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05/24/2013  -  Also in today's EMEA roundup: Telecom Italia defers fixed-line decision; Portugal Telecom profits down; Huawei prospers in Middle East
05/23/2013  -  The grid networking company says it's got a 40M-user software-defined networking deployment with ... well, of course they're not saying
Ray Le Maistre
Ray Le Maistre
05/23/2013  -  A combination of liquid applications and virtualization power could be interesting
05/23/2013  -  Also in today's regional roundup: Virgin lands Sky deal; Ericsson's landmark; Wayra in Prague; Soros invests in UK altnet; Swisscom boosts 4G; Ipanema's CIO survey
Sarah Reedy
Sarah Reedy
05/23/2013  -  Mobile app developers, once the object of wireless operators' affections, are now an afterthought
Most Recent Post: SarahReedy... I agree, Mordy, in that it does make sense to home in on a few areas of strength. The carriers would have me stress that they are not abandoning developers...all...
05/22/2013  -  The newly public company is making a big push to woo the enterprise with new pricing plans and services
05/22/2013  -  JLo bought some much-needed sparkle to a lackluster CTIA show as she and Verizon attempt to cater to a growing Latino mobile demographic
05/22/2013  -  RootMetrics finds T-Mobile has boosted its upload speeds significantly with its new LTE network in Las Vegas
Most Recent Post: DanJonesLRM... Yeah, I was just speaking to NSN a few minutes ago about this, they don't "own" the T-Mobile network here but they said they thought it had just literally switched...
05/22/2013  -  Also in today's EMEA roundup: Telecom Italia denies break-up; Telefónica's LatAm IPO on ice; Ericsson calls time on cable production
Most Recent Post: Ray Le Maistre... Two interesting sets of stats today too -- the study by Guavus of British smartphone users and how they would feel about sharing info in return for lower fees...
05/21/2013  -  Verizon is examining single-mode LTE devices, but they may not be smartphones as operators are reluctant to lose their 3G safety nets anytime soon
Most Recent Post: DanJonesLRM... I can't imagine they'll have nationwide VoLTE early in 2014, market by market sez I, otherwise the handoffs will be a gas.
05/21/2013  -  Dish CEO's latest wireless gamble is reportedly a $2 billion bid for LightSquared spectrum he might not ever get to use
Most Recent Post: DanJonesLRM... Me too! I can't understand what he'd do with the spectrum.
05/21/2013  -  AlcaLu & Verizon are confirmed as the first small-cell vendors for Verizon Wireless' deployment in second half of 2013
Most Recent Post: DanJonesLRM... The details that aren't clear to me yet are how many small cells are going to be deployed and whether they are indoor or outdoor. I ran into Patrick Donegan...
Dan Jones
Dan Jones
05/21/2013  -  Sprint pre-announces tri-band LTE devices that run on Clearwire's spectrum while upping the bid for its partner
Most Recent Post: DanJonesLRM... FYI, we're going to be waiting a *long* time for smartphones on TD-LTE here, tablets might actually make more sense from way the network is being deployed.
05/21/2013  -  Wi-Fi discussions move from offload to integration at CTIA as a number of vendors rise to the challenge
Most Recent Post: Ray Le Maistre... This is where the policy management, packet core and OSS specialists need to show they can deliver. The success of mobile data strategies is in the hands of the Service...
05/21/2013  -  Major UK mobile operator plans to become more responsive with the deployment of a new policy management platform from Tekelec
Most Recent Post: Gabriel Brown... What the UK market is crying out for is shared data plans similar to VZW's Share Everything or AT&T's Mobile Share. It looks very much like UK operators are leaving...
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Gabriel Brown
A new Light Reading initiative explores how – and why – network operators can scale and accelerate investment in Wi-Fi
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Jan ten Sythoff (Analyst at large)
We expect China to overtake the US late this year, but other markets are evolving rapidly too.
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The Best 3G & 4G Cities in America
Dan Jones
RootMetrics helps us track the fastest and slowest wireless cities in the US and gives a snapshot of carrier performance peaks and troughs in 2012
Who's Big in Small Cells?
Michelle Donegan
Light Reading Mobile compiles a list of public access small-cell products to track this developing wireless infrastructure market
MWC 2012: Know Before You Go

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Testing of LTE Networks Vital as Network Growth Explodes
This report examines the LTE test and measurement market, analyzing the top testing categories and the strongest drivers in the market. It discusses challenges and trends in the industry, includes a comparative analysis of solutions available and examines the geographic landscape of the market expected over the next 18-24 months.
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