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Posted in March 2011

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Pentagon Calls Interference on LightSquared


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March 30, 2011 : Officials are reportedly calling for a 'comprehensive review' of LightSquared's potential to interfere with GPS navigation signals

Clearwire Finally Unveils Best Buy Service Plan


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March 30, 2011 : Clearwire's $45-per-month mobile data service announcement comes hard on heels of Best Buy's MVNO deal with LightSquared

Gleaning AT&T's 4G Plans for LTE on AWS


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March 29, 2011 : 2:25 PM How much will it cost AT&T to deploy LTE in T-Mobile's AWS spectrum? Impossible to say for sure, but here are some of the issues anyway

Big AT&T & T-Mobile 4G Buildout Ahead?


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March 29, 2011 : AT&T's buyout of T-Mobile presents it with a headache if it wants to use AWS for LTE as the smaller provider lacks towers in some rural areas
Comment: Re: Uhh - Dan Jones March 28, 2011

CTIA 2011: Throttling & the Data Cap Debate


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March 28, 2011 : If unlimited is off the table, consumers may have to choose the lesser of two evils – data caps or speed throttling

CTIA 2011: Wi-Fi Could Be Glue for Mega-Merger


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March 26, 2011 : 1:00 PM AT&T's large hot-spot network and T-Mobile's Wi-Fi calling could help get users connected in the early stages of the mega-merger

CTIA 2011: Qualcomm, Kings of Multi-Mode


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March 25, 2011 : 9:00 PM Qualcomm is solidifying its position at the top of multimode 4G food chain
Comment: LTE when? - Dan Jones March 24, 2011
Comment: Re: 4G Chip Deals - Dan Jones March 24, 2011

CTIA 2011: Famously FauxG


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March 23, 2011 : 2:45 PM Dan Hesse says Sprint isn't FauxG. But here's the thing: We're all FauxG now

CTIA 2011: LightSquared Leaps Into Best Buy Deal


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March 23, 2011 : LightSquared CEO promises wholesale LTE network will cover 100M Americans by the end of 2012, unveils Best Buy mobile deal

CTIA 2011: Clearwire Updates on LTE


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March 23, 2011 : Clearwire CTO John Saw says carrier needs more time to understand the capabilities of LTE and doesn't see WiMax 2 trial on the horizon
Comment: Dead Phone Calling.... - Dan Jones March 23, 2011

CTIA 2011: Merger Mania Obscures Hard News


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March 22, 2011 : 5:40 PM Speculation about the AT&T/T-Mobile tie-up is overshadowing some of the actual news coming out here in Orlando

CTIA 2011: Sparks Fly Over Spectrum Sharing


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March 22, 2011 : Ain't gonna happen, say executives from two US operators. Go on, guess which ones

CTIA 2011: Hesse Says Wireless Is 'Wind of Change'


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March 22, 2011 : Sprint CEO Dan Hesse kicked off the CTIA show Tuesday by ignoring the AT&T/T-Mobile buyout and talking about how wireless is reshaping the world

CTIA 2011: Imagining the iPhone 5


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March 21, 2011 : 5:25 AM iPhone 5 will likely get A5 chip and faster 3G, but will it get LTE?

Could AT&T/T-Mobile Deal Mean an HSPA+ iPhone?


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March 20, 2011 : T-Mobile customers can't use the iPhone on the operator's 3G network now, but Apple could update for faster 3G and – possibly – AWS radio support in 2011

AT&T to Buy T-Mobile USA for $39B


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March 20, 2011 : Acquisition will cement AT&T's position as the top GSM powerhouse in the US
Comment: Re: Who is next? - Dan Jones March 19, 2011

CTIA 2011: 4G & the Need for Spectrum


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March 18, 2011 : 11:15 AM As 4G arrives, the CTIA focuses on the need for more spectrum; could network sharing be a partial answer?

Thunderbolt & Sidekick Saddle Up for 4G


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March 15, 2011 : Verizon launches its first LTE phone as Samsung retools T-Mobile's Sidekick brand for HSPA+

iPad 2: Sales, Costs & Better Games


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March 14, 2011 : Analysts make sales predictions, while developers wonder if the iPad 2 represents the next generation of portable games consoles

Samsung-Built Chip Powers iPad 2


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March 13, 2011 : Samsung-made A5 in the Apple iPad 2 is smart enough to vary clock speed depending on the application being run, UBM TechInsights reports

The NYC iPad 2 Update


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March 11, 2011 : 12:55 PM Rain may have dampened iPad 2 ardor so far for devotees in the Big Apple

iPad 2: Data Hoggin' Restricted to Wi-Fi


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March 10, 2011 : It appears that FaceTime on the iPad 2 remains restricted to Wi-Fi, even as other operators and startups develop video chat for 3G

Clearwire CEO & Senior Execs Resign


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March 10, 2011 : Company says sudden departures won't affect expected resolution of its wholesale pricing dispute with major partner and part-owner, Sprint

Sprint's Hesse on LightSquared & Clearwire


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March 9, 2011 : Sprint CEO doesn't rule out further partnerships for LTE, but says Clearwire and WiMax are an essential part of the operator's 4G strategy whatever happens

RIM CMO Leaves


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March 5, 2011 : Bad news for RIM ahead of PlayBook launch
Comment: Re: or built-in HDMI - Dan Jones March 3, 2011

iPad 2: Fast & Skinny But No USB


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March 2, 2011 : The Apple iPad 2 offers a lot of bang for your tablet bucks, but does it have everything?

Apple iPad 2: The Basics


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March 2, 2011 : Steve Jobs helms the launch of the new faster Apple tablet in San Francisco

Apple Live Event as It Happens


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March 2, 2011 : 1:20 PM Unveiling the iPad 2
Comment: Pricing - Dan Jones March 2, 2011

Which Carriers Is LightSquared Working With?


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March 1, 2011 : 5:40 PM Work on possible GPS interference issue doesn't seem to be slowing the wholesale LTE startup down
Comment: Re: LightSquared? - Dan Jones March 1, 2011
Comment: Re: LightSquared? - Dan Jones March 1, 2011
Comment: Re: I'm waiting for.... - Dan Jones March 1, 2011
Comment: LightSquared? - Dan Jones March 1, 2011

Sprint's 4G Options in Flux


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March 1, 2011 : Could LightSquared now be on the operator's menu of possible LTE options?