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LightSquared pays Inmarsat bill, suspends spectrum deal
April 20, 2012 1:55 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsLightSquared has put the brakes on a deal that gave it additional spectrum for its stalled wireless network, which is mired by problems with GPS interference.
Cablevision connects more viewers with Optimum App for Macs, PCs
April 19, 2012 2:32 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCablevision’s march to push content to more multi-screens continued with the release of its Optimum App for Laptop.
Verizon holds steady, adding 180K FiOS TV subs
April 19, 2012 2:31 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe company said it now has more than 5 million FiOS Internet customers.
Cox invests in cell tower company
April 19, 2012 2:29 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsMaking lemonade out of lemons, Cox unloads its cell towers and gets an investment in a growth company.
Google CEO Page gets grilled in Oracle trial
April 19, 2012 2:27 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsGoogle CEO Larry Page spent nearly an hour in a federal courtroom deflecting questions about his role in a copyright dispute over some of the technology in his company's Android software for smartphones.
Hiawatha Broadband experiments with Amino hybrid box
April 19, 2012 2:26 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe Minnesota service provider is trying out the integration of OTT content.
Qualcomm’s Q2 income more than doubles
April 19, 2012 2:22 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsMobile phone chipmaker Qualcomm said its fiscal second-quarter profit more than doubled as strong demand for smartphones boosted its sales; its revenue and adjusted profit beat Wall Street's expectations.
Cox slams Sprint with patent countersuit
April 18, 2012 2:01 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsCox Communications is suing former business partner Sprint for patent infringement, a countersuit aimed at deflating a patent suit Sprint filed against Cox and three other companies.
Time Warner Cable streaming live to some Android devices
April 18, 2012 1:59 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable has followed through on its promise to deliver live streaming video content to Android-based smartphones and tablets, but the catch is that those devices need to be running the Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.
Verizon to sell A-block, B-block spectrum licenses
April 18, 2012 1:55 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless announced plans to sell off its 700 MHz A-block and B-block spectrum licenses but said it's all contingent on approval of its bid to purchase AWS licenses from the likes of SpectrumCo, Cox and Leap Wireless.
FCC moves on rules benefitting Dish wireless plans
April 18, 2012 1:53 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe FCC brought Dish Network's wireless plans one step closer to advancing when it set deadlines for comments on a plan for flexible use of the 2 GHz satellite band, a proposal that could ultimately allow Dish to launch its LTE network.
Dyyno blows down cost barrier for TV Everywhere
April 17, 2012 2:23 pm | by Brian Santo | Blogs | CommentsUsing low-cost servers, Android-based set-tops and a cloud-based partner, Dyyno puts TV Everywhere within the reach of small operators.
FCC chief defends spectrum auctions at NAB
April 17, 2012 2:15 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe head of the FCC tried to convince broadcasters to sell off their spectrum in voluntary auctions during a speech at the National Association of Broadcaster's annual conference in Las Vegas.
Report: AT&T, T-Mobile take fastest network honors
April 17, 2012 2:12 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsT-Mobile USA and AT&T finished top in their classes for 3G and 4G network performance, respectively, according to this year’s PCWorld report that measures wireless network performance.
Oracle skewers Google as Android trial opens
April 17, 2012 2:07 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsOracle began trying to convince a jury that Google's top executives have long known that they stole a key piece of technology to build the Android software that now powers more than 300 million smartphones and tablet computers.
