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Analyst: Wait before rushing into LTE
News Operators should wait for kinks in the technology and business case to be ironed out, before embarking on full-scale upgrades to 4G standard, long term evolution, says Ovum.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Network infrastructure, Verizon Communications Inc., Ovum, Operator, revenue, network, mobile, HSPA, 4G
Mobile VoIP needs standards
News Future 4G networks will have to set proper quality of service guidelines and traffic provisioning to ensure voice over Internet Protocol succeeds, says report.
Tags: WiMax, 3G (Third Generation), VoIP, VoIP/IP telephony, Mobile, Wireless, Standards, QoS, 3G, 4G
Report: 85 million LTE users by 2013
News The first "truly global" mobile telecom system, long term evolution will initially be launched in countries such as Japan and China, says Cantab Wireless.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, WiMax, Qualcomm Inc., Mobile, China Mobile Ltd., Telecommunications, Asia-Pacific, HSPA, Springboard Research, 4G
Cisco to buy mobile specialist Starent for US$2.9B
News Acquisition is designed to help Cisco keep a grip on the rapid growth of the mobile Internet due to the rising number of smartphones and other devices.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms/communications, Starent Networks Corp., 2.5G, network, mobile, Cisco Systems Inc., Video, EVDO, 3G
Verizon completes initial 4G wireless test
News Wireless provider has successfully completed the first test of its 4G wireless service in the first two markets: Boston and Seattle.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Next-generation technology/networks, Verizon Communications Inc., Wireless, Service, Cable, Clearwire Corp., Seattle, 3G, 4G
Clearwire to bring WiMax to 10 more markets
News Company will add 10 WiMax markets starting September 1 in its effort to blanket the United States with 4G wireless broadband service.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Broadband, Cable, Clearwire Corp., 3G, 4G, WiMAX, Mobile platforms/communications
4G race gaining speed, data says
News Twenty-six operators are committed to the Long Term Evolution 4G standard, according to research released by the Global Mobile Suppliers Association. The number indicates growing momentum for the standard.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile, Cell Phone, Sales, CenturyTel, Rogers Wireless, phone, 4G, Sweden, network
First commercial 4G base station being tested in Sweden
News Swedish mobile operator is among those building next-generation networks for mobile broadband with 4G technology--a concept some observers have criticized.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, 3G (Third Generation), Verizon Communications Inc., Base Station, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, Telecommunications, Broadband, 3G, 4G
Nokia and Verizon readying a secret 4G device?
News Nokia is said to be preparing a new touch-screen device for the new 4G wireless network by Verizon Wireless, set to launch in 2010.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Verizon Communications Inc., Smart Phone, Verizon Wireless, Touch Screen, Street.com, AT&T Corp., 4G, network
Motorola turns to consumer electronics
News The beleaguered mobile handset maker sees a big opportunity in selling its wireless broadband technology to consumer electronics device makers.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Cellular phones, Motorola Inc., Electronics, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Broadband, 4G, wireless technology, network
Huawei seals deal with US cable operator
News Chinese telecom equipment maker is providing wireless gear to help Cox build its 3G cell phone network. The deal looks to be one of Huawei's largest in the United States.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Cox Communications Inc., Telecommunications, cable company, Wireless, Cable, Clearwire Corp., 4G, network
Programmable chip set to cut smartphone costs
News news analysis Sandbridge Technologies has developed a software-programmable chip for mobile phones that will allow manufacturers to pack in more functionality at a much lower price.
Tags: Processors, Smart phones, Sandbridge Technologies Inc., Smart Phone, Wireless Broadband, Chip, Wireless, phone, processor, 4G
Wi-Fi's success relies on ubiquity
News Current adoption of the wireless technology will help ensure its continued existence in light of emergence of cellular broadband, experts say.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, 3G (Third Generation), ABI Research, Wireless, Singapore, Broadband, 3G Network, 3G, Wi-Fi, 4G
Will Huawei finally make it big in America?
News The Chinese telecommunications equipment maker scores a big deal and is close to making a second with a couple of U.S. service providers, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Tags: Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Sprint Communications, Wireless, Wireless Network, Clearwire Corp., 4G, network, WiMAX, U.S., 3Com Corp.
Huawei: Don't skip 3G for 4G
News Operators intending to leapfrog their 2G networks straight to LTE (long term evolution) may end up with higher cost and risk, warns Huawei exec.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2009, 3G (Third Generation), Next-generation technology/networks, Operator, Telecommunications Company, QoS, UMTS, GSM, HSPA, network
