Bigger channels equal more bandwidth in this week's LTE roundup

4:00 PM Some folks are frustrated that the new Apple tablet computer doesn't do enough. They may be trying too hard

The Apple iPad may be 'unlocked,' but that doesn't mean that consumers have much of a choice of providers in the US

The operator will put up to $19 billion into capex in 2010, and its top priority is wireless

AT&T's business moves toward wireless, data, and managed services, but it's seeing growth in IP business connections and U-verse

11:00 AM Harris Stratex changes its name

New hosted service offers management of SAP applications for mid-sized enterprises on a global basis

Stoke's mobile data offload product aims to alleviate the capacity crunch in mobile operators' core data networks

The tablet could suck down more data than a smartphone, piling the pressure on 3G networks

Apple's new multimedia tablet computer gives consumers another bandwidth-sucking device designed for video consumption

A roundup of what else is happening on the device scene this week

1:50 PM Still waiting for news on wireless connectivity options

Analysts and test firm now say TeliaSonera is getting 25 Mbit/s or more for downloads on the world's first LTE network

Really? An iPhone is a service?

Verizon posts $653 million net loss, even as Verizon Wireless adds 2.2 million new mobile subscribers

9:20 AM A final rundown of all the rumors swirling around the device Apple is expected to reveal tomorrow

Brightcove says cable nets will start testing its 'TV Everywhere' by March or April, a move that puts pressure on Comcast-owned thePlatform

4:50 PM Partnership with Juniper Networks could lure service providers to Polycom's telepresence offer

Anything you can do... Juniper teams up with videoconferencing specialist Polycom to counter Cisco's acquisition of Tandberg

Spirent signs on with Verizon, LTE not as fast as promised, and AlcaLu's connected car comes to Europe

Phone makers grapple over patents again

2:45 PM Missing in action: WiMax stimulus funds, Cisco WiMax device, Open Range

Nokia steps up to take on Google, makes life harder for Garmin and TomTom

New professional consulting services spell out business case, ease transition to new IP-based unified communications and collaboration

A freaking huge new crossconnect shows off part of AlcaLu's plan for packet/optical convergence and primes a new battleground for the optical core

3:05 PM If an LTE iPhone is coming in Q2, where are the networks?

The Apple iPad vies for attention with talk of an upcoming 'Zune' phone from Microsoft

In the land of LTE in Europe, Swedish operator 3 plans a major upgrade to its 3G network and holds fire on rolling out the proto-4G technology

So far, the search giant is delaying two phones and isn't saying if any other Chinese Android projects could be affected

Ericsson's new CDMA exec, Rima Qureshi, aims to integrate the Nortel CDMA and GSM businesses by the end of 2010

New Amdocs customer experience system incorporates jNetX service delivery platform, promises support for multiple new business models

Don't say we didn't warn you: Metered data usage is around the bend as Verizon mandates a 3G data plan while cutting voice costs

All told, 34 companies might have been affected, and Juniper and Symantec say they've begun investigating

When it comes to end-to-end networks, the radio end isn't so important to have, Cisco contends

Carrier announces addition of Juniper routers and WAN optimization but promises more change to come

Or, why Google's entry to the smartphone market should make Motorola, Nokia, and RIM very nervous

Cisco resets its APAC stage, Bharti Airtel buys into Bangladesh, and other word from the hotbed of news that is Asia/Pacific

2:00 PM iSuppli ponders Nexus One user tracking by Google

Ray Le Maistre talks to Ben Verwaayen, CEO of Alcatel-Lucent, and Gee Rittenhouse, head of research at Bell Labs, about Green Touch, a revolutionary new project aimed at reducing power consumption in the global networking sector by a factor of 1,000

10:35 AM The results from the latest scrum between the FCC and Comcast will have a big impact on future challenges centered on network neutrality

9:00 AM Did someone mention Apple's 'iSlate'? Mais non!

A 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon chip contributes most to the cost of the phone

Alcatel-Lucent spearheads five-year mission to boldly go where no Internet initiative has gone before...

Skype in the living room, Nokia's CEO has a flashback, and the AVN Show reminds us it's fun to do bad things

AlcaLu and Ericsson have 'evenly split' the Verizon LTE deployment, but nobody is saying exactly when markets will go live in 2010

5:15 PM Reports say MSO takes Round 1 in appeal of FCC's sanction on Comcast's old bandwidth management system

Qualcomm CEO's keynote reveals increasing ties between Qualcomm chipsets and Google mobile operating systems

The company claims it has a unique take on turning data centers into video monsters, and Vancouver 2010 will be its proving ground

'We will sell them a plan,' AT&T says, as the carrier plots its own Android devices

After a hefty fall in 2009, capital expenditure by the US carriers is set to increase this year, but only slightly

10:30 AM But it's not the rumored 'Courier' we were expecting

10:10 AM Microsoft is planning to unveil a tablet device at CES, weeks before Apple introduces its iSlate

Mobile ad specialist casually mentions in a New Year's greeting that it has been bought by Apple

Why unlocked phones won't mean so much until networks get more open in the US

4:10 PM Will You Buy?

A study done for BT shows CIOs need help in the IT arena but aren't sure about network-based offers such as cloud computing

But the Google Phone is available unlocked and on T-Mobile, with Verizon Wireless and Vodafone coming soon

10:10 AM Skype teams up with Panasonic and LG for video calls on TV

The Nexus One isn't the only news this week, however – there will be gadgets at CES proper in Las Vegas

NOON Expect to see developments in 3DTV and green tech