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ITU seeks to facilitate peace among OEMs
July 9, 2012 3:17 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsFor the good of innovation everywhere, the International Telecommunications Union called for the "high-level roundtable discussion between standards organizations, key industry players and government officials.”
U.S. seeks fiber-optic cable for Guantanamo Bay
July 9, 2012 3:14 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe U.S. military hopes to install a $40 million underwater fiber-optic cable that could improve communications at Guantanamo Bay.
Suddenlink tunes up free Wi-Fi hotspots for power outage areas
July 6, 2012 1:53 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsSuddenlink Communications is helping to keep its customers connected in its services areas that were impacted by the Mid-Atlantic storms by providing free Wi-Fi hotspots.
Groups want delay extended on Verizon's AWS deal
July 6, 2012 1:51 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsPublic Knowledge and the Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG) want the FCC to delay its review of Verizon's AWS acquisition for the third time.
Wobbly Enablence secures bridge loan
July 6, 2012 1:46 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsHaving missed debt payments, the company is making moves to endure long enough for an order for new products to roll in.
Report: Net wireless adds plunge in Q1
July 6, 2012 1:41 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe major wireless providers fell flat in the first quarter on slowing smartphone adoption, according to a report from Fitch Ratings.
Sandvine lands $2M order with U.S. telco operator
July 6, 2012 1:40 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsThe unnamed service provider purchased Sandvine’s Policy Traffic Switch (PTS), Fairshare Traffic Management and Usage Management products.
Samsung tips record-high profit for Q2
July 6, 2012 1:36 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSmartphones powered Samsung Electronics to record quarterly earnings, but its shares fell as lower-than-expected overall sales underlined the threat from Europe's economic malaise.
Mini iPad could mark departure for Apple
July 6, 2012 1:25 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsShares of Apple soared on a report from The Wall Street Journal that said Apple's Asian suppliers are ramping production for the launch of a smaller, less-expensive "iPad Mini."
VZW: AWS deal with cable ops won't affect backhaul
July 5, 2012 2:25 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless is working to refute Sprint's claims that its $3.9 billion purchase of AWS spectrum and marketing deals with a group of cable providers will reduce competition and raise prices for backhaul.
GreenPeak ramps up production on RF4CE chip
July 5, 2012 2:23 pm | by Brian Santo | Products | CommentsThe controller chip is designed specifically for use in gateways and set-tops and the remote control units used to communicate with them.
Malware may knock thousands off Internet on Monday
July 5, 2012 2:21 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsDespite repeated alerts, tens of thousands of Americans may still lose their Internet service unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware.
Netflix's monthly video streaming tops 1B hours
July 5, 2012 2:19 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe advent of high-speed Internet connections and high-powered mobile devices is changing people's viewing habits.
Study: Telcos face dilemma on when to cut over from DSL to FTTH
July 5, 2012 2:17 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsWhen it comes to competing against cable operators’ DOCSIS 3.0-based data services, telcos are hamstrung by the limitations of their DSL offerings.
Report: Airvana tops Samsung for femtocell revenue market share in N. Amer.
July 5, 2012 2:15 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsIt’s a tight battle in the femtocell market, but Airvana was able to climb back over Samsung as the revenue market share leader in North America.
