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March 19, 2010

Telstra chooses Huawei over ZTE for LTE trial

Filed under: 4G, Australia, CSL, Daily News, Ericsson, Hong Kong, Huawei, LTE, NSN, Public, Telstra, Wireless Access, ZTE — fmmonteverde @ 6:10 am

Telstra has named Ericsson, Huawei and Nokia Siemens to work on LTE trials from May.

The decision is a snub to ZTE, which has worked closely with Telstra-controlled CSL in Hong Kong, and a major gain for Huawei, which has yet to win a major contract in Australia.

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THE WRAP: The FCC’s plan, TNZ’s pain

Filed under: Daily News, FCC, Fixed Access, Google China, Mobile Apps and Content, Operator Services, Public, Qualcomm, StarHub, TNZ, Telstra, Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 6:08 am

This week, FCC comes up with a national broadband plan, while a Kiwi broadband scheme hits the local incumbent.

The FCC sent its national broadband plan to Congress, calling for a network offering 100Mbps in download speeds and up to 1Gbps available in schools

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Capex, subsidies weigh on China Mobile net

Filed under: 3G, Business and managed services, CAPEX, China, China Mobile, Daily News, Earnings, Operator Services, Public, TD-SCDMA, Wireless Access, iPhone — fmmonteverde @ 6:08 am

China Mobile increased earnings by 2.3% in 2009, ahead of forecasts, showing the effects of heavy 3G investment and handset subsidies.

The world’s largest cellco by subscribers reported a 9.8% increase in full-year sales to 452.1 billion yuan, with ebitda up 5.8%.

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Bharti, Reliance, Vodafone join 3G race

Filed under: 3G, Bharti Airtel, Daily News, Idea Cellular, India, India 3G, Public, Reliance Communications, Tata Communications, Uninor, Vodafone Essar, Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 6:07 am

India’s biggest cellcos are lining up to bid for 3G licenses.

The two largest operators, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications, along with Vodafone Essar, threw their hats into the ring yeseterrday, reports said.

Idea Cellula

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Mobile app sales to top $17b in 2012: GetJar

Filed under: Daily News, GetJar, Market outlook, Mobile Apps, Mobile Apps and Content, Public, Research Notes, mobile phones — fmmonteverde @ 6:05 am

The mobile apps market worldwide will be worth $17.5 billion in 2012, making it bigger than the CD market, says GetJar.

A report commissioned by the app store predicts that downloads will increase from 7 billion in

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Sony, Intel, Google prep web TV

Filed under: Android, Daily News, Google, Google TV, IPTV and Video on Demand, Intel, JV, Mobile Apps and Content, Operator Services, Public, Sony, mobile phones — fmmonteverde @ 6:05 am

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CONFERENCE BRIEF: Speed-based pricing, tiered broadband

Filed under: Carrier Ethernet, Daily News, Fixed Access, Fixed Broadband, Public, tiered broadband — fmmonteverde @ 6:00 am

In his keynote CSL CEO Tarek Robbiati, the only wireless operator invited to the stage, started off by stating the obvious — “the future of broadband is wireless.” He cited figures showing that mobile data traffic is growing 2.4 times faster than the growth of fixed broadband data traffic.

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FASTTAKES: Apple, HTC, Palm, Alcatel-Lucent

Filed under: Alcatel-Lucent, Apple, Daily News, Fixed Access, HTC, Mobile Apps and Content, Operator Services, Palm, Public, Wireless Access, mobile phones — fmmonteverde @ 6:00 am

Apple is scrambling to secure content deals for its iPad tablet, which is due to launch in the US on April 3, said the WSJ Apple said it had sold “hundreds of thousands” in pre-commercial sales.

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March 18, 2010

Qualcomm in bid for India TD-LTE license

Filed under: 3G, 4G, China, Daily News, India, LTE, Public, Qualcomm, TD-LTE, WiMAX, Wimax Forum, Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 6:14 am

India could become the first country outside China to roll out TD-LTE if Qualcomm successfully secures spectrum in next month’s auction.

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Riots, taxes drive Orascom into the red

Filed under: Bangladesh, Banglalink, Business and managed services, Daily News, Earnings, Egypt, Koryolink, Mobilink, North Korea, Operator Services, Orascom Telecom, Pakistan, Public — fmmonteverde @ 6:08 am

Orascom Telecom Holdings sunk into red ink in the fourth quarter of 2009, posting a net loss of $46.4 million.

Full-year net income also fell 25% to $379.47 million, with revenues dipping 5% to reach just over $5 billion.

The Egyptian-based firm

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