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NewsABI: LTE market will support 32M subs by 2013
ABI Research is forecasting more than 32 million Long Term Evolution (LTE) subscribers by 2013, despite the fact that LTE networks won't be commercial before 2010. But as major operators China Read more...
Report: Vodafone chief to announce departure
According to the Financial Times, Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin is expected to announce his departure from the global operator giant in July. Vittorio Colao, currently Vodafone's deputy chief Read more...
Alltel chooses LTE for 4G
In a move that is not surprising, Alltel announced it was committed to evolving its network to LTE during the next five years. The decision isn't surprising given the fact that Alltel typically Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Vodafone U.K. adds unlimited data usage; Skypilot raises $3.4M; and much more...
> Vodafone U.K. has added unlimited data usage to all its new monthly plans, which makes it the first U.K. carrier that does not require a separate plan for mobile Internet or email usage. Read more...
Key vendors absent from new LTE licensing scheme
Six vendors announced they have committed to a framework designed to offer predictable and more transparent IP licensing. Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, NEC, NextWave Wireless, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Read more...
Vodafone CEO: Verizon likely to deploy LTE first
Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin indicated in an interview with BusinessWeek that its partly owned venture Verizon Wireless would likely have to upgrade before Vodafone because the company is "riding the 3.5G Read more...
Is 3 UK moving toward a bit-pipe model?
Kevin Russel, CEO of 3 UK, which has taken the open access model to heart by opening up its network to any application, has reset the company's business objectives by stating there will be less Read more...
British Telecom mulling WiMAX play in the U.K.
According to a report in the Financial Times, British Telecom's CEO designate, Ian Livingston, said BT is mulling whether to invest in WiMAX. BT has considered such an investment for a few years now. Read more...
Motorola intros platform to support both WiMAX, LTE
Motorola introduced a common wireless broadband platform capable of supporting both mobile WiMAX access points and the Long Term Evolution (LTE) evolved Node-B. Motorola says the design should reduce Read more...
FEATURE: On the Hot Seat with the WiMAX Forum's Ron Resnick
Ron Resnick, president and chairman of the WiMAX Forum, has a lot to be happy about as mobile WiMAX enters 2008 poised for some massive rollouts. I recently spoke with Mr. Resnick about what's in Read more...
| Press ReleasesVodafone UK Launches New Music ExperienceVodafone UK has launched "VodafoneMusic" a new, simple way to allow customers to discover and buy music anytime and anyplace. With VodafoneMusic, customers can preview songs they've never heard Read more... Vodafone teams up with MySpace to Create Web 2.0 Music platformVodafone, the world's largest mobile community and MySpace, the world's leading social network, today announced the launch of an online global interactive platform, "Vodafone Music Reporter", which Read more... Vodafone Announces New Chief ExecutiveVodafone Group Plc today announces that, after five years in the role, Arun Sarin will be retiring as Chief Executive at the end of the Company's AGM on 29th July 2008. He will be succeeded by Deputy Read more... Vodafone Announces the Acquisition of ZYBVodafone* today announces that it has agreed to acquire 100% of ZYB, a privately-owned company based in Denmark which operates a social networking and online management tool enabling mobile phone Read more... Unlimited Internet Access on Vodafone’s New Monthly Price Plans As Facebook, Bebo and eBay top the popularity charts on Vodafone
Mobile Internet, Vodafone UK has today changed the way it structures
its price plans to include access to the internet and email on Read more... |