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March 18, 2010

Out of desperation, innovation is born

Filed under: 2G and 2.5G, Aircel, AnalystWire, App Store, Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular Author: Sridhar Pai, India, Mobile Apps and Content, Operator Services, Public, Reliance Communications, Tata DoCoMo, Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 7:40 am

When you are pushed against the wall, innovation happens. Or so it seems. In Indian telecom for example, where every basic resource is usually stretched to its thinnest, companies are motivated to find new sources of revenue wherever they can.
 

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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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FASTTAKES: Telstra, Sprint, Quippo, BT, HKIRC, Idea

Filed under: BT, Daily News, Fixed Access, HKIRC, Idea, Mobile Apps and Content, Operator Services, Public, Quippo, Sprint, Telstra, Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 6:00 am

The bill to split Telstra into wholesale and retail arms is likely to be put on ice, reports the Australian.

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March 17, 2010

Demystifying LTE’s evolved packet core

Filed under: 4G, AnalystWire, Fixed Access, LTE, Mobile backhaul, Wireless Access — fchau @ 6:59 am

"Wireless networks" are named for the so-called "last mile," the portion that delivers the connection to a handset.

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StarHub edges SingTel with HSPA+ upgrade

Filed under: 3G, 4G, Daily News, Ericsson, HSPA, Huawei, LTE, Public, SingTel, Singapore, StarHub, Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 6:09 am

Singapore’s two biggest operators traded 4G announcements yesterday, with StarHub upgrading its network and SingTel showing off LTE.
 

FASTTAKES: Motorola, Orascom, Reliance, Tatung

Filed under: Daily News, Fixed Access, Mobile Apps and Content, Motorola, Operator Services, Orascom, Public, Reliance, Tatung, Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 6:00 am

March 16, 2010

Telenor calls for Pakistan consolidation: report

Filed under: 2G and 2.5G, 3G, China Mobile Pakistan, Daily News, Merger and acquisition, Pakistan, Public, Telenor Pakistan, Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 6:08 am

Telenor Pakistan’s chief executive believes the local market needs to slim down from five operators to three in order to grow.
 
 “Most markets are [divided between] three players,” said Telenor Pakistan’s boss Jon Eddy Abdullah.
 

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FASTTAKES: Reliance, Bharti, UQC, China Mobile, HTC, SK Telecom

Filed under: Bharti, China Mobile, Daily News, Fixed Access, HTC, Mobile Apps and Content, Operator Services, Public, Reliance, SK Telecom, UQC, Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 6:00 am

Japanese Wimax operator UQ Communications aims to deploy more than 6,000 Wimax base stations by March, 2,000 more base stations than originally planned.

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March 15, 2010

There’s life yet in Wimax

Filed under: Blogs, Clearwire, LTE-Wimax, Masayashi Son, Public, Softbank, Vmax, WiMAX, Willcom, Wireless Access, Yota, hybrid — fmmonteverde @ 8:04 am

In Taipei last week to see Vmax turn on its network I chatted to a former mobile executive about Wimax.
 
“I just don’t see a business case,” he said. “When I talked to those guys I don’t think they really believe in it.”
 

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Softbank gains 2.5GHz of spectrum from Willcom

Filed under: 3G, Advantage Partners, Carlyle Group, Daily News, Japan, KDDI, PHS, Softbank, Softbank Mobile, UQ Communicaitons, WiMAX, Willcom, Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 6:09 am

Japanese internet and telecom giant Softbank will inject 3 billion yen ($33.1 million) into a new company that will assume control of Willcom’s valuable 30Mhz of spectrum at 2.5Ghz.
 

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