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Verizon reverses on $2 fee for one-time payments
January 3, 2012 2:01 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAfter a customer backlash, Verizon Wireless dropped a plan to start charging $2 for every payment subscribers make over the phone or online with their credit or debit cards.
FCC approves AT&T purchase of Qualcomm spectrum
January 3, 2012 1:59 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Federal Communications Commission approved wireless carrier AT&T's $1.93 billion purchase of unused wireless spectrum from Qualcomm.
Wilson announces 1st LTE signal booster
January 3, 2012 1:58 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | Products | CommentsWilson Electronics has announced it will show off its first LTE mobile signal booster, the Sleek 4G-V, at this year's Consumer Electronics Show.
LightSquared taps former Sprint exec as CFO
January 3, 2012 1:52 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsLightSquared added some muscle to its top brass when it appointed an executive who oversaw the $70 billion merger between Sprint and Nextel as its new CFO.
Open Mic - New Requirements for Linear Transcoding
January 1, 2012 1:03 am | by By Michael Adams, Head of Software Strategy for Solution Area TV at Ericsson | Articles | CommentsOver-the-top (OTT) video traffic continues to increase as more and more consumers start to use long-form video portals such as Hulu, Netflix and HBO Go.
Key carrier Ethernet testing and OAM standards
December 26, 2011 8:58 pm | by CED Magazine | Wallcharts | CommentsKey carrier Ethernet testing and OAM standards: IEEE 802.1ag/ITU Y.1731 OAM, ITU Y.1564 SAM, IEEE 802.3ah EFM OAM and a network overview. Sponsored by VeEx.
How spectrum allocation became a political football
December 22, 2011 12:31 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe question of what to do with white space spectrum gets tangled up in the bitter partisan wrangling over tax policy in Washington.
AT&T rivals lobby FCC for conditions on Flo deal
December 22, 2011 12:00 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsWith the threat of AT&T's merger with T-Mobile USA passed, the operator's competitors are turning their attention to its acquisition of 700 MHz spectrum used for Qualcomm’s discontinued Flo TV mobile television service.
Videotron names Brouillette prez of consumer services
December 22, 2011 11:44 am | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsA reorganization effort by Videotron has landed Manon Brouillette into the newly created position of president for consumer services.
IEEE all-in-one home networking standard progresses
December 21, 2011 1:38 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsIEEE 1905.1, which bridges Wi-Fi, MoCA, Ethernet and HomePlug, takes an important step toward ratification.
Myriad develops an app store for MSOs
December 21, 2011 1:37 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsMyriad Group announced a system that enables MVPDs to run Android apps on set-top boxes. The system includes an app store, developed in conjunction with AppCarousel, that service providers can private label.
Judge sides with Microsoft in Moto patent dispute
December 21, 2011 1:17 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsAn administrative law judge issued an initial determination that Motorola Mobility is in violation of one of six Microsoft patents listed in a patent infringement suit filed by Microsoft against Motorola Mobility.
Super Bowl to be streamed online, to mobile phones
December 21, 2011 1:15 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Super Bowl will be streamed online and to phones in the U.S. for the first time. NBC's broadcasts of wild card Saturday, the Pro Bowl and the Super Bowl will be available on the league's site and on the network's sites and through Verizon's NFL Mobile app.
Report: LTE experience varies by device, network
December 21, 2011 1:13 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsMetrico released its full-year report on the state of LTE and the customer experience in 2011. The report gauges various aspects of LTE-capable devices on both AT&T and Verizon Wireless' networks.
Leap's 1st LTE takes off in Tucson
December 21, 2011 1:12 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsCricket Communications parent Leap Wireless International switched on its first LTE service in Tucson, Ariz., marking the start of what the company described as a "multi-year transition" to the next-generation mobile broadband technology.
