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Posted in August 2011

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Comment: hand-off? - Dan Jones August 31, 2011

DoJ Blocks AT&T/T-Mobile Merger


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August 31, 2011 : The US Department of Justice has moved to block the $39B merger, which could be bad news for AT&T's LTE future
Comment: Re: iPhone 5 - Dan Jones August 31, 2011
Comment: Rev sharing? - Dan Jones August 31, 2011
Comment: NYC - Dan Jones August 31, 2011
Comment: Re: No iPhone talk?!? - Dan Jones August 30, 2011

Sprint's Strategy Meeting Isn't So Mysterious


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (4)
August 30, 2011 : 2:10 PM Sprint's 'mysterious' meeting is only CEO Dan Hesse updating investors on Network Vision, as promised

LiTE Bites: LightSquared's 12 & AT&T in Chicago


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
August 30, 2011 : Reports vary widely on early speeds found on AT&T's Chicago LTE network before it is launched
Comment: Battery Life - Dan Jones August 29, 2011

RIM LTE Phones Expected Early Next Year


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
August 29, 2011 : RIM could add LTE to its first phones using the QNX operating systems due in early 2012, analysts say
Comment: LTE? - Dan Jones August 26, 2011

The Bigger Bubble


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
August 26, 2011 : 4:20 AM Mobile startups are hot, but VC spending on wireless is much more diverse than it was during the previous Internet bubble
Comment: Re: Hard sell - Dan Jones August 25, 2011
Comment: Re: Steve can come back! - Dan Jones August 25, 2011
Comment: Touching letter - Dan Jones August 24, 2011

Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO


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August 24, 2011 : Apple's COO Tim Cook is the new CEO; Jobs becomes chairman of the board at the iPhone maker
Comment: Re: Even in the US... - Dan Jones August 24, 2011
Comment: Even in the US... - Dan Jones August 24, 2011
Comment: Re: Why wouldn't you? - Dan Jones August 24, 2011
Comment: Re: Apple on 4G - Dan Jones August 24, 2011
Comment: A given? - Dan Jones August 24, 2011

The Myth of LTE Global Roaming


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (9)
August 24, 2011 : 6:10 AM Operators are standardizing on LTE but they're all using multiple radio bands, making it hard to develop a 4G world phone

Could Qualcomm Take WebOS?


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
August 23, 2011 : 6:15 PM It's one possible future for HP's redheaded stepchild of a mobile operating system, an analyst suggests

iPhone 5 Rumor du Jour: Coming Soon to Sprint?


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August 23, 2011 : WSJ is reporting that the latest iPhone 5 could launch on Sprint in mid-October

Lessons From the $99 HP Tablet Rush


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (8)
August 22, 2011 : 4:40 PM -- Yeah, people love a sale – but if vendors can find the right formula for cheaper tablets they could have a hit on their hands
Comment: White Spaces? - Dan Jones August 22, 2011
Comment: Re: Samung has Bada - Dan Jones August 22, 2011

Scarce Spectrum Could Set Back Job Growth


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August 22, 2011 : New Deloitte report predicts that companies in the US could invest $25B to $53B in 4G networks between 2012 and 2016, adding up to 771,000 jobs

Evidence of Apple's LTE Testing Mounts


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
August 19, 2011 : 4:40 PM But the timing might be off for an LTE iPhone in the next month or two

Android & the Promise of LTE Boost Huawei


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August 18, 2011 : Chinese vendor's half year revenue jumps 11% as it touts the deployment of 130 LTE-capable SingleRAN networks worldwide

Verizon Wireless Covers 160M+ With LTE


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August 18, 2011 : Verizon Wireless says that its 4G LTE network now covers more than half the population of the US

Carriers Testing Apple LTE Devices? You'd Hope So ...


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August 17, 2011 : 4:55 PM Apple should be well along the 4G testing curve by now but that doesn't necessarily mean an LTE iPhone is right around the corner
Comment: Orange Alert - Dan Jones August 17, 2011

The iPhone's Future Is 4G


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August 17, 2011 : Eleven job ads at Apple now call for LTE skills, but the iOS vendor may look to support other 4G flavors as multi-modal networks evolve

Can We Get Back to Innovation Now?


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (6)
August 16, 2011 : 4:00 PM Now that Google has its patent shield, it might be time to return to what the mobile industry is supposed to do best
Comment: Re: LTE - Dan Jones August 16, 2011

Google & Moto: Beyond the Patently Obvious


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August 16, 2011 : The Google buyout could have knock-on effects for RIM and others, raise anti-trust issues and provoke more debate on the IPR system in the US
Comment: LTE TDD - Dan Jones August 15, 2011

Google at the Start of Moto's LTE Race


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August 15, 2011 : Heavy Reading analyst expects Motorola LTE devices with AT&T and Sprint, as well with Verizon, by 2012

TabCo Uncloaks as Tablet-Maker Fusion Garage


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August 15, 2011 : The makers of the ill-fated JooJoo tablet are trying again with a revamped Grid OS and a $499 Grid 10 tablet coming this September

Mystery Powder Harms 10 at Cellphone Co.


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August 12, 2011 : 5:10 PM An alarming snippet of news for a Friday afternoon
Comment: Re: Nice try - Dan Jones August 12, 2011

LightSquared Lashes Out at GPS Industry


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
August 11, 2011 : GPS industry's failure to comply with defense department filtering standards are the root cause of interference issues, LightSquared says
Comment: evernote - Dan Jones August 11, 2011

Mobile Startups Raised $801.9M in July


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August 11, 2011 : Another booming month for mobile startups, according to research from Rutberg, but can it continue with the stock-market jitters?
Comment: BBM: Cheaper than texting - Dan Jones August 10, 2011
Comment: Features/price sweet spot - Dan Jones August 10, 2011
Comment: Borland? - Dan Jones August 10, 2011

Clearwire Promotes COO to CEO


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
August 10, 2011 : Clearwire makes COO Erik Prusch its new CEO as it hunts for money to build out a faster LTE overlay on its WiMax network

Clearwire & LightSquared: Stymied by Borrowing Woes?


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (3)
August 9, 2011 : 5:50 PM New fears are rising about Clearwire's abilities to raise additional funding, but couldn't the same also be true of LightSquared?

AT&T Phases In Voice-Mail Password Protection


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August 8, 2011 : AT&T reacts to the voice-mail-hacking scandal by phasing in the option for users to password protect their messages
Comment: Re: Lets face it - Dan Jones August 8, 2011

Just What Is LTE TDD Anyway?


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August 5, 2011 : Clearwire may be one of the first operators in the US – maybe even the world – to deploy this single-channel 4G LTE technology
Comment: Re: what is this? - Dan Jones August 4, 2011
Comment: Re: what is this? - Dan Jones August 4, 2011
Comment: Re: what is this? - Dan Jones August 4, 2011

Clearwire Goes It Alone With Faster 4G


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August 3, 2011 : An LTE TDD overlay could produce eye-popping speeds, but first, Clearwire needs the money to make it happen

Clearwire Posts Loss, Preps for LTE


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August 3, 2011 : The WiMax operator is still losing money, but at least it's got LTE on the way

The Mystery of TabCo


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Post a comment
August 3, 2011 : 3:25 PM Secretive tablet company promises to shake up the market. Should you care?

Sprint Wholesale 4G: Good for Clearwire


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August 2, 2011 : 5:50 PM Sprint finds another way to sell Clearwire's WiMax network under its brand

Stoke IPO Is a 'Possibility'


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August 1, 2011 : Stoke could go for an IPO late in 2012 or early in 2013, as NTT DoCoMo and others boost its revenues