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Posted in January 2012

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Sprint's Q4 iPhone Activations Could Total Nearly 2M


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January 31, 2012 : UBS analyst predicts nearly 2M iPhone activations for Sprint in Q4 but says that could be one of the few bright spots for its subscriber story this quarter

Public Sucked Into LightSquared Squabble


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January 30, 2012 : FCC grants a public comment period on LightSquared's GPS petition, which gives the operator some breathing space
Comment: Re: light^2 & GPS - Dan Jones January 29, 2012

LightSquared's War of Words


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January 27, 2012 : All of the controversy around the proposed LTE network interfering with GPS could come to a head within weeks
Comment: Austin or bust? - Dan Jones January 27, 2012
Comment: Waaaaaaah! - Dan Jones January 27, 2012
Comment: Tablets - Dan Jones January 27, 2012
Comment: Re: One v. Many -- Android - Dan Jones January 27, 2012

Moto Isn't Biting Into Apple's Smartphone Share


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January 26, 2012 : Though its deal with Google is expected to close early in 2012 and devices like the RAZR give it a modest boost, Moto can't compare to Apple yet
Comment: Re: Why mess with Texas? - Dan Jones January 26, 2012

Sprint's 4G LTE Texan Triangle


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January 25, 2012 : Sprint's initial LTE footprint will be very much focused on the Lone Star state

The Shape of Networks to Come?


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January 24, 2012 : 4:45 PM Active antennas could help increase capacity while reducing the size of cell sites over the long term
Comment: 3G spend? - Dan Jones January 24, 2012

VZ iPhone Boosts Data, Shaves Margins in Q4


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January 24, 2012 : Verizon sold over 4M iPhones in Q4, 7.7M smartphones overall and 2.4M LTE devices, but the smartphone boom can hit margins even as it builds data revenues

Verizon Posts Net Loss of $212M for Q4


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January 24, 2012 : Pension costs pushed Verizon to a loss in the last quarter of 2011, as it misses analysts' EPS estimates by a penny

Verizon Plots 5 New LTE Markets


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January 18, 2012 : Verizon hits smaller towns and expands markets in the south with its latest 4G LTE update
Comment: Re: Due diligence? - Dan Jones January 18, 2012
Comment: Re: Due diligence? - Dan Jones January 18, 2012

LightSquared Calls GPS Tests 'Rigged'


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January 18, 2012 : LightSquared blasts PNT EXCOM committee after government agencies said that its LTE network interfered with GPS receivers last week
Comment: Re: Due diligence? - Dan Jones January 18, 2012

New Twists in Mobile Data Pricing


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January 17, 2012 : 5:40 PM Will you pay more for big bucket data plans with mobile hot-spot support from AT&T or Verizon?

Clearwire's LTE TDD Buddy System


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January 17, 2012 : Clearwire is working with China Mobile to make it easier develop and test new LTE TDD devices for the planned 4G networks in the US and China

Sprint Needs $3B to Fufill Its 'Network Vision'


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January 13, 2012 : New analyst report says Sprint needs an extra $3B or so in funding to complete its LTE and 3G multi-modal upgrade

T-Mobile's Fighting Spirit


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January 12, 2012 : T-Mobile CEO Philipp Humm says that T-Mobile is back and in fighting form

CES 2012 Photos: Dan's Tour


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January 11, 2012 : Light Reading Mobile goes in search of tablets at the massive consumer bash in Sin City
Comment: 900 is slick - Dan Jones January 11, 2012
Comment: Re: that is big news - Dan Jones January 11, 2012

T-Mobile Could Get the Next iPhone


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January 11, 2012 : T-Mobile could support the next iPhone, as the carrier plots to be the comeback kid in 2012

AT&T: The CES Cloud Question


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January 10, 2012 : 2:25 PM Mobile cloud strategies are all well and good, but where is the big spending and infrastructure heavy-lifting to back them up?

Sprint Unveils First 3 LTE Devices


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January 9, 2012 : Users will be able to mess with them in parts of Texas by the middle of the year

AT&T Promises Superfast 'Blended 4G'


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January 9, 2012 : Verizon has the bigger LTE network, but AT&T is fighting back with 4G-like promises for HSPA+ and a clutch of upcoming LTE devices

CES: It's Still About 4G LTE for Me


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January 9, 2012 : 5:15 AM 4G is still about delivering a national footprint and killer devices in 2012

AT&T Developers Summit: What to Expect


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January 8, 2012 : Nokia's first LTE Windows Phone device and others, more 4G clues and M2M action

New Year, New 4G: At a Glance


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January 6, 2012 : Get a visual on the new AT&T 4G launches and the first announced LTE markets from Sprint, as US Cellular preps its first next-gen devices
Comment: Re: Easy conclusion - Dan Jones January 6, 2012

Verizon iPhone Sales Surge in Q4


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January 5, 2012 : But stock jockeys eye the short-term hit rather than the long-term growth that the numbers hint at

Can LightSquared Hit Its New Deadline?


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
January 3, 2012 : 3:40 PM Sprint has given LightSquared an extra 30 days to get FCC approval for its LTE network, which still seems like a hard deadline to hit

Sprint Gives LightSquared 30-Day Extension


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January 3, 2012 : Media reports indicate that Sprint has given LightSquared another 30 days to get permission for its terrestrial LTE network from the FCC

2011 Top Ten: LightSquared in the Limelight


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January 3, 2012 : A look back at a tumultuous year for the company that would like to be the king of wholesale 4G