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Dan Jones
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Posted in February 2012

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Comment: Re: Communications Blackout? - Dan Jones February 29, 2012
Comment: Re: An ending phase - Dan Jones February 29, 2012

MWC 2012: There's Not a Riot Goin' On


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (5)
February 29, 2012 : Riot police are flanking student protesters as the front gates to Mobile World Congress are shut down in Barcelona UPDATED 5:45PM

Do Big Subsidies Have Big Staying Power?


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (4)
February 29, 2012 : 10:00 AM Cheap Androids are cleaning iPhone's clock when subsidies are removed, but are big subsidies sustainable, even in the US?
Comment: Re: A sad story - Dan Jones February 29, 2012

It's a Small World After All ...


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February 28, 2012 : 11:30 AM At Mobile World Congress, small cells appear to have finally found their speedy, cloudy niche

Cisco: We're Doing Small Cells Too


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February 28, 2012 : Cisco CEO Chambers pre-announces small-cell launch at Mobile World Congress, places tiny radios in a larger cloud context
Comment: Re: Hmmmm! - Dan Jones February 28, 2012
Comment: Re: wrong question - Dan Jones February 27, 2012

Dan's Guide to the Home of the Future


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (5)
February 27, 2012 : 2:10 PM With all these connected devices and data plans, how the hell will we actually pay for the wireless home of the future anyway?
Comment: Microsoft V. Apple - Dan Jones February 27, 2012
Comment: Send us a photo of the cube! - Dan Jones February 27, 2012

AT&T Boss Calls for End to Mobile-Video Babel


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February 27, 2012 : Carriers and hardware providers have made it too hard for users to easily talk to others over mobile video, says AT&T boss at MWC
Comment: Re: More Theory from T-Mob - Dan Jones February 24, 2012

AT&T's No. 1 SON


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February 24, 2012 : AT&T is planning to deploy self-healing technology across its network to improve performance

T-Mobile Promises Multi-Megabit Peaks on LTE


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February 24, 2012 : Its initial LTE deployment will offer a maximum download speed of 72 Mbit/s – not that you'll get all of that
Comment: Re: T-Mobile vs. Sprint - Dan Jones February 23, 2012
Comment: Re: Scalable Backhaul? - Dan Jones February 23, 2012
Comment: T-Mobile vs. Sprint - Dan Jones February 23, 2012

T-Mobile's Race to Faster 4G


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February 23, 2012 : T-Mobile is challenged to move existing mobile broadband users quickly off the bandwidth it wants for a new 4G offering

T-Mobile Will Launch LTE in 2013


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February 23, 2012 : T-Mobile says it will update 4G services in 2013 with LTE, as it plans a big $4B spend on network upgrades over time
Comment: If every cause is different... - Dan Jones February 22, 2012

Verizon: LTE Is Back


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February 22, 2012 : Operator says that 4G service is back after 'brief' 4G outage on Wednesday morning

MWC 2012: Wireless Tapas


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (4)
February 21, 2012 : 5:05 PM Expect words like combo, mixed and multi-mode to be very much in vogue in Barcelona next week
Comment: Liquid Net: Deployed Anywhere? - Dan Jones February 21, 2012
Comment: Ericsson & AT&T - Dan Jones February 21, 2012
Comment: Re: Real lawsuit? - Dan Jones February 17, 2012
Comment: Re: Real lawsuit? - Dan Jones February 17, 2012

Report: LightSquared Fund Sued by Investors


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February 17, 2012 : BAM! Now Falcone's fund is hit with a lawsuit as hell week for LightSquared continues

Huawei: $6B Sugar Daddy for US Chipmakers


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February 17, 2012 : Qualcomm, Broadcom and Avago all score renewed three-year OEM deals worth $6B in total to supply Huawei with chips
Comment: AT&T far behind - Dan Jones February 17, 2012

Mapping LTE: AT&T & Verizon's 4G Footprints


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February 17, 2012 : A look at where the two big carriers are taking LTE in 2012. Oh, and Sprint, too
Comment: Re: Good plan!!!! - Dan Jones February 16, 2012
Comment: Re: LightSquared deals - Dan Jones February 16, 2012
Comment: Good plan!!!! - Dan Jones February 16, 2012
Comment: Re: LightSquared deals - Dan Jones February 16, 2012

LightSquared CEO Calls FCC 'Irresponsible'


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February 16, 2012 : While Harbinger chief Philip Falcone seeks a spectrum swap that could save the day for the would-be wholesale 4G provider
Comment: Re: LightSquared deals - Dan Jones February 16, 2012

Clearwire Close to $200M in Vendor Financing


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February 15, 2012 : CFO says the company wants to hit $300M from its vendors toward its LTE build in 2012 and 2013

FCC Moves to Block LightSquared


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February 15, 2012 : FCC says it will reject LightSquared's plan after an NTIA report showing interference with GPS services

FreedomPop Bets on 4G With Clearwire


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February 15, 2012 : Skype co-founder's startup signs an additional 4G wholesale agreement, but LightSquared says it still has a deal with the free mobile venture

NTIA Kicks LightSquared While It's Down


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February 14, 2012 : LightSquared howls in protest Tuesday at NTIA's conclusions on network interference for the FCC

Getting Closer: Huawei Scores 4G Deals in Canada


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February 9, 2012 : Bell Canada and Telus ink deals with Huawei to deploy LTE in Canada as the Chinese vendor gets closer to the US

Sprint's iPhone Q4 Ouch!


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February 8, 2012 : Sprint spends its way to a $1.3B loss on iPhone and Network Vision upgrade costs in Q4

Dish: This Year's LightSquared?


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
February 7, 2012 : 5:15 PM Canada likes Dish's outer-space LTE plan, but AT&T wants a faster deployment roadmap for LTE

Sprint Gives LightSquared 'Til Mid-March


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February 2, 2012 : LightSquared gets another month and change to sort out GPS issues from LTE partner Sprint