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Posted in October 2010

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Why Broadcom Bought Beceem


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October 29, 2010 : 6:00 AM Broadcom is doing its part to make LTE as cheap as chips

Apple's 'Soft-SIM': Not Too Useful in US


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October 28, 2010 : 12:35 PM Apple's rumored project with Gemalto will be great for European users but tripped up by RF in the US
Comment: Re: Validation? - Dan Jones October 28, 2010

Sprint Gives 'Leapfrog' Details


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October 27, 2010 : CEO Hesse says that multimodal strategy will have financial benefits in 2012 and that the operator has 4G alternatives to Clearwire

Broadcom to Buy Femto Chip Startup for $86M


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October 27, 2010 : Broadcom's buyout of Percello will add to its LTE and home base station capabilities, and take it into competition with PicoChip

Tablets: Counting the Cost


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October 26, 2010 : 3:35 PM Have vendors and carriers set the price barrier too high for new tablets?

RIM Shows Off PlayBook Tablet


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October 26, 2010 : But the question of price still looms large

Sprint's Galaxy Tab in a Subsidy Orbit


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October 25, 2010 : $400 subsidized Samsung tablet undercuts the $600 Verizon offering but will be around $40 more expensive over the two-year contract UPDATED 10/26 4:25 PM

LightSquared's First Device: SuperMiFi


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October 25, 2010 : Secretive LTE wannabe wants to combine its planned proto-4G connections with a souped-up WiFi hotspot

4G World: Faster 3G in US – Charting HSPA+


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October 22, 2010 : Even if LTE is now here in the US, multi-megabit HSPA+ 3G is unlikely to be left in the dust anytime soon

Trash-Talkin' Android


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October 21, 2010 : 2:35 PM Yet Steve Jobs & Co. are unlikely to follow Google down the path of low-cost, stripped-down Internet phones

Verizon Plots 10 LTE Cities in West Virginia


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October 21, 2010 : Country roads take me home, to the LTE where I belong, West Virginia, mobile broadband, country roads, take me home

4G World: Sprint Ready to Play 'Leapfrog'


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October 21, 2010 : Carrier plots better multimode coverage and lower network costs with base station upgrades and add-ons

4G World: Clearwire Eyes a HD Future


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October 21, 2010 : Once you've had a taste of mobile HD, you don't go back, according to Clearwire CCO Mike Sievert

4G World: OMG!


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October 20, 2010 : 3:20 PM Stupidest wireless acronym heard here in Chicago

4G World: The Strange Case of the Missing A-List Speakers


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October 20, 2010 : 11:25 AM Clearwire's Morrow is a no-show at 4G World, sends CCO instead, which seems to be a trend at the event

4G World: AT&T to Go to 21Mbit/s HSPA+ in 2011?


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October 20, 2010 : AT&T may have let the cat out of the bag about its HSPA+ plans for 2011

4G World: AT&T Learns Lessons From iPad


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October 19, 2010 : AT&T emerging devices VP explains the iPad is one of the first steps in achieving a world where customers use many more wireless devices

Broadcom to Buy a 4G Strategy Via Beceem


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October 13, 2010 : Broadcom is now ready to take on Qualcomm, Intel, and others in LTE and WiMax, buying out one of the key silicon startups in the '4G' market
Comment: Re: iPad LTE - Dan Jones October 12, 2010

Well, Duh!


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October 12, 2010 : 3:10 PM No LTE iPhone for Verizon in 2011, just like we told you last year

CTIA 2010: What Did We Learn?


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October 8, 2010 : 6:00 PM The CTIA fall show is done: So what's the verdict?
Comment: Cities - Dan Jones October 7, 2010
Comment: Nice piece from NPR on this - Dan Jones October 7, 2010

CTIA 2010: Sprint Tuning Up '4G' in San Fran


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October 7, 2010 : Employees already on live WiMax network at CTIA; will Sprint announce more mobile broadband markets at 4G World?
Comment: CDMA Only iPhone - Dan Jones October 7, 2010
Comment: Samsung - Dan Jones October 7, 2010
Comment: Samsung - Dan Jones October 7, 2010
Comment: Picocells - Dan Jones October 7, 2010

CTIA 2010: LTE's Big 38


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October 7, 2010 : 3:25 PM Watch Verizon's video cliff notes on their LTE announcement at CTIA
Comment: Digging the purple shirt - Dan Jones October 7, 2010
Comment: Re: Qualcomm - Dan Jones October 7, 2010
Comment: Qualcomm - Dan Jones October 7, 2010

Verizon's LTE Tease


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October 7, 2010 : 10:30 AM More markets announced, but not much more to go on as Verizon keeps showing us a little LTE leg
Comment: Re: Place your bets! - Dan Jones October 7, 2010
Comment: Re: Place your bets! - Dan Jones October 7, 2010
Comment: Place your bets! - Dan Jones October 6, 2010

CTIA 2010: Verizon Ups LTE Launch to 38 Cities


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October 6, 2010 : But the operator still isn't saying when it will throw the switch on LTE this year
Comment: The timing seems ambitious - Dan Jones October 6, 2010
Comment: Ugh - Dan Jones October 6, 2010

Wireless Coverage Coming to NYC Subway


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October 6, 2010 : But you won't be able to use it if you have a CDMA phone

CTIA: It's Still About LTE


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October 5, 2010 : 11:35 AM Waiting for more tidbits about next-gen technology from Verizon and others

Verizon Throws Millions at Mystery Data Fee Furor


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October 4, 2010 : A ghost in the machine caused the mystery data fees that fired up Verizon customers; FCC looking into the matter

LTE Watch: The CTIA & '4G'


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October 3, 2010 : Verizon to talk '4G' at CTIA, San Fran to get next-gen network by year's end, and questions arise about MetroPCS LTE network performance

Leading Lights Finalists: Mobile Products


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October 1, 2010 : 10:50 AM Why we picked what we picked for our Leading Lights mobile products category