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Verizon LTE Tests Planned for Seattle, Boston

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July 27, 2009 | PC Magazine : Verizon Wireless executives on Monday declined to comment directly about whether it will soon offer the iPhone, but the company will kick off tests of its LTE network in Seattle and Boston later this year.

INTERVIEW: Nortel Deal Boosts Ericsson's US Position - CFO

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July 27, 2009 | Wall Street Journal - Gustav Sandstrom : STOCKHOLM (Dow Jones)--L.M. Ericsson Telephone Co.'s (ERIC) acquisition of part of Nortel Network Corp.'s (NRTLQ) assets will give the Swedish equipment vendor a strong position on the fast-growing North American telecommunications market, Chief Financial Officer Hans Vestberg told Dow Jones Newswires Monday.

Ericsson makes plans, but RIM won't give up

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July 26, 2009 | Telefon AB LM Ericsson's successful bid for Nortel's wireless assets gives it a new advantage in the North American mobile marketplace, locking out a key competitor as carriers begin the transition to more data-intensive technology.

Ericsson to acquire majority of Nortel's North American wireless business

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July 25, 2009 : Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has today entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the parts of the Carrier Networks division of Nortel relating to CDMA and LTE technology in North America. The purchase is structured as an asset sale at a cash purchase price of USD 1.13 b. on a cash and debt free basis.

Nokia Siemens Networks remains committed to long term wireless leadership and growing its business in North America

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July 25, 2009 | PRESS RELEASE: Following the outcome* of the auction for the CDMA and Long Term Evolution (LTE) assets of Nortel, Nokia Siemens Networks remains focused on maintaining its leadership in the global wireless infrastructure industry and sustaining its recent momentum in the North American market.

TechCrunch: Verizon Hurrying To Launch LTE By Early 2010, Perhaps For Apple

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July 24, 2009 | MG Siegler : So, it’s looking more and more likely that a large form iPod touch, which we first reported on last December, is coming sometime in the next 6 months.

Wireless goalposts move, with 802.16m steps and LTE core trials

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July 24, 2009 | CAROLINE GABRIEL : The next generation wireless game is one of constantly moving goalposts and even as one platform is trialled, the next is already in the works. This week sees a milestone for the next iteration of the standard underpinning WiMAX, 802.16m, and the first operator trial plans for interoperability in the LTE core network.

MIMO Transmission Schemes for LTE and HSPA Networks

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July 23, 2009 | LteWorld -3G Americas has recently published an report: MIMO Transmission Schemes for LTE and HSPA Networks. The report is intended increases awareness and helps guide the deployment of MIMO technology in HSPA and LTE networks.

4G Wireless Evolution - LTE Decides the Future of Wireless Mobile - Visant Strategies

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July 23, 2009 | In its new report titled, “LTE  for many operators, if not almost all operators, is the 4G end goal for upgrading wireless networks,” Visant Strategies states that as operators deploy LTE the technology shows the promise of robust growth the first half of this next decade.

Global Mobile Broadband Connections to Pass 150 million as HSPA/LTE triumphs

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July 23 2009 | Global HSPA connections will pass the 150 million mark by the end of the summer, the GSM Association announced yesterday. According to Dan Warren, Director of Technology, GSMGSMA, the tremendous success of HSPA demonstrates the enormous ongoing demand for truly mobile broadband access.

Ericsson Submits Bid in Nortel Mobile Assets Auction

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July 23 (Bloomberg) -- Diana ben-Aaron | Ericsson AB, the world’s largest maker of wireless phone networks, submitted a bid for Nortel Networks Corp.’s wireless assets, which may help bolster sales of services in North America.

Qualcomm LTE Slip Could Mean Data Card Delays

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JULY 22, 2009 | Dan Jones | Qualcomm Inc. will be months later than expected in shipping its first Long Term Evolution (LTE) silicon samples for data cards, which could push back products based on the chipsets to later in 2010.

ZTE touts CDMA upgrade path to LTE

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July 22nd, 2009 | Kevin Fitchard

While major CDMA operators like Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ, NYSE:VOD) and Sprint (NYSE:S) are moving directly to 4G, the CDMA Development Group and other CDMA proponents have long stressed there is an alternative, EV-DO Revision B, which would allow operators to boost capacity without building new networks or acquiring new spectrum.

MultiService Forum Announces Major LTE/SAE Interoperability Event

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July 22, 2009 | MSF has announced major LTE/SAE (Long Term Evolution/ System Architecture Evolution) interoperability event inMarch 2010. Vodafone and China Mobile are the first to sign up for the MSF’s (MultiService Forum) major LTE/SAE (Long Term Evolution / System Architecture Evolution) Interoperability Event.

Nortel wireless auction may heat up

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Jul 21, 2009  | By Pav Jordan | TORONTO (Reuters) - An auction this week for the wireless assets of Canada's Nortel Networks (NRTLQ.PK), valued at a minimum of $650 million, has suddenly become a lot more interesting and may turn into a bidding war.