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iPhone lands at regional carrier nTelos
April 4, 2012 3:06 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe latest wireless operator to land the iPhone isn't T-Mobile USA or U.S. Cellular. It's nTelos Wireless, a regional carrier with less than half a million customers.
European Commission opens Motorola investigation
April 3, 2012 2:59 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsAs Google awaits approval from China on its bid to purchase Motorola Mobility, the Internet giant will no doubt also be keeping an eye on two formal antitrust investigations against Motorola Mobility.
Cox hires away AT&T marketer
April 3, 2012 2:57 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsKen Kraft has joined the company as vice president of Cox Business marketing.
MetroPCS axes 3 unlimited plans
April 3, 2012 2:55 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsMetroPCS wiped out all but one of its unlimited data plans today, capping usage on its three cheapest plans and leaving only its most expensive rate in place for all-you-can-eat LTE service.
Analyst sets $1,001 price target on Apple shares
April 3, 2012 2:49 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA Wall Street analyst set the highest price target yet for Apple shares, valuing them at $1,001 each, or about 62 percent more than their current price.
Tribune pulls its signals from DirecTV
April 2, 2012 2:52 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsDirecTV thought it had forged a gentlemen’s agreement with Tribune just before their retrans contract expired, but. …
Verizon pledges mobile video if AWS deal closes
April 2, 2012 2:50 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsVerizon is reportedly planning a mobile video service if the government clears its multi-billion-dollar spectrum and marketing deal with four cable operators.
WOW provisions Ultra TV with Sigma Systems
April 2, 2012 2:47 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe operator uses Sigma products to manage services on its new multi-room entertainment system.
Ericsson closes BelAir acquisition
April 2, 2012 2:41 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe deal adds new Wi-Fi offload capabilities to its infrastructure offerings at a time when wireless operators are increasingly relying on the technology to manage soaring data traffic.
Towerstream cuts deal for Wi-Fi network
April 2, 2012 2:38 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe company will host Wi-Fi for an unidentified national wireless carrier.
Comcast’s Dan Murphy to open SCTE program
April 2, 2012 2:32 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe senior vice president of Comcast’s Central Division will speak at the SCTE Management Development Program in May.
TiVo Premiere available across 70% of Suddenlink’s footprint
March 30, 2012 3:14 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAlso, Virgin Media announced it is adding TiVo boxes to some new bundles.
Sprint plans 44% drop in cell sites
March 30, 2012 3:12 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsSprint’s network overhaul will drop the number of cell sites it operates by 44 percent, executive Bob Azzi said at a conference.
Report: Fiber to businesses still booming in U.S., Europe
March 30, 2012 3:10 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsA recent study by Vertical Systems Group found that the availability of business fiber continued to climb last year, both in the United States and Europe.
Clicking through the Wild West of video-on-demand
March 30, 2012 3:08 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsComcast said it has reached a critical mass in both the number of subscriber who have on-demand and the amount of revenue being generated.
