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Dan Jones
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Posted in July 2007

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Deep Blue Mobile


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
July 31, 2007 : 6:00 PM -- Hi honey, I'm underwater

FCC Straddles Open Access Issue


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July 31, 2007 : The FCC will open up 700MHz wireless broadband auctions, but not as far as Google wanted

Touching the Third Screen


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July 31, 2007 : Will the Apple iPhone help get more content developers into the mobile game?

AT&T's iPhone Deal Bountiful for Apple


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July 31, 2007 : Analysts say Apple could be receiving up to $200 extra in activation fees from AT&T for each phone it sells direct

Verizon Ropes Rural Cellular


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July 30, 2007 : No. 2 US operator shells out $2.67 billion to bulk up coverage in rural areas as local buyout spree continues

Sprint & Google: Max Headroom


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July 27, 2007 : Sprint says it's exploring WiMax options beyond a mobile portal with the Wi-curious search giant

Targeted Ads in Your Cab


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July 26, 2007 : 5:45 PM -- Most are missing the point about the row over GPS being installed in NYC cabs

Aruba, AlcaLu Team for Enterprise FMC


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July 26, 2007 : Partners strengthen their ties to develop an enterprise convergence system for securely moving across wireless corporate connections

Apple Preps for Millionth iPhone


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July 25, 2007 : Early investor jitters turn to an after-hours rally as Apple says it will sell 1 million iPhones by the end of September

Heated Debate on 700MHz Continues


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July 25, 2007 : 4:55 PM -- But it doesn't look as if Google will get the 'open access' it wants...

Doppelgangers


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July 24, 2007 : 5:55 PM -- Bloggin' double

Bluesocket Buys PingTel


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July 24, 2007 : Bluesocket buys its way into the wireless VOIP space with acquisition of PBX player Pingtel

Google's $5B Broadband Bid


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July 24, 2007 : With nearly $5B set aside for a broadband bandwidth bid, its time to start taking Google's wireless ambitions seriously

iPhone Sales Disappoint Apple Watchers


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July 24, 2007 : Apple shares fall on iPhone sales news. Despite a strong wireless quarter for AT&T, sales didn't quite hit the highs some had predicted

Amp'd Switches Off


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July 23, 2007 : Another MVNO bites the dust as Amp'd says it will likely shut US operations by the end of the month

Aruba Buys Wireless Security Biz


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July 23, 2007 : Security startup decides to go back to its open-source roots, and Aruba adds more radio security know-how to its portfolio

A Random Thought on Nicholas Cage


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July 20, 2007 : 6:00 PM -- This guy really has been in some godawful tripe over the years

Virgin Guns for $506M US IPO


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July 20, 2007 : Virgin Mobile USA now says it wants to raise $400 million more than previously stated in its US IPO

Airvana Makes $58M in IPO


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July 20, 2007 : CDMA vendor, Airvana, prices IPO below initially planned price range, shares flip-flop in after hours

Google Pledges $4.6B for Spectrum


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July 20, 2007 : Search giant says it will meet FCC reserve for prime wireless broadband if its 'open access' conditions are met, heating up the battle over 700 MHz auction due by early 2008

Clearwire & Sprint Team on WiMax


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July 19, 2007 : Sprint and Clearwire will work together to deploy mobile WiMax in the US, locking down much of the currently available spectrum for such wireless broadband services

Moto: Hello Zero


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July 19, 2007 : With EPS close to nothing, Moto's slumping handset sales drag down the networking giant

AT&T's Foggy FMC Plans


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July 18, 2007 : BlackBerry FMC support prompts questions on AT&T's strategy, but answers are in short supply

RIM Goes WiFi


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July 17, 2007 : RIM delivers its first WiFi-enabled cellphone, AT&T to offer it later this summer

Google's Mobile Content Plans


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July 17, 2007 : 5:00 PM -- Will carriers be happy with a Google mobile content payment system?

The Femto Sell?


Cutting Loose - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
July 17, 2007 : 3:35 PM -- What we don't know yet about home base stations
Comment: Re: What's the point? - Dan Jones July 17, 2007

Cracked in Athens


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July 16, 2007 : 5:50 PM -- Its all Greek to me

Is AT&T Putting Out Femto Feelers?


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July 16, 2007 : The No. 1 cellular operator in the US is said to be latest to put out RFP for home base stations as the overall market for these appliances hots up

YouTube Mood Ring


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July 13, 2007 : 5:10 PM -- Friday's Mood

Weird WiMax


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July 13, 2007 : 2:45 PM -- The first wave of strange WiMax ads arrives

Moto Losing Ground


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July 12, 2007 : Analysts reckon No. 2 handset vendor will be overtaken by rivals following news of Motorola's latest profit warning

All the Lonely People II


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July 12, 2007 : 5:45 PM -- A customer service reprise

Motorola Warns Again


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July 11, 2007 : Networking giant now says its mobile devices unit won't turn a profit this year

Broadband Freedom?


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July 11, 2007 : 5:15 PM -- FCC proposals could help reshape the US wireless broadband market in the years to come

The Important Question


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July 11, 2007 : 10:40 AM -- What everyone wants to know about the iPhone
Comment: Re: ATT in Muni WiFi - Dan Jones July 10, 2007

FCC Wants Open Broadband


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July 10, 2007 : 5:55 PM -- New FCC moves could make the US market more like Europe's

Bundling Mesh


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July 10, 2007 : Bigger operators getting involved in municipal mesh WiFi could help to give such services a longer lifespan

Lonely, Lonely People


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July 10, 2007 : 3:15 PM -- Your call will be ignored in the order it was received

WiFiBerry


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July 9, 2007 : 6:00 PM -- More eagerly awaited WLAN phones get the green light

AT&T Goes Muni in Riverside


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July 9, 2007 : Ma Bell launches its first WiFi mesh network in California, bigger muni deals are rumored to be on the cards for the operator

A Palm Time Line


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July 6, 2007 : SEC filings reveal how the PDA pioneer ended up with PE firm Elevation after months of talks with various interested parties

Broadband Comes Home


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July 5, 2007 : 4:50 PM -- Femtocells: Wireless broadband – this time it's personal

Airvana Plots $83M IPO


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July 3, 2007 : The CDMA maven eyes a Nasdaq float as it looks to break into the home base station market

Google's Web Convergence


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July 3, 2007 : 2:45 PM -- Search giant buys GrandCentral in 'one number' play

Silly Season Gets Serious


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July 3, 2007 : Summer is no longer the preserve of lightweight stories about wireless or iPhone fashion pieces

AT&T to Buy Dobson for $5.1B


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July 2, 2007 : Buyout of the nation's third largest operator will bolster AT&T coverage; other regional operators should get a lift on the news