobile Broadband - 6/30/2009
ATLANTA: Open Mobile Picks Movius - 6/30/2009
LONDON: BT BlackBerry Targets SMEs - 6/30/2009
PHILADELPHIA: Comcast Boots Up 'High-Speed 2go' - 6/29/2009
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Recent Moves in Green Telecom
Tim Hills
Time to catch up on telecom's big green movement:
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  • When products go green
  • Who Makes What: LTE Equipment
    Tim Hills
    Addressing the 3GPP next-gen mobile standard:
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  • Product trends
  • Are you there?
  • Who Makes What: LTE Equipment
    Tim Hills
    Addressing the 3GPP next-gen mobile standard:
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  • Product trends
  • Are you there?
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    Passing the LTE Test
    Denise Culver
    Long Term Evolution (LTE) is quickly gaining momentum as the next world telecom standard, with most estimates placing commercial release in early to mid 2010. Drivers behind LTE include the ability to achieve higher bandwidth, lower latency, and improved efficiency across an all-IP wireless broadband Internet network
    Heavy Lifting
    ANALYST NOTES
    Gabriel Brown, Senior Analyst
    LTE is an exciting new technology, but will it ever really take off if it doesn't support voice and SMS?
    Pyramid Points
    Sylwia Boguszewska (Analyst)
    The new entrant will have an edge over current operators as the first mobile operator to provide 3G services.
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    IPTV 2.0: Delivering the IP Promise
    This report analyzes IPTV deployments worldwide, identifying the most successful and innovative providers and examining the next-generation IPTV applications and services they are developing. The report also examines the vendors most involved with IPTV 2.0 innovation and reviews their application roadmaps and most recent announcements.
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    LTE Tests for the Future
    This report examines applications in the LTE testing market, including how testing helps operators achieve operational savings. The report also examines challenges the market faces, trends in the industry, and how the economy is affecting the industry. Finally, the report provides a competitive analysis of eight leading LTE testing vendors.
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    Can VDSL2 Turn Copper Into Stimulus Package Gold?
    A SERVICE DELIVERY RESEARCH SERVICE
    Infrastructure as a Service: Telcos Aim for the Cloud
    A SILICON & SUBSYSTEM RESEARCH SERVICE
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