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Posted in May 2012

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Comment: Re: Cricket v Sprint - SReedy May 31, 2012
Comment: Cricket v Sprint - SReedy May 31, 2012

Cricket's iPhone Leap of Faith


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (6)
May 31, 2012 : Carrier commits to $900M over three years to get the first pre-paid iPhone 4S for its regional customer base

The Software Side of Customer Service


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May 30, 2012 : 12:40 PM Everything Everywhere is pumping £50M into schooling its customer service reps on mobile operating systems
Comment: Questions.. - SReedy May 30, 2012
Comment: Re: Building apps up? - SReedy May 30, 2012

RIM to Sell the BlackBerry Farm?


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (13)
May 29, 2012 : The company warns of a Q1 operating loss and hires bankers to explore its options, which suggests a sale might be on the table

Sprint's iDEN Will Be iDONE in June 2013


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May 29, 2012 : Sprint says it's done selling iDEN phones and will turn off the push-to-talk network as soon as June 30 of next year

Samsung Unveils iTunes Rival


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May 29, 2012 : The Samsung Galaxy S III comes equipped with Music Hub, Samsung's new music repository

Creative, Confounding Wireless Bills


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May 24, 2012 : 7:30 AM Bargain shoppers and coupon cutters will love creative pricing, but it'll make for one beast of a monthly statement
Comment: Re: What about Fairness? - SReedy May 24, 2012
Comment: Re: LTE to 3G handoff - SReedy May 24, 2012
Comment: Re: What about Fairness? - SReedy May 24, 2012

The Carrier Creep Factor


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May 24, 2012 : 3:00 AM Wireless operators are treading a fine line between helpful and creepy when it comes to contextual pricing plans

Handoff Headache


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May 23, 2012 : 1:00 PM LTE-to-3G handoffs are still a major challenge for mobile operators

Carriers Get Black Marks on Teamwork


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May 23, 2012 : Their fear of OTT apps and old telco mentality has made the wireless operators hard to do business with, software companies say

Management World 2012: More Dublin Shots


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May 23, 2012 : Don't SPIT in our Guinness, but LR Mobile snuck away from the show floor to capture the sights and drinks of Ireland's capital city

Operators Dress Up Data Caps


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May 22, 2012 : Wireless operators have moved from the operational requirements of new data pricing plans to figuring out how to market them to disgruntled consumers, policy vendor says
Comment: Re: Digital v physical - SReedy May 22, 2012

Tekelec Plays Mediator for Operators & Apps


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May 22, 2012 : By working with over-the-top apps instead of resisting them, Tekelec says wireless operators can make those apps pay for themselves
Comment: Digital v physical - SReedy May 21, 2012

Mobile Money: What's the End Game?


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May 21, 2012 : 6:45 AM Wireless operators have partnered up on mobile payments, but it may only be a stopgap until they're ready to tackle the market on their own

OS Watch: Google Shuns the Wireless Operators


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May 18, 2012 : Also: Samsung wins in Android's fragmented world; RIM and bada beat Windows Phone; BlackBerry gets UK government seal of approval

A Mobile Reporter in a Management World


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May 18, 2012 : 3:00 AM This LR Mobile reporter will be on the search for SPIT-covered mobile topics at next week's Management World Forum in Dublin
Comment: Re: This could backfire - SReedy May 17, 2012

Verizon Wireless Brings Unlimited Users to Tiers


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May 16, 2012 : Grandfathered-in unlimited plan customers will be forced to pick a tier when Verizon rolls out shared data plans this summer

Meet the New US Wireless Operators


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May 16, 2012 : A number of low-cost MVNOs are launching in the US with potentially disruptive – but still unproven – business models
Comment: accessories - SReedy May 15, 2012
Comment: WiFi v cellular - SReedy May 15, 2012
Comment: Re: low-cost smartphones? - SReedy May 15, 2012

RCA Petitions for Conditions on Verizon & Cable


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May 14, 2012 : Carrier group made up of T-Mobile, Sprint and others is OK with Verizon's AWS spectrum buy provided the FCC applies some conditions to it

In Wireless Operators We Trust?


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May 11, 2012 : 2:15 PM Consumers' expectation of privacy may be misguided, but the wireless operators have a ways to go to convince us we can trust them with our data

Hillcrest Puts the Motion in Mobile


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May 11, 2012 : The remote control maker is porting its software to mobile devices to change the way we interact on and with our smarpthones and tablets
Comment: Trade show bonanza - SReedy May 11, 2012

CTIA 2012: LTE, Apps, Small Cells & More


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May 11, 2012 : 10:40 AM LR Mobile Site Editor Dan Jones and I discuss the big themes at CTIA, the show where the LTE network, devices and apps came together

Do You Know DiMoWiNe?


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May 11, 2012 : 9:30 AM We don't either, so we asked people on the CTIA show floor what they thought this acronym from Lemko Corp. might mean and how it should be pronounced. Deemoowinnee, anyone?
Comment: Jazz, but not jazzy - SReedy May 11, 2012

Photos: Sarah's New Orleans Tour


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May 11, 2012 : I came, I saw, I ate ... and I worked a little too. Here's what I have to show for it

Why LTE? It's All in the Apps, Says Verizon


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May 10, 2012 : The carrier plans to partner with more developers to showcase the power of LTE, especially through apps that involve video

CTIA 2012: More Pix'n'Mix


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May 10, 2012 : There's still more phones, cars, booth gimmicks and a few Jazz Fest holdouts left to see

Cricket's 3G-Friendly Mobile Tunes


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May 9, 2012 : Muve Music was built for it's 3G network, but it's success has Cricket thinking about 4G improvements and international expansion
Comment: Re: Don't get it... - SReedy May 9, 2012
Comment: Re: CTO or a Mulla - SReedy May 9, 2012

T-Mobile CTO: Our 4G Stands Up to LTE Rivals


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May 9, 2012 : The carrier's CTO says that while it's planning on deploying LTE, its HSPA+ network can already rival its competitors' LTE

Mobile Commerce Sidesteps the Carriers


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May 9, 2012 : 10:10 AM Credit card companies aren't waiting on the wireless operators to offer mobile wallets to their customers

CTIA 2012: Photos From the Big Easy


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May 9, 2012 : CTIA's taken over New Orleans's sprawling convention center, and we have the pics to prove it

Smartphones Battle for Third


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May 8, 2012 : 5:20 PM It's easy to think RIM and Nokia are the only handset makers climbing up from the bottom, but others have a lot to prove, too

RIM's New Marketing Man Is a LightSquared Vet


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May 8, 2012 : The BlackBerry maker's executive shuffle continues as it brings on a COO from Sony and a CMO from LightSquared

Photos: AT&T's Digital Housewarming


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May 8, 2012 : 11:10 AM Photos from the carrier's connected digital home in New Orleans
Comment: Re: No sound, no point - SReedy May 8, 2012

M2M Goes Cross-Border


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May 8, 2012 : 8:00 AM Raco Wireless says its internal SIM lets companies stay connected across continents without paying hefty roaming fees

NSN, Ericsson Win T-Mobile's LTE Business


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May 8, 2012 : Equipment vendors will deploy 37,000 cell sites across T-Mobile USA's HSPA+ footprint this year and enable it to launch LTE in 2013
Comment: No sound, no point - SReedy May 7, 2012

Verizon Adds Color to Video on LTE


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May 7, 2012 : Through a new partnership with live video streaming app, Color, Verizon hopes to showcase the power of speedy uploads on LTE
Comment: Re: HD commitments - SReedy May 7, 2012
Comment: Google+ - SReedy May 7, 2012
Comment: HD commitments - SReedy May 7, 2012
Comment: marketing v tech - SReedy May 7, 2012

LTE-Advanced Testing Gets Underway


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May 7, 2012 : When the test vendors get involved, trials can't be far behind -- even if deployment will still take years

Let's Socialize: Take Our Survey!


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May 7, 2012 : 8:30 AM Take a five-minute break from scouring Facebook, and take Light Reading's survey on social networking

HD Voice: Can't Hear You Now


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May 7, 2012 : HD Voice has helped Orange bring users back to the phone call, but it'll be a while before it's something worth listening to in the U.S.
Comment: Re: Pin Drop in HD - SReedy May 4, 2012
Comment: Galaxy 3 hardware - SReedy May 4, 2012
Comment: Wallet - SReedy May 4, 2012

OS Watch: Samsung Humanizes the Smartphone


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May 4, 2012 : Also: Android takes center stage at CTIA; bad news for bada; RIM and Microsoft duke it out; Tizen's 1.0 source code gets released; and more
Comment: Re: app-laholics - SReedy May 4, 2012
Comment: No devices? - SReedy May 4, 2012
Comment: Re: Creepy - SReedy May 4, 2012

CTIA: Behind the Devices


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May 4, 2012 : 8:00 AM Have we mentioned it's the year of LTE? At CTIA, we'll see what that means to the operators, vendors and device makers
Comment: Re: Nokia dilemma - SReedy May 3, 2012
Comment: Re: 5.1M phones? - SReedy May 2, 2012
Comment: Post to prepaid? - SReedy May 1, 2012

Moto Posts a Loss in Google Limbo


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May 1, 2012 : The handset maker only ships 5.1M smartphones in Q1, while it waits for China to approve its takeover by Google

Pre-Paid Poaching


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May 1, 2012 : 3:50 PM The contract-free space is heating up, which is good news for consumers, but not necessarily for Leap Wireless and MetroPCS

RIM Talks the Talk


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May 1, 2012 : 1:00 PM Now it's time to walk the proverbial walk
Comment: Identity crisis? - SReedy May 1, 2012
Comment: Execution is everything - SReedy May 1, 2012

BlackBerry 10: For the Data & Time Crunched


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May 1, 2012 : RIM shows off its next-gen OS, designed for those without time to waste, even as it admits it took its sweet time to get here
Comment: fauxG - SReedy May 1, 2012