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Posted in October 2008

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Sprint to 'Retain' & Spruce Up iDEN


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October 31, 2008 : After months of speculation about a sale, Sprint decides that it will keep Nextel's iDEN network and offer a raft of new handsets next year while sprucing up its Boost pay-as-go service

Moto Bouncing Symbian


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October 30, 2008 : 10:30 AM -- But it will be a year before Android arrives

Moto Ditches Symbian for Android & Windows


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October 30, 2008 : Moto dumps Symbian OS for Google and Microsoft mobile platforms in a bid to simplify in 2009, with the first Android phone slated for for 'the holiday season' next year
Comment: Re: Android 3G - Dan Jones October 30, 2008

Motorola Delays Devices Unit Spinoff


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October 30, 2008 : New co-CEO says economic conditions and unit reorg will delay mobile device spinoff, as Moto announces loss of $397M for Q3 2008
Comment: 3G or not 3G - Dan Jones October 29, 2008

AT&T the Latest to Jump on the Femto Wagon


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October 29, 2008 : No. 1 cellular operator in the US says it will start home base station trial soon, following in the footsteps of Verizon and Sprint

A Friendly Warning


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October 28, 2008 : 6:00 PM -- From the folks at XOHM

Airvana: 'Betting the Farm' on Femto


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October 28, 2008 : 3G CDMA maven inks another home base station deal, this time with Hitachi, saying it will spend 60% of R&D budget on femtocells

Verizon Eyes Femtos for 2009


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October 27, 2008 : Operator says that it could intro a home base station early in 2009, and Samsung looks to be tech favorite for initial deployments
Comment: LA - Dan Jones October 23, 2008

Android Jack


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October 23, 2008 : 5:10 PM -- Don't lose the headphones!

Clearwire's LA Story


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October 23, 2008 : Job ads suggest 'next generation' rollout plans in the City of Angels, but Clearwire isn't saying anything yet as it waits for an FCC vote and closure of the asset merger
Comment: Re: so... - Dan Jones October 23, 2008
Comment: Re: Android 3G - Dan Jones October 23, 2008
Comment: Re: next - Dan Jones October 23, 2008

Android 3G


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October 22, 2008 : 3:20 PM -- 3G coverage can be a bit patchy

Slideshow: Android Arrives


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October 22, 2008 : No iPhone-style feeding frenzy, but the G1 phone is a steady seller in NYC on launch day and will sell out at least at smaller T-Mobile stores in the Big Apple

No Huge Lines for Android


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October 22, 2008 : 11:05 AM -- Google's first phone doesn't inspire Apple-like frenzy in NYC

Nokia's Email BlackBerry Jam


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October 20, 2008 : Phone giant doesn't have a RIM email client for its E71 flagship yet and says there's no plans for one; analysts say that it needs to work more with RIM to extend enterprise reach

T-Mobile: 95 Cities Will Have 3G for Android


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October 17, 2008 : Fourth-largest US mobile operator is pulling its 3G finger out ahead of Android launch, promises '120 major cities' online by the end of November

November 4th


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October 16, 2008 : 6:00 PM -- Decision time for US telecom mergers
Comment: CLWR on agenda at FCC - Dan Jones October 16, 2008

Clearwire's Closing Approaches


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October 15, 2008 : ThinkPanmure analyst says an upcoming shareholder vote makes a Dec. 1 or Jan. 1 close likely for new Clearwire deal, echoing what the carrier has maintained for months

Microsoft Rumored to Be Eyeing RIM


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October 13, 2008 : RIM's stock price drop may be making its larger rival interested in a takeover, but an analyst notes that M&A talk often swirls around the BlackBerry maker

'Max Marketing


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October 10, 2008 : 5:40 PM -- Wireless broadband for a post-apocolyptic, post-DSL world
Comment: Re: Maloney - Dan Jones October 10, 2008

Slideshow: WiMax Makes Waves


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October 9, 2008 : Sprint and friends cut the wire at Baltimore shindig to WiMax's coming out. Unstrung was there to get some candids
Comment: Re: Performance - Dan Jones October 9, 2008
Comment: Re: user experience? - Dan Jones October 9, 2008
Comment: Told ya so! - Dan Jones October 9, 2008
Comment: New investors - Dan Jones October 9, 2008
Comment: Performance - Dan Jones October 9, 2008
Comment: Tablet habit - Dan Jones October 9, 2008

Nokia WiMax Tablet Soon?


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October 9, 2008 : The Nokia WiMax tablet could arrive on the market in the next couple of weeks, becoming the first real handheld device on the Sprint XOHM network

XOHM's Big WiMax Demo Day


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October 8, 2008 : Notebooks, modems, and air-cards are the early devices for Sprint's Baltimore XOHM network, as carrier shows off WiMax on the docks

Hesse: Cellular 'Relatively Immune' to Downturn


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October 8, 2008 : Speaking at the XOHM WiMax event, Sprint CEO says people would rather cut their local wireline service than cellular, stays on message about a possible Nextel sale and the Clearwire close

Huawei Is 2,000 Strong


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October 7, 2008 : 3:25 PM -- In WiMax R&D

XOHM on the Air


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October 6, 2008 : 4:40 PM -- Sprint WiMax may be broadcasting – but not commercial yet – in places other than Baltimore
Comment: Re: $50 per month for life? - Dan Jones October 4, 2008

Slideshow: WiMax World


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October 3, 2008 : A second dose of pictures from the expanded WiMax show, including a mermaid, some autos, and a flying toilet roll
Comment: Re: MOT + ? - Dan Jones October 2, 2008
Comment: Re: $50 per month for life? - Dan Jones October 2, 2008

Sprint's 50 Buck Chuck


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October 2, 2008 : Atish Gude talks up some of the operator's more interesting XOHM pricing schemes in his WiMax World keynote, says data capping is sometimes necessary to protect 'the rights of the many'

Nortel Fleshes Out WiMax Strategy


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October 2, 2008 : It's back to the future at the 802.16 jamboree in Chicago, as Nortel OEMs WiChorus to add WiMax handoff and roaming capabilities

Sources: Comcast Wants WiMax Femtos in 2009


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October 2, 2008 : Comcast is pushing on with WiMax femtocells in 2009 as part of its Clearwire plans, sources at WiMax World say
Comment: Re: Sprint stock - Dan Jones October 1, 2008

Clearwire's Holding Pattern


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October 1, 2008 : In his WiMax World keynote, CEO Ben Wolff doesn't change his tune about the XOHM deal, while Sprint says the closing is 'around the corner' and hints at further market launches

Slideshow: Motorola's WiMax House


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October 1, 2008 : Motorola showed off many, many WiMax applications in a space-age Chicago house, and Unstrung was there to take pictures

Chicago WiMax Is 'Imminent'


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October 1, 2008 : Sprint veep says Chicagoland WiMax is 'round the corner as the operator reveals more technical details about the deployment