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7/2/2009  -  Industry sources say one of Nokia Siemens Networks's new WiMax partners is specialist vendor Alvarion
7/1/2009  -  Alcatel-Lucent turns green as it updates its ISAM multiservice access platform, but is it going too far with some of its claims?
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7/1/2009  -  Italian broadband player to raise new capital and renew its domestic focus as the EU clears the sale of its UK triple-play operations
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!
6/30/2009  -  As rivals boost their capabilities and find new friends, NTT flexes its international muscles with an acquisition and service enhancements
6/26/2009  -  Nortel's wireless sale doesn't include its key LTE access patents. So what's it going to do with that intellectual property – develop 5G?
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