Wireless

Jab Broadband advances network upgrade

February 15, 2012 2:18 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | Comments

One of the country's largest wireless Internet service providers is upgrading more than 200 towers with new backhaul equipment as part of a large-scale network upgrade project.

Femto Forum broadens focus, changes name

February 15, 2012 2:15 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | Comments

The Femto Forum announced it will no longer answer to that name, but rather to the Small Cell Forum. The change is aimed at including all varieties of small cell technology, including residential, enterprise, metro and rural small cells.

Chicago asked not to stifle wireless at summits

February 15, 2012 2:12 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

A city councilman wants to forbid the Police Department from pulling the plug on all of that electronic communication during the G-8 and NATO summits in May, taking away a tactic employed by authorities during a crackdown on democratic protests in Egypt.

U.S., EU clear Google's $12.5B Motorola Mobility bid

February 14, 2012 3:33 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

Google's $12.5 billion bid to buy cell phone maker Motorola Mobility has won approvals from U.S. and European antitrust regulators, moving Google a major step closer to completing the biggest deal in its 13-year history.

Groups push Congress to protect white space spectrum

February 14, 2012 3:28 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | Comments

More than 100 corporations, trade associations and public interest groups are worried that white space spectrum could become a casualty of the showdown between the House and Senate over the payroll tax cut extension bill.

Alcatel-Lucent introduces Wi-Fi solution

February 14, 2012 3:27 pm | by Monica Alleven, Wireless Week | Products | Comments

Over at Alcatel-Lucent, they're feeling the love for Wi-Fi, which might not have been the case some years back. But times have changed.

Start-up that streams broadcast TV picks up $20M in venture funds

February 14, 2012 3:25 pm | by Brian Santo | News | Comments

IAC Chairman Barry Diller takes a seat on the board of Aereo, which has devised a new over-the-top scheme based on antenna farms and network DVRs.

Report: March launch for smaller, LTE-capable iPads

February 14, 2012 3:24 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | Comments

A pair of reports attempted to shed light on the rumored early-March iPad 3 release, claiming Apple is planning to launch a smaller 8-inch iPad and will offer LTE-capable versions of its slate through Verizon Wireless and AT&T.

LaJoie keynote speaker at SCTE Canadian Summit

February 14, 2012 3:22 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments

Time Warner Cable executive vice president and CTO Mike LaJoie will be the keynote speaker at the SCTE Canadian Summit 2012 in Toronto.

Sprint iPhone costs excluded in pay estimates

February 14, 2012 3:19 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless | News | Comments

Sprint's hefty gamble on the iPhone may have contributed to a $684 million reduction in its operating income before depreciation and amortization, but that won't be a factor in determining executive pay.

Verizon betting big on medical IT

February 13, 2012 4:46 pm | by Brian Santo | News | Comments

A collaboration with Health Evolution is designed to figure out how to transform the delivery of medical services.

Verizon defends cable deal redactions

February 13, 2012 3:07 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | Comments

Verizon Wireless is refusing to reverse redactions about its marketing side deal with cable operators forged in its $4 billion acquisition of their AWS spectrum.