Verizon cosies up to Skype
February 17, 2010 Written by James Middleton
Internet telephony provider Skype and US carrier Verizon Wireless have joined forces to create a global mobile calling community.
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Sprint signs four new MVNOs
March 16, 2010 Written by James Middleton
Could the vim be coming back to the US MVNO market? Sprint’s on a roll at the moment having singed four virtual network operator contracts in the six months since it launched a turnkey MVNO package.
Skype makes quick exit from US Ovi Store
March 8, 2010 Written by James Middleton
Internet telephony player Skype has demonstrated the importance of its newfound relationship with Verizon Wireless, by pulling the Symbian version of its VoIP app from the US Ovi Store.
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Ericsson wins AT&T LTE deal
February 10, 2010 Written by James Middleton
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson is to be a key supplier of LTE infrastructure to US carrier AT&T, with commercial deployments scheduled to take place in 2011.
Verizon to cut 13,000 fixed line workers
January 27, 2010 Written by James Middleton
US carrier Verizon Communications announced plans to cut a further 13,000 fixed line staff this year, as operating income for the fourth quarter of 2009 dropped 11.5 per cent year on year.
Palm overhauls Pre, Pixi with hotspot feature
January 8, 2010 Written by James Middleton
This mobile broadband hotspot idea continues to take the operator world by storm, with US carrier Verizon Wireless also getting in on the action this week.
Sprint switches into Overdrive
January 7, 2010 Written by James Middleton
There seems to be a growing interest in mobile broadband hotspots, in the operator community at least, which may seem a little strange given the recent noise about femtocells and moving traffic off the macro network.
AT&T to face down net neutrality with per-megabyte pricing
December 17, 2009 Written by Tammy Parker
AT&T Mobility’s consideration of usage-based pricing for its mobile broadband network lays the groundwork for billing changes that could be induced if regulators force it to comply with any net-neutrality rules.
WiMAX helps to close digital divide in US
December 1, 2009 Written by James Middleton
WiMAX related proposals accounted for one quarter of the applications for broadband stimulus funds in the US, to be made available by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Department of Agriculture.
WiMAX not dead: Clearwire scores $920m more in funding
November 26, 2009 Written by James Middleton
US WiMAX pin up Clearwire said this week it has secured an additional $920m in debt financing, which in addition to the recently announced $1.56bn in financing gives it $1.85bn to further expand its network.
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