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Dan Jones
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Posted in July 2012

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Comment: Took long enough! - Dan Jones July 31, 2012

FCC Dings Verizon on 4G App Blocking


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
July 31, 2012 : 5:50 PM Big Red has to pay out a paltry $1.25M and stop blocking tethering apps as FCC settles on 4G rules from 2008

'Pop Goes the iPod


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (5)
July 31, 2012 : FreedomPop will soon offer a nearly free 4G WiMax service that users only need an iPod Touch to access

T-Mobile: We Need Verizon Spectrum to Compete


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
July 27, 2012 : T-Mobile tells FCC that Verizon's AWS spectrum from the cableco deal will help it deliver better 4G service on its forthcoming LTE network
Comment: Re: size matters - Dan Jones July 26, 2012
Comment: Connecting the clusters - Dan Jones July 26, 2012

Sprint LTE: First, We Take Manhattan (Kansas)


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
July 26, 2012 : Sprint continues with street-level scramble to deploy 4G LTE in Georgia, Kansas and Texas clusters by Sept. 3

Sprint Hunkers Down for Network Vision


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
July 26, 2012 : Sprint's loss widens to $1.4B as investment in Network Vision upgrades grows, while unlimited data plans help iPhone sales
Comment: Re: Backhaul - Dan Jones July 25, 2012

Can Unlimited Data Survive the Trial of Tiers?


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
July 24, 2012 : 5:30 PM -- Is there a point where the revenues to be had from tiered plans make unlimited untenable for Sprint and others?
Comment: A PR Stunt? - Dan Jones July 24, 2012
Comment: Not Clear - Dan Jones July 24, 2012

Sprint's 4G LTE Scramble


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (15)
July 24, 2012 : Sprint SVP Azzi tells LR Mobile the operator is launching new 4G LTE cities as soon as street-level coverage is 'useful' for customers

AT&T's 4G Capex Gets Dense


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
July 24, 2012 : Ma Bell's CFO allows that the operator could spend around 60% of its $20B capex budget on wireless
Comment: AT&T Buildout on track - Dan Jones July 24, 2012

AT&T Sells 5.1M Smartphones in Q2


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
July 24, 2012 : 3.7M were iPhones, helping to drive up data revenues and subscriber numbers for Ma Bell
Comment: Re: Small potatoes - Dan Jones July 23, 2012
Comment: Re: small cells - Dan Jones July 23, 2012
Comment: Re: Alternative brand? - Dan Jones July 23, 2012
Comment: Re: Wi-Fi 99% vs. 1% Cap - Dan Jones July 20, 2012
Comment: Interference redux - Dan Jones July 20, 2012
Comment: Wi-Fi 99% vs. 1% Cap - Dan Jones July 20, 2012
Comment: Re: Samsung and Stoke - Dan Jones July 20, 2012
Comment: Interference question - Dan Jones July 20, 2012
Comment: Re: i'm just asking - Dan Jones July 20, 2012
Comment: Re: Efficient spending - Dan Jones July 20, 2012

Vendors Stumble in the 3G Gap


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
July 20, 2012 : The long wait for the 4G ramp-up is starting to hit the bottom line for infrastructure vendors
Comment: Coverage on coverage - Dan Jones July 19, 2012
Comment: Anyone Switched? - Dan Jones July 19, 2012

Verizon: Shared Data Won't Shake User Revenue


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
July 19, 2012 : Verizon CFO says that some 3G unlimited customers are already switching to the new shared 4G plans

Verizon CFO Is a Tease on iPhone Timing


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
July 19, 2012 : 10:45 AM Verizon CFO Fran Shammo fuelled the iPhone rumor mill during the operator's Q2 call

Verizon Reports $1.83B Profit for Q2


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (4)
July 19, 2012 : Verizon added 1.2M wireless subscribers in the quarter and reports that FiOS now represents 65% of consumer wireline revenue
Comment: Re: Samsung and Stoke - Dan Jones July 18, 2012

TWC Warns TV Programmers


LR Cable News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (6)
July 18, 2012 : In today's cable bites: The fight over programming costs gets punchier, Dish gets a boost and TWC might have a red face over blue chalk

Stoke & Samsung: Million-Dollar Buddies


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
July 17, 2012 : One's an aspiring 4G equipment provider, the other's a scrappy 8-year-old, and together they fight crime. Or maybe, chase LTE deals

Sprint: The Birth of a Network


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
July 17, 2012 : 5:20 PM Reliability and unlimited data are key selling points for Sprint's LTE network, but user forums are reporting connection issues

Sprint's Not Snubbing Baltimore on LTE


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
July 16, 2012 : 7:30 PM Sprint hasn't scrapped Baltimore from its LTE plans. But LR Mobile ponders if it is actually worth jumping to LTE yet...
Comment: Re: The debate is over - Dan Jones July 16, 2012
Comment: A note on markets - Dan Jones July 16, 2012

Sprint Launches 15 Markets in 4G LTE Clusters


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
July 16, 2012 : Sprint has tripled the size of its 4G LTE footprint at launch, promising average downloads of 6 to 8 Mbit/s in its initial markets
Comment: Viper is free for now - Dan Jones July 16, 2012

How Can You Connect to Sprint's LTE Network?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
July 13, 2012 : Users have a choice of five devices and five cities as Sprint debuts its fresh, new 4G network this Sunday
Comment: Re: Wi-Fi on the streets - Dan Jones July 11, 2012

Wi-Fi in NYC Pay Phones: Second Time's a Charm?


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (4)
July 11, 2012 : 5:00 PM Many may have forgotten but NYC's pay-phone makeover isn't the first attempt to install Wi-Fi in the city's historical relics
Comment: Chop 'n' change - Dan Jones July 11, 2012

Mobile Funding Hits $1B in June


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
July 11, 2012 : Device makers, wireless audio, fleet management and all kinds of mobile apps help to drive up the sector's funding in June

RIM CEO 'Not Satisfied' but Confident in BB10


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Post a comment
July 10, 2012 : Not all is rosy at RIM, its new CEO now admits, but says he's still confident in the BlackBerry 10 launch even with its delay until 2013

Huawei Claims Upload Speed Breakthrough


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (6)
July 10, 2012 : Huawei claims HSUPA upload record – but do operators care too much about that anymore?
Comment: Re: LTE clusters - Dan Jones July 9, 2012
Comment: Re: LTE clusters - Dan Jones July 9, 2012
Comment: LTE clusters - Dan Jones July 9, 2012

Mapping 4G: AT&T LTE Grows to 47 Markets


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (5)
July 9, 2012 : AT&T is now adding new 4G LTE markets at a steady clip but is way behind Verizon's 304-market footprint
Comment: holiday season - Dan Jones July 9, 2012
Comment: Re: another name - Dan Jones July 6, 2012
Comment: Re: another name - Dan Jones July 6, 2012
Comment: Re: another name - Dan Jones July 6, 2012
Comment: Re: One X v S 3 - Dan Jones July 6, 2012
Comment: Re: another name - Dan Jones July 6, 2012

Rumor: Amazon Firing Up 7-Inch Tablet Market?


LR Mobile Rumors - Dan Jones - Comments (13)
July 6, 2012 :
Comment: Re: Mini iPad rumor - Dan Jones July 5, 2012
Comment: I'll bet - Dan Jones July 5, 2012
Comment: Mini iPad rumor - Dan Jones July 5, 2012

Small Cells Among Next Big Challenges for LTE


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
July 5, 2012 : Verizon's wholesale backhaul manager says that small cells will be 'massive' but present fresh challenges for backhaul

RIM CEO Denies BlackBerry Death Spiral


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
July 3, 2012 : Despite plans for 5,000 job cuts and delays to its BB10 OS launch, RIM's new CEO says there's 'nothing wrong' with the BlackBerry maker

Finisar Buys Into Optical Amplifiers


News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (8)
July 3, 2012 : The $24M purchase of Red-C could give Finisar a crucial weapon against JDSU

Photos: Booming Backhaul in NYC


Slide Shows - Dan Jones - Post a comment
July 3, 2012 : Light Reading takes on small cells, 4G backhaul and distributed radio clouds in the Big Apple

An Alternative to iOS & Android?


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (9)
July 3, 2012 : 5:00 AM The announcement of Firefox OS means carriers have a new alternative to the dominant mobile operating systems

C Spire Picks AlcaLu for LTE Deployment


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
July 2, 2012 : Alcatel-Lucent wins another 4G deal in the US: a contract to deploy the delayed initial phase of C Spire's LTE network in the Deep South
Comment: Timing makes sense - Dan Jones July 2, 2012
Comment: Re: RIM + Windows 8? - Dan Jones July 2, 2012