Sprint WiMax Phone Rumors Abound, Carrier Stays Mum
PC World
One thing’s for certain: Sprint will introduce a fourth-generation (4G) wireless phone at some point this year. When exactly? The wireless carrier isn’t saying, despite ongoing rumors that the official launch will happen next week at the CTIA Wireless trade show in Las Vegas.
Topics: 2G, 3G, 4G, carrier, Google, launch, NextG, smartphone, Sprint, [...]
Reliance Comm (RCOM) Expects Intense Tariff War In India To Continue
Wireless Federation
Pressure on telephone call charges has been expected by Reliance Communications Ltd as new operators continue to rush to the world’s fastest growing mobile phone market by number of users. The Indian telecom market is undergoing an intense price war and with the entry of new and competent telecom operators, the already instigated [...]
Hutchison Telecom Plans Delisting From HKSE May 25th
Wireless Federation
Delisting from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has been planned by Hutchison Telecommunications Ltd. on May 25. The company is also planning to delist itself from the New York Stock Exchange on June 4. The moves will be implemented if parent company Hutchison Whampoa Ltd gets approval from a local court and shareholders to [...]
Google’s Nexus One Now Works On AT&T Wireless 3G Network
The Money Times
Google Inc. on Tuesday announced that customers can now buy the latest upgraded version of Nexus One mobile phone that will run on AT&T’s 3G wireless network in United States.
Topics: 3G, 4G, AT&T, Canada, Google, NextG, Nexus One, telecom, wireless
Towerstream Buys Sparkplug, Will Expand U.S. WiMAX Network
WiMax.Com
Under the terms of the agreement, Towerstream will acquire Sparkplug Communications business assets operating in Chicago, Illinois and Nashville, Tennessee including all customer contracts, network infrastructure, and related assets.
Topics: broadband, carrier, telecom, WiMax, wireless
3G Buildouts Push Up Mobile Network Inve$tment
BusinessWeek
Mobile networks may not be getting upgraded as fast as some subscribers would like, but carrier spending on infrastructure is expected to rebound slightly this year after falling in 2009.
Topics: 3G, 4G, Dell, Google, Intel, NextG, Nokia, telecom, Verizon, wireless
Washington Post FAQ ON Verizon LTE
Washington Post
There is some debate over whether LTE is actually the endpoint for the evolution of 4G wireless. That is likely to become moot as major carriers rollout LTE and tout it as their “4G” offering.
Topics: 3G, 4G, broadband, Google, NextG, telecom, telecommunications, Verizon, VoIP, Washington, wireless
100Mbps Broadband Closer Than You Think
CNET
From a technical standpoint, 100Mbps is achievable today. In fact, Cablevision is already offering a 100 Mbps service, and Comcast, which has been offering 100Mbps to business customers since September in one test market, is about to launch 100Mbps service to consumers in several markets in the first half of this year.
Topics: 3G, broadband, [...]
Broadband, Wireless Prices Dropping Worldwide According To U.N.
CNET
The costs for information and communication technology are continuing to drop, says a report released Tuesday by the United Nations agency known as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). However, broadband Internet access is still pricey and out of reach to many poor countries.
Topics: 3G, broadband, NextG, telecom, WiMax, wireless
Open Wi-Fi Will Disappear Under New U.K. Law
CNET
The U.K. government will not exempt universities, libraries, and small businesses providing open Wi-Fi services from its Digital Economy Bill copyright crackdown, according to official advice released earlier this week.
Topics: 3G, NextG, telecom, Wi-Fi, WiMax, wireless
Bharti May Sell Shares to SingTel
Wireless Federation
Shares of Bharti Airtel might be sold to Singapore Telecommunications by the operator to partly fund its purchase of Zain’s African assets and avoid taking on too much debt. According to SingTel, it is premature to talk about funding as the transaction is subject to ongoing discussions, due diligence and customary regulatory approvals and [...]
Bangladesh Set To Hold “Beauty Contest” For 3G License
Wireless Federation
The 3G licenses in Bangladesh will be awarded via a qualitative ‘beauty contest’ procedure rather than a straightforward monetary auction. The announcement has been made by Bangladesh’s telecom minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju who made it clear that the state did not want to repeat mistakes made in the country’s WiMAX auctions, where license prices [...]
Indian Telecoms Want Government Incentives
Wireless Federation
With the coming down of tariffs in India, the profitability of the country’s top telecom firms has also come down. But the government of the country is still not dithered to budget a little more than Rs 48,000 crore from the sector for this fiscal which includes Rs 13,300 crore as license fee and…
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$2.5 Billion to Buy Nigerian Telco by China Unicom
Wireless Federation
$2.5 billion has been bid by China Unicom to take control of suffering Nigerian telco Nitel in partnership with Dubai-based telecom distributor Minerva and local CDMA player GiCell in a group called New Generations Telecommunications. If the deal materializes, it would be one of China’s biggest investments in Africa, even though the bidding price [...]
The Company That May Destroy WiMAX
Motley Fool
A broadband battle between LTE and WiMAX has been brewing for years, with WiMAX rolling out faster internationally, thanks to global equipment suppliers such as Alvarion (Nasdaq: ALVR). In October, a collaboration of vendors successfully tested WiMAX roaming in Taiwan.
Topics: 3G, 4G, broadband, Google, Intel, NextG, telecom, Verizon, WiMax, wireless
