Undercuts Huawei and ZTE in China Mobile 4G tender

CTO says vendor is seeking insight and inspiration from developer competitions

After a few months away, Sarah Reedy is back on the Light Reading team

Four new focus areas for NGMN Alliance highlight the key challenges facing mobile network operators in 2013

9:00 AM Smartphones have bigger mobile data appetites than tablets in Europe

11:20 AM Signs of renewed femtocell momentum raise questions for the public access small-cell market

10:00 AM Independent mobile operators needed to bridge Europe's growing data price divide, finds study

2:35 PM Hurrah! 4G auction process gets under way today as regulator Ofcom starts taking applications

7:05 AM A potentially significant smartphone design is just one of the winners of a contest to discover the best startups in the UK

10:50 AM Can two be better than one when it comes to LTE patent pools?

5:00 AM As the countdown to the Leading Lights awards continues, it's time to look at our nine finalists for the private company of the year

11:25 AM Some utility companies don't want to rely on telcos for communications networks in their smart grids

4:40 PM With MetroPCS deal, is Deutsche Telekom finally saying auf wiedersehen to its US investment?

10:20 AM Carrier scraps mobile VoIP charge plan, but increases data prices

7:30 AM Huawei Device chief predicts big growth, references a Windows 8 handset and hints at a potential new OS

11:00 AM Will Mexico start a wave of 700MHz licensing that leaves the US model stranded?

11:25 AM We're not talking geometry here, but the threat of LTE signaling storms

8:15 AM As EC proposes spectrum-sharing policy, regulators need to get on board

10:40 AM Vendor adds Europe to its list of LTE conquests

8:30 AM Light Reading's Leading Lights Awards is looking for the Private Company of the Year

5:00 AM VoLTE could finally allow carriers a way to compete with popular over-the-top voice apps

7:15 AM If the latest speculation is right, Apple will reveal its next iPhone in September

11:05 AM 'I'll see you outside...'

7:00 AM Are subscriber database issues going to bedevil mobile operators?

4:00 AM Loss of services provides O2 UK with a customer relationship challenge

9:25 AM If it's Tuesday, this must be billing in Belgium…

7:10 AM On a fine June day in the UK capital, I looked for small cells on lampposts

12:00 PM Small cells factored big in talks about RAN technology evolution at the 3GPP

9:35 AM Investment in mobile coupon company looks like a good deal for Vodafone

4:00 AM Like them and/or loathe them, OTT services stir up mixed emotions for mobile operators

8:00 AM It wasn't all doom and gloom at LTE World Summit in Barcelona, but the dire Spanish economy cast its shadow, most notably at the airport

4:00 PM London's first (and only) LTE network gets caught on camera by Light Reading Mobile

1:00 PM After a reseller agreement with Ruckus Wireless, will NSN hedge its carrier Wi-Fi bets?

12:05 PM An analyst forecast for Nokia's smartphone market share looks dire

10:25 Ruckus Wireless has reportedly hired banks for an IPO and is poised to announce a partnership with Nokia Siemens

5:40 PM The credit rating agency knocks Nokia down to a notch above junk

12:05 AM Profit warning reveals severity of threat to Nokia's emerging market strongholds

6:40 AM What does the iPhone maker want with a femtocell patent?

7:20 AM The UK's LTE spectrum auction could face yet more delays

8:05 AM Microsoft and Nokia attempt to entice developers with investments – but is €18M enough?

7:40 AM First green shoots appear for next-gen mobile broadband in UK

7:00 AM Sprint reportedly poised to pull plug on network share deal on March 15

9:45 AM Michelle's unofficial Mobile World Congress slideshow

3:00 AM Light Reading Mobile did some small cell spotting here at MWC

12:00 PM Goodbye, femtos. Hello, 'small cells'

9:15 AM Expect a Wi-Fi renaissance in Barcelona this year

9:40 AM NTT Docomo wants to talk to Google about Android's excessive signaling traffic load

8:15 AM South Korean mobile operator SK Telecom explains its Het Net

7:55 AM Vendors create federated CDN for mobile networks

9:50 AM That's what Bloomberg reports, but should operators be worried about the impact on their networks?

Hold on to your hats as the Het Net gets even hotter

9:25 AM A smartphone usage study finds that extreme data users are exposed, identifying the iPhone 4S as the data-hungriest device of the lot

7:00 AM Microsoft appoints new Windows Phone leader

6:00 AM The European Commission's antitrust regulator isn't happy about the strategies behind smartphone patent litigation

6:45 AM Latest speculation has it that Nokia will launch a Windows 8 tablet in June next year

12:40 PM O2's LTE trial network in London makes some points about point-to-multipoint wireless backhaul systems

8:30 AM European Commission's new spectrum policy is closer to reality

6:20 PM Whatever it does tomorrow at Nokia World, it just has to be good

2:35 PM UK operator comes down from the mobile cloud, for now

6:10 AM Five companies prepare for Belgium's auction of FDD and TDD LTE spectrum

7:10 AM The US Department of Justice is reportedly still reviewing Nortel's $4.5B patents sale

7:40 AM Here's why these eight companies made the cut for this year's award

7:30 AM Now the Chinese vendor wants some answers

7:50 AM An effective LTE patent pool looks increasingly unlikely

10:00 AM The specter of Carl Icahn causes some excitement

10:45 AM Telefónica kicks off LTE services in Spain

9:00 AM Apple takes Samsung to court in Tokyo

10:15 AM AT&T is reportedly able to lower its bid for T-Mobile

7:00 AM Saudi operator looks on course for the first mass-market LTE TDD launch

10:15 AM How many Apple smartphones could Sprint sell?

7:00 AM European governments are getting greedy with LTE auctions

Probably not, as latest report douses speculation about a smartphone launch

9:30 AM Operators start app-based charging, finds new mobile data study from Allot

2:40 PM Tech giants vie for patent prowess and protection

6:50 AM Chinese vendor steps up branding efforts in the UK

6:30 AM Hacker's Choice raises security issue with Vodafone femtocell

8:35 AM Courts approve sale to Rockstar group, but the DoJ has been asked to step in

6:55 AM AT&T and T-Mobile merger faces deeper scrutiny at state level

6:50 AM Apple's 'app store' trademark spat sparks grassroots open-apps movement

12:25 PM US rural operator struggles to get femto devices for its AWS spectrum

4:15 PM And mobile gaming is only the beginning

1:25 PM The DoJ is reportedly concerned about Apple's interest in Nortel's patents

11:40 AM For now, it's all about acquiring more smartphone users

7:00 AM If Microsoft splashes $8B on Skype, how will that affect Nokia?

1:30 PM With tablets like ZTE's new Light Pro, this could be contagious

12:25 PM Swedish vendor marches towards 50B connections

10:05 AM Mobile data growth and aggressive pricing round out a tale of two Swedes

1:05 PM Good news ripple-effect from M&A action in the US reaches Vodafone across The Pond

10:30 AM Opera hits a sour note with GetJar and gets itself banned from app store

1:15 PM Specs are on track, but don't get too excited just yet

4:20 AM How many CEOs does it take to hold a press conference? Ask WAC

9:50 AM Nokia CEO Stephen Elop shares brutal analysis of company with employees (and everyone else)

1:25 PM All base stations great and small, carriers could have them all

8:30 PM It's a teeny-tiny femto for your iPhone

7:00 AM Its Q1 numbers are great, but there's trouble ahead in Europe

6:30 AM Six markets and counting for Vodafone's femtocell services

2:00 PM World's first LTE network launched a year ago today

4:30 AM Australian WiMax operator tests LTE TDD

6:40 AM What's the next step for the managed services giant?

9:20 AM Operator reportedly rejects Chinese vendors over security fears