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Comcast Gets Closer to a Clearwire Sell-Off


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
October 3, 2012 : Also: TW Cable packs on business services muscle; TiVo's Comcast universe expands; ThinkAnalytics does Mediaroom

FreedomPop Sparks Mobile Internet Free-for-All


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (2)
October 1, 2012 : MVNO targets AT&T and Verizon with a 'freemium' mobile broadband service that runs on Clearwire's WiMax network, with Sprint LTE on deck

Sprint Sacrifices Clearwire WiMax in iDEN Demise


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
July 31, 2012 : Sprint's decommissioning its iDEN network more quickly than expected, and it's taking down some collocated Clearwire WiMax cell sites in the process

Sprint Builds an MVNO Factory


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comment (1)
July 17, 2012 : Anyone can be a wireless operator with Sprint's new 'MVNO in a box' package

Cricket Fires Off $30 Shot in Data Price War


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comment (1)
July 16, 2012 : Pre-paid carrier is setting the new bar at $30 for mobile data pricing as a response to Virgin Mobile's $35 unlimited WiMax plan

FreedomPop to Phase Out Clearwire for Sprint LTE


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comment (1)
July 11, 2012 : MVNO will launch its WiMax iPhone sleeve this year, but plans to phase out WiMax in favor of a fresh wholesale deal with Sprint as its 4G LTE footprint grows

Clearwire Targets 31 Cities for LTE TDD


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (6)
April 26, 2012 : The wholesaler pitches for more partners to get on board as it plans to activate hot zones in the biggest US cities

Euronews: NSN Offloads Fixed-Wireless Gear


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Post a comment
March 7, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: NSN waves goodbye to Expedience range; Deutsche Telekom's burst of speed; BT wins Standard Life deal

Tellabs Backs Off From the Mobile Core


LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
January 31, 2012 : Let's face it, the 9100 was going to be a mobile-core underdog anyway, says one analyst

Verizon Is Eating Sprint's 4G Lunch


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (7)
January 24, 2012 : WiMax sales get lost in the shuffle at Sprint as Clearwire sold 900,000 4G devices for its partner in Q4, while Verizon sold over 2.4M
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BBWF 2010: New Product Recap


Reports - Tim Hills - Post a comment
November 9, 2010 : Here's a handy guide to some of the more significant product announcements from The Broadband World Forum 2010

Telecom Market Spotlight: Asia


Reports - Tim Hills - Post a comment
August 17, 2010 : Smartphones boom in Asia, while WiMax digs in. Plus our usual batch of updated regional market stats
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Sprint & Clearwire Make Up 26 Percent of its Tower Revenue


LR Mobile News Feed - Post a comment
December 18, 2012 : Crown Castle announces certain contractual terms related to Sprint and Clearwire

Alvarion CFO Resigns


LR Mobile News Feed - Post a comment
December 12, 2012 : WiMax vendor says goodbye to Lior Shemesh

Alvarion Lands African Deal


LR Mobile News Feed - Post a comment
November 26, 2012 : ETI chooses Alvarion's 4Motion platform to expand delivery of voice and data Services in Guinea Conakry, Africa

Clearwire Promotes 4G Gadget Line-Up


LR Mobile News Feed - Post a comment
November 12, 2012 : Clearwire to provide CLEAR 4G mobile broadband devices and service in about 80 cities across the country

Clearwire Offers NYC Businesses 30 Free Days of Service


LR Mobile News Feed - Post a comment
November 5, 2012 : Clearwire partners with Manhattan Chamber of Commerce in the wake of Super Storm Sandy destruction

Clearwire Posts Losses for Q3


LR Mobile News Feed - Post a comment
October 25, 2012 : Clearwire reports third quarter 2012 results

Alvarion Lowers Q3 Guidance


LR Mobile News Feed - Post a comment
October 1, 2012 : Revenues for Q3 expected to be approximately $27M, below the guidance previously provided of revenues between $31M and $39M

Wi-LAN Buys Alvarion Patents for $19M


LR Mobile News Feed - Post a comment
October 1, 2012 : Wi-LAN acquires global portfolio of more than 150 patents and patent applications from Alvarion

Clearwire Adds Ex-Senator to Board


LR Mobile News Feed - Post a comment
July 26, 2012 : Clearwire announces appointment of former U.S. senator Slade Gorton to company’s board of directors

Alvarion Lowers Employee Wages


LR Mobile News Feed - Post a comment
June 6, 2012 : Vendor streamlines operations, implements cost-cutting initiative
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Netflix Hearts Google Fiber


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
December 11, 2012 : 3:45 PM Netflix ranks the nation's 'major' ISPs, and apparently Google Fiber qualifies as one while satellite broadband providers get the cold shoulder

Packet Processing in Telecommunications -- A Case for the Accelerated Network Server - by GE Intelligent Platforms


White Papers
This paper from GE Intelligent Platform examines the benefits of combining a standard COTS server with a packet processing accelerator to create a cost-effective, high performance accelerated network server for telecommunication applications.

FreedomPop's Mobile Data Moves


LRTV Interviews - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
October 11, 2012 : The Clearwire MVNO may be a plus-one data service now, but it'd like to replace more expensive mobile data plans at Tier 1s and eventually compete in the living room as well

Dear Sprint, Here's What We Want to Know...


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Comments (2)
April 11, 2012 : 5:40 PM Sprint's taking reporters to Overland Park, Kan., for a deep dive into its Network Vision, and we're looking for clarity on a few things

A Hand-book of emerging Policy Management use cases - by Elitecore Technologies


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This whitepaper discusses the role of Policy solutions highlighting monetization and personalization use cases that can be enabled using advanced Policy Management solutions.

Can Towerstream Make $$ With Free Wi-Fi?


Kaps Korner - Paul Kapustka - Comments (5)
November 4, 2011 : 11:00 AM Towerstream aims to trade location-based, targeted ads for some user data in order to provide free Wi-Fi in key sections of major metros

Wailing the Wireless Broadband Blues


Rewired - Carol Wilson - Comments (6)
October 17, 2011 : 12:00 PM Clearwire's WiMax service can't survive a two-block move -- how reliable can it be?

How to Handle Rising Mobile Video and Data Demands with the Smart Mobile Internet - by Tellabs


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Are mobile Internet and video use consuming your network capacity and inhibiting performance? Then you need to embrace the smart mobile Internet. It lets you identify hot spots, prioritize traffic, and grow revenue. Find out how in this white paper.

The Path to LTE - by Tekelec


White Papers
This Tekelec white paper discusses how service providers can migrate their networks to all-IP LTE technology to help mitigate the effects of consumers' never-ending appetite for bandwidth.

Redesign Your Mobile Network for a Better Migration to 4G/LTE - by Tellabs


White Papers
Operators migrating to 4G/LTE need a smarter network. One that enhances the user experience, manages skyrocketing traffic, boosts revenue, and cuts CapEx and OpEx. This white paper explains how to do it using smart backhaul and packet core solutions.
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