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Posted in May 2011

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What's picoChip's Exit Strategy?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (3)
May 31, 2011 : The femto startup could be shopping for a buyer as it looks toward an IPO, but there's no match made in heaven for the UK company

Ruckus Makes Over KDDI With Wi-Fi Offload


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May 30, 2011 :

PayPal Sues Google for Mobile Wallet


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May 27, 2011 : eBay-owned payments company says Google stole its executives and its trade secrets around mobile payments
Comment: Other features - SReedy May 26, 2011

Google Taps Sprint for Tap-to-Pay


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May 26, 2011 : Google Wallet supports credit-card payments and promotions using NFC on Sprint's Nexus S smartphone
Comment: Re: live TV - SReedy May 26, 2011
Comment: live TV - SReedy May 26, 2011

Can Apple Save Mobile TV?


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May 26, 2011 : 8:00 AM Apple is dominating mobile video, but can it have the same catalyzing effect on the lackluster market for mobile TV?
Comment: Re: When then? - SReedy May 25, 2011
Comment: Re: When then? - SReedy May 25, 2011
Comment: Re: Roaming - SReedy May 25, 2011
Comment: When then? - SReedy May 25, 2011

AT&T LTE Plans Too Small for LTE iPhone?


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May 25, 2011 : 12:55 PM With only 15 markets planned for AT&T's LTE this year, the 4G version of the iPhone may be farther out than originally thought
Comment: Re: Skype integration - SReedy May 24, 2011

Microsoft's Other 497 Updates


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May 24, 2011 : 1:15 PM Microsoft is highlighting few key features of Mango, but it's all the updates together that make it competitively viable
Comment: 497 other improvements... - SReedy May 24, 2011

Microsoft Tangos With Mango


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May 24, 2011 : Nearly 500 new WP7 OS updates include a focus on social networking and people, more localized Web browsing and better app integration
Comment: Questions for Qualcomm - SReedy May 23, 2011

Qualcomm Not Holding Up LTE iPhone


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May 23, 2011 : Qualcomm says that sourcing LTE chipsets with 3G support isn't a problem for Apple; Qualcomm has the multimode chips ready to go

T-Mobile Shakes Up Pricing Sans Unlimited Data


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May 23, 2011 : New rate plans offer a variety of data caps, but slow data speeds once the max is reached instead of charging overages
Comment: Rooting for Root - SReedy May 23, 2011
Comment: Want to see more results - SReedy May 23, 2011

Battle of the Carrier Innovation Centers


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May 23, 2011 : It's a face-off between AT&T and Verizon's application and LTE innovation centers as the operators strive to attract developers

TIA: Verizon Sees Need for Speed


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May 19, 2011 : Verizon CTO touts the speed of its FiOS fiber network and LTE, which he says are necessary to cope with the pervasiveness of video

TIA: AT&T Boss Predicts Wireless Chaos


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May 18, 2011 : Plans to build a network that can control the chaos, but says it will need more spectrum and T-Mobile to do it

The 10 Over-the-Top Video Commandments


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May 18, 2011 : TDG analysts detail the 10 ways that pay-TV providers can embrace over-the-top content and make it work in their favor

Nokia Dumps Ovi Brand Name


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May 16, 2011 : Finnish company rebrands its services strategy to just plain 'Nokia,' as talks of a Microsoft acquisition escalate

T-Mobile Outsources Its M2M Strategy


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May 16, 2011 : Carrier's M2M chief takes the team and all of T-Mobile's M2M operations to aggregator and longtime partner Raco Wireless
Comment: Other carriers too? - SReedy May 16, 2011

OS Watch: Google Unleashes Its Chromebooks


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May 13, 2011 : It's all about Google as it unleashes its first Chromebooks, updates Android, overtakes RIM in the US, and struggles to gain enterprise acceptance
Comment: Other metrics - SReedy May 13, 2011

US Wireless Q1 Scorecard


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May 13, 2011 : Light Reading Mobile breaks down the key metrics for US wireless operators during the most recently reported quarter

Intel to Cut Its Stake in Clearwire


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May 12, 2011 : Chipmaker plans to shed some of its stake in Clearwire as the wholesale WiMax provider mulls a transition to LTE

How Much Will AT&T Divest for T-Mobile?


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May 11, 2011 : 4:05 PM Assuming AT&T's T-Mobile buy isn't blocked, the carrier will have to divest assets – maybe more than it originally thought

AT&T Takes the Oath on T-Mobile Merger


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May 11, 2011 : US Senators tried to pin down AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson on concessions it will make if its acquisition of T-Mobile is approved

Google Compels Operators to Ease Fragmentation


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May 10, 2011 : Tier 1 operators and handset makers agree to adopt Android guidelines that will speed OS update times

Microsoft to Monetize Skype With Video Ads


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May 10, 2011 : Skype sees video ads as one of the biggest opportunities for monetizing chat, and Microsoft plans to provide the man power to make them happen

Microsoft Plans a WP7 Skype Soiree


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May 10, 2011 : Microsoft's purchase of Skype gives its OS a voice and video chat platform that will help it compete, if its operator partners are open to it

Mobile Baseband Market Couples Up


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May 9, 2011 : Chipset makers are pairing the applications processor with the baseband processor, but is this a match made in heaven?
Comment: Define value... - SReedy May 9, 2011

Nvidia Targets Qualcomm With Icera Buy


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May 9, 2011 : Chipmaker Nvidia acquires baseband processor company Icera to build an integrated offering and ward off competition from Qualcomm in the core

T-Mobile Suffers in Competitive US Wireless Biz


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May 6, 2011 : Competition in the US had a negative effect on T-Mobile in Q1, but provided support for Deutsche Telekom's sale of the unit to AT&T
Comment: 4G confusion - SReedy May 5, 2011

AT&T Gets Its Fastest Smartphone Yet


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comment (1)
May 5, 2011 : Samsung Infuse will launch next week on AT&T's HSPA+ network, promising to be the carrier's largest, thinnest, fastest smartphone yet

Patent Firm Wants In on Nortel Auction


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May 5, 2011 : RPX Corp joins RIM and Google as potential bidders for Nortel's patents, which are getting pricier as they get more hotly contested

Leap Hopes Music Will Muve It Nationwide


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May 4, 2011 : The Muve music service is paying off for Leap, which sees a chance to attract more retail attention nationwide

Clearwire Posts Q1 Loss


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May 4, 2011 : Revenues were well up from a year ago, but so were losses

Leap Makes Gains But Reports Q1 Loss


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May 4, 2011 : Regional CDMA carrier gains subscribers and decreases churn, but the cost of upgrading consumers to smartphones causes an operating loss

Carriers Can't Take the Credit


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May 4, 2011 : 12:45 PM AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile are scaling back their NFC joint venture, giving away their one competitive differentiator

10 Ways to Mind the Mobile Data Cap


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May 4, 2011 : It's only a matter of time before mobile data caps are the norm. Here's how you can stay under the cap and avoid a blockbuster bill

MetroPCS Seeks 'LTE for All' Spectrum


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May 3, 2011 : MetroPCS is looking for spectrum acquisition opportunities and says smartphone prices must come down for LTE to take off

BlackBerry: The Mullet of Mobility


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May 3, 2011 : 8:00 AM RIM plays up its social media success and tries to position BlackBerry as the smartphone that bridges the gap between work and play
Comment: Re: Why pay for Wi-Fi - SReedy May 2, 2011
Comment: Too litte, too late? - SReedy May 2, 2011
Comment: Why pay for Wi-Fi - SReedy May 2, 2011