Huawei scores second Nordic 4G win; Ericsson says !@#$
How much you want to bet heads are rolling in Stockholm, now that Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer Huawei scored a second 4G contract win in Ericsson’s turf? The story hit the wires earlier this...
View ArticleVerizon Wireless cracks open door for LTE developers
Mark your calendars. Verizon Wireless will host a webcast on Jan. 20 at 11 a.m. ET to review updated specs, originally released in April, for developers building wireless devices and applications that...
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LTE is coming! Wait, no it’s not. Oops, sorry, yes it is!
Filed under: Weird Moments in Telecom PR. Just at the tail end of 2009, a few editors here were sent the same pitch (from a PR agency that shall remain nameless) with an intriguing subject line:...
View ArticleFive key Evolved Packet Core issues face 4G LTE planners
Yes, we’ve been hammering on Evolved Packet Core technology for 4G wireless networks a lot lately, and why not? Better now than after everyone has deployed LTE and worked out its issues. We’ll have...
View ArticleMobile appliance growth changes mobile network planning
You’d think the wild growth in mobile device traffic would mean wireless operators are in the money, as the popular Depression song said. But the stress that traffic is putting on wireless networks is...
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Can we get a price check on microwave radios in aisle 5?
As noted in last week’s news story on SearchTelecom.com, operators need to be mindful of the mergers and acquisitions likely to come in this very young LTE equipment market. That’s because when we say...
View ArticleHigh demand for Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G; vlogger sparks smartphone beef
We’ve been keeping an eye on the market’s response to the HTC EVO 4G ever since hearing that the dual-mode smartphone would be a key element in Sprint’s push to improve wireless customer satisfaction...
View ArticleNSN gobbles up some of Motorola’s wireless network infrastructure goodies
Nothing like starting off the week with a bang. Nokia Siemens Networks announced today it’s paying $1.2 billion for some of Motorola’s wireless technologies — and perhaps just as significant, its...
View ArticleTalking up new hope for carrier packet voice services
That packetized voice is the key to keeping voice services alive may be the duh statement of the decade, but that doesn’t mean it’s not true. I know — voice is so last century that no one talks about...
View ArticleAT&T prepares to buy T-Mobile for $39 billion, awkward marketing moments ensue
It’ll be hard for any vendor or carrier at CTIA Wireless this week to trump the bombshell that AT&T and T-Mobile USA dropped on Sunday — that the No. 1 wireless carrier in the U.S. is acquiring the...
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