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Posted in February 2012

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T-Mobile Turns FauxG Into 4G


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February 29, 2012 : 10:00 AM T-Mobile's marketing challenge may be as great as its technical one as it seeks to convince consumers to move from '4G' HSPA+ to 4G LTE

Photos: MWC Pops With Bursty Devices


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February 29, 2012 : 9:00 AM M2M devices are everywhere in Barcelona as wireless operators try to connect to just about any device with a current

T-Mobile Execs Plan LTE-Powered Revival


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February 29, 2012 : T-Mobile's CTO and SVP of Products discuss how Magenta will rebuild its network and revamp its marketing as it plans for LTE by 2013

T-Mobile Revamps Marketing for LTE


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February 29, 2012 : If HSPA+ was 4G, then what's LTE? As it rebuilds from the AT&T merger fallout and works to deploy LTE, T-Mobile's stepping up its marketing messages

ZTE Unleashes Mobile Device Frenzy


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February 28, 2012 : 7:45 AM Mimicking HTC's early days, the Chinese handset maker plans a slew of new Android and Windows Phone devices that it hopes will dent the US market

Samsung Puts Ericsson & NSN on Notice


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February 28, 2012 : Infrastructure vendor claims it has eight LTE contracts and 30 pilots in tow and is poised to become the third-largest player in the category

Aylus Wants Operators to Get (Video-) Chatty


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February 28, 2012 : The vendor takes its shot at letting consumers chat across any network, with an eye toward eventual operator-owned services and VoLTE

ZTE Hopes MiFavor Will Find Favor in US


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February 27, 2012 : Chinese handset maker's slew of Android smartphones and tablets announced at MWC will features its new user interface skin

Microsoft Fills Hole in Skype


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February 27, 2012 : 4:15 AM Beta program brings the VoIP app to Windows Phone, but Microsoft likely has more up its sleeve – if the operators will stand for it

Orange Nabs First Intel Smartphone


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February 26, 2012 : An Orange-branded, Atom-powered smartphone is coming to France and the UK at a mass-market price

KT Builds LTE Small Cell Network


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February 26, 2012 : South Korean operator taps Mindspeed for LTE-optimized small cells, Light Reading Mobile has learned

Huawei Cranks the 4-Speed Core


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February 26, 2012 : Chinese handset maker is using its own quad-core chip to build what it's calling the world's fastest, most power-efficient smartphone

OS Watch: MWC Shows Its Software Side


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February 24, 2012 : LR Mobile preps for MWC, where Google will be huge, Ubuntu tackles the phone dock, Nokia's going cheap, Fujitsu's getting a quad-core and Windows 8 is unveiled (again)

MetroPCS Blames 4G Voice Wait on Qualcomm


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February 23, 2012 : The contract-free carrier plans to launch VoLTE in late 2012 as it says Qualcomm's 8960 chips are not yet 'fully baked'

BlueVia Appeals to App Developers


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February 23, 2012 : 8:10 AM Don't be a pain in the app – follow these guidelines!

Mobile's DisADvantage


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February 23, 2012 : 8:00 AM Why bother investing in 3-D, HD, video-enabled mobile ads, when SMS is the only way not to annoy consumers?
Comment: Ops or OTT? - SReedy February 22, 2012

Crime-Fighting Femtos


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February 22, 2012 : 11:25 AM Catching thieves is only one of the many apps wireless operators may consider to add big value to small cells
Comment: authentication - SReedy February 22, 2012
Comment: LG bets on 3D - SReedy February 22, 2012

MWC 2012: New Handset Makers Step Up


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February 22, 2012 : 10:10 AM Move over Samsung and Apple, there'll be a new crop of handset manufacturers making news in Spain
Comment: Re: Don't write off the PlayBook - SReedy February 21, 2012
Comment: Don't write off the PlayBook - SReedy February 21, 2012

RIM Hopes New OS Will Rewrite the PlayBook


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February 21, 2012 : RIM brings important missing features to its tablet, but everyone is asking, is it too little, too late?
Comment: Re: Ericsson & AT&T - SReedy February 21, 2012

Ruckus Packs Wi-Fi & LTE Into Small Cells


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February 20, 2012 : Wi-Fi offload vendor's latest product line goes all-in with Wi-Fi, 3G, LTE and backhaul

OS Watch: Mozilla Getting WAC?


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February 17, 2012 : Also: Ice Cream Sandwich melts down, but Jelly Bean is coming soon; Apple's got a Mountain Lion; HP gets its groove back

4G: Cricket's Tiny Channels


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February 16, 2012 : Cricket's LTE network won't be as zippy as its rivals' as it builds it out on 5x5 or lower MHz channels

Sony Mobile's MWC Debut


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February 16, 2012 : 1:00 PM The newly single Sony Mobile needs to make a big splash when it reintroduces the brand at Mobile World Congress

AT&T, Sprint & T-Mobile Sued by Patent House


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February 16, 2012 : Intellectual Venture says the three wireless operators infringed on 12 of its network-related patents

Ruckus Guns for an IPO


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February 15, 2012 : With $21.7M more under its belt, the Wi-Fi offload vendor is eyeing a public offering and narrowing in on the service providers

Cisco: Tiered Pricing Drives More Data Usage


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February 14, 2012 : The vendor's latest data-deluge warning says LTE and Wi-Fi offload are offsetting some of the tremendous growth in tiered data usage

Google's Moto Buy Gets Green-Lighted


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February 13, 2012 : As does Nortel's patent sale to Apple, Microsoft and RIM, with the DOJ promising to keep a keen eye on how all these patents get used
Comment: Family plans - SReedy February 13, 2012

Verizon LTE Gets Spoofed


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February 13, 2012 : 12:50 PM 'It's an old person's worst nightmare,' says SNL's clever, yet accurate, commercial spoof

AT&T's Prices Go Up, Up, Up!


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February 13, 2012 : 12:00 PM The spectrum-crunched carrier has hiked prices on handset upgrades, data and more

Wireless Capex to Grow 13% in 2012


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February 8, 2012 : Sprint expects to spend $6B on its network next year, which is good for its equipment partners, but potentially troublesome for its finances
Comment: Re: 30 per user per day? - SReedy February 8, 2012

Sprint Q4: What We Already Know


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February 7, 2012 : We've already heard lots about Sprint's status in regards to iPhones, WiMax, iDEN and LightSquared, so can we sleep in?

RIM Sprouts BlackBerry Apps


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February 7, 2012 : 2:15 PM RIM claims to out-download Apple and outsell Android on apps

Operators Get an iCloud Competitor


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February 7, 2012 : Security vendor F-Secure wants to help mobile operators get into the game of syncing, storing and streaming digital content

Sprint Details iDEN's Death March


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February 6, 2012 : A new Sprint site reveals when and where it will remove its iDEN towers, offering a hint at the company's initial LTE launch plans
Comment: Re: Is it HTC's fault? - SReedy February 6, 2012
Comment: 4G v iPhone - SReedy February 6, 2012

HTC: LTE Handsets Disappoint


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February 6, 2012 : 12:30 PM Taiwanese handset maker is predicting a weak first quarter as it struggles to differentiate Android and attract interest in 4G

What's Your Mobile Lifestyle?


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February 6, 2012 : 7:00 AM Take Light Reading's survey on your own mobile life and learn how the rest of the industry uses mobility

Ting: Bad Name, Great Idea


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February 3, 2012 : 4:20 PM We'll forgive the new Sprint reseller for its dumb name, because its data-sharing strategy is really quite smart

OS Watch: Windows Phone 8 Specs Revealed


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February 3, 2012 : Also: Android cracks down on malware; patent drama in Germany; iOS and Android take over; Facebook mulls mobile ads

Qualcomm Makes First VoLTE-to-3G Hand-Off


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February 2, 2012 : In an important milestone for VoLTE, Qualcomm does a voice-call hand-off on an Ericsson network

US Cellular to Play LTE Catch-Up in March


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February 1, 2012 : Sixth-largest US carrier plans to cover 25% of its sub base with LTE next month, and offer them a Samsung tablet and smartphone