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1/2/2013  -  Also in today's first regional roundup of 2013: Ericsson in Egypt; Apple store raid in Paris; Italian broadband plan approved; Iraq IPO
Most Recent Post: Ray Le Maistre... At the beginning of 2012 we predicted that patent challenges/decisions/lawsuits/deals would feature strongly throughout...
1/2/2013  -  Cisco might look for more acquisitions to fill gaps in its small-cell portfolio, but it's not hungry for a major wireless acquisition
Most Recent Post: Dan Jones... I mean $1.2B for Meraki,is that still small to them?
12/31/2012  -  Faster speeds, better offload and cheaper roaming are still paramount tasks for Wi-Fi even in an age of 4G
Most Recent Post: Dan Jones... With the FCC opening up the airwaves to allow 4G LTE roaming between carriers does that make Wi-Fi roaming more or less...
12/31/2012  -  One of Microsoft's closest telco allies is hoping Windows 8 will be a hit with customers
Most Recent Post: Ray Le Maistre... It's interesting that Orange is highlighting how Windows 8 fits in with the multiscreen approach to content delivery, but...
12/28/2012  -  Faster speeds, smoother connections and better 4G integration are all coming for carrier Wi-Fi in 2013
Most Recent Post: Dan Jones... Thanks for the link!
12/28/2012  -  Fire up that 1400-baud modem and enjoy how the Web used to look like when one visited the Internet homes of Comcast, Verizon, Apple, Boxee and more
Most Recent Post: brookseven... Make Light Reading more prominent and get an archive of classic threads.  You can go back and get a chuckle from them. Now...
12/27/2012  -  The vendor giant has rounded up its network software assets and plopped them into a the new Software and Applications Group (SWAG)
Most Recent Post: Dan Jones... Simple sign-on and connections on carrier Wi-Fi seems key to a lot of their plans in 2013. Location, small cell deployment,...
12/26/2012  -  Ericsson's antenna integrated radio (AIR) product was a hit with operators this year for improving 3G and 4G network performance
Most Recent Post: AJ Allred... Everything you said makes sense.  At the very least, the effort to reduce skyline profile ought to soften even the...
12/24/2012  -  We look at five operators deploying small cells next year as the 4G versions of these tiny basestations come of age in 2013
Most Recent Post: cheikhouna... Yes, thats gonna such a huge deployment. Is it them who are said to be planning fro 100,000 eNodeB (most probably macro...
12/21/2012  -  John Chambers takes care of some paperwork on the Friday afternoon before the Christmas holiday
Most Recent Post: brookseven...   Craig, You are missing the subtlety.  The idea is that a plan is put in place before it can be used so that...
12/21/2012  -  AT&T continues to push the pace on its 4G LTE deployment as we round out 2012
Most Recent Post: Dan Jones... This has been an exercise in getting more know-how on LTE and beating Sprint for AT&T in 2012. Clearly, they can't match...
12/21/2012  -  Also in today's EMEA roundup: BT told to make refunds after overcharging for Ethernet services; Tele2 does backhaul with NEC
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WASHINGTON, DC:

CTIA to Merge Shows in 2014

- 1/2/2013
BRIDGEWATER, NJ:

Synchronoss Acquires NewBay

- 1/2/2013
DALLAS:

AT&T/Nextwave Gets FCC Approval

- 12/22/2012
WATERLOO, ON:

RIM's Q3 Turns Profitable

- 12/22/2012
STOCKHOLM:

NEC Signs With Tele2

- 12/22/2012
BONN, GERMANY:

Deutsche Telekom CEO Stepping Down

- 12/21/2012
LONDON:

O2 Picks Nokia Siemens's 4G

- 12/20/2012
DHAKA, BANGLADESH:

Grameenphone Names New CEO

- 12/19/2012
CHICAGO:

Sprint Expands LTE Into Chicago

- 12/18/2012

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