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55 published in february 2012

MWC 2012: More Pictures!


Slide Shows - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3)
February 29, 2012 : Cubes, bees, balls and young women with blue hair ... they're why we carry a camera at Mobile World Congress!

MWC 2012: There's Not a Riot Goin' On


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (5)
February 29, 2012 : Riot police are flanking student protesters as the front gates to Mobile World Congress are shut down in Barcelona UPDATED 5:45PM

Will Google & Facebook Trade Cash for QoS?


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
February 29, 2012 : Operator CEO says there have been initial approaches from Facebook and Google about sharing revenues in return for mobile QoS guarantees

Telefónica: No Need Now for LTE Speed


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comments (2)
February 29, 2012 : With speedy 3G networks, the Spanish giant is in no rush to deploy LTE

TeliaSonera Chokes Free VoIP Services


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comments (3)
February 29, 2012 : TeliaSonera takes a stand against over-the-top services and says users will have to pay for VoIP

T-Mobile Execs Plan LTE-Powered Revival


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
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

Deutsche Telekom Demands OSS Standards


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
February 28, 2012 : Fed up with the OSS mess, Deutsche Telekom and other operators want new standards, which DT intends to put into RFPs by 2015

MWC 2012: Picture This!


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February 28, 2012 : The sun is shining and the networks are shrinking – yes, it's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona!

MWC 2012: AlcaLu Turns Co-Creationist


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
February 28, 2012 : Alcatel-Lucent announces a product co-development program with big operators, including Verizon and Orange, for its lightRadio small cells

Cisco: We're Doing Small Cells Too


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (5)
February 28, 2012 : Cisco CEO Chambers pre-announces small-cell launch at Mobile World Congress, places tiny radios in a larger cloud context
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MWC 2012: Know Before You Go


LR Mobile Report - Comments (2)
February 26, 2012 : A preview of the news, the trends and the potential traffic nightmare that awaits you in Barcelona
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134 published in february 2012

Startup Intros LTE Filter


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February 29, 2012 : Revolutionary radio filter delivers on the capacity improvements active antenna systems have promised

Vodafone Gets Huawei G 300s


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February 29, 2012 : Huawei’s elegant and powerful Ascend G 300 smartphone to be available from Vodafone UK

Stoke & BT Test LTE


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February 29, 2012 : Joint lab trials investigate different deployment models for LTE networks

Huawei Boosts Gigasite


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February 29, 2012 : Huawei unveils two new wireless broadband options for boosting capacity

Dovado, Ubiquisys Demo Backhaul


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February 29, 2012 : Dovado and Ubiquisys demonstrate 3G small cell with 4G backhaul

Redknee Marks Milestone


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February 29, 2012 : Converged billing system has been benchmarked to support 250M subscribers

Ceragon Adds 1024 QAM


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February 29, 2012 : Ceragon adds 1024 QAM modulation to its Evolution IP Long-Haul

SPB Takes Android 3-D


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February 29, 2012 : Yandex unveils 3-D user interface for Android Tablets

mimoOn Releases Small-Cell Software


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February 29, 2012 : 4G LTE PHY and protocol stack software for small cells is ready for the latest generation of Texas Instruments' TMS320TCI66 DSPs

Lebara Picks Aricent


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February 29, 2012 : Aricent completes eight-week mediation and revenue assurance implementation for MVNO Lebara Mobile
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MWC 2012: Orange's Yves Bellego


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February 29, 2012 : Orange's Yves Bellego discusses the proper placement of small cells (in location and importance) as the operator builds out its LTE networks

MWC 2012: CEM Pays Off


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February 29, 2012 : 3:00 PM At least one wireless operator says customer experience management is helping bring in more revenues

MWC 2012: MTS Goes Solo for LTE


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February 29, 2012 : Dr. Michael Hecker, VP of strategy and corporate development at MTS, talks about the carrier's ongoing growth

Telefonica Sees the Light(Radio)


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February 29, 2012 : Telefonica shows off just how fast LTE can be with a little help from AlcaLu's lightRadio metrocells deployed here in the Fira conference grounds

Huawei Smart Operation for Connected World


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February 29, 2012 : Huawei's BSS and OSS solutions help operators improve business agility, cost efficiency, extend business, improve revenue, enhance customer experience

Do Big Subsidies Have Big Staying Power?


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (4)
February 29, 2012 : 10:00 AM Cheap Androids are cleaning iPhone's clock when subsidies are removed, but are big subsidies sustainable, even in the US?

T-Mobile Turns FauxG Into 4G


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Comments (2)
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 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

Eric Schmidt's Sunny World


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (6)
February 29, 2012 : 2:00 AM Sure, maybe it's true that connectivity can bring peace, love and harmony – but enough, already
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