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Hike in telecom capex expected in 2H09, though overall capex still down in 2009

Market research firm Infonetics Research has reported that global service provider capex (capital expenditures) hit a plateau at $298 billion in 2008, marking the end of a five-year investment cycle. This represented a 12.9% increase in capex spending from the previous year, with much of the growth due to currency appreciation against the US dollar, which peaked in July 2008. more

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Sprint Nextel to Expand Hydrogen Fuel Cell Deployment

US network operator, sprint says that it is the only wireless carrier to be awarded a grant, worth $7.3 million, from the U.S. Department of Energy as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding earmarked for fuel cell technology. This is the largest single grant awarded by the Department of Energy for this round of grant funding, which totaled $41.9 million. The grant funding will be used to expand sprint's hydrogen fuel cell program at cell sites throughout the United States - creating 72 hours of additional network resiliency.  more

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KU researchers hoping to improve broadband wireless services

As cell phones become mobile computers with broadband Internet access, University of Kansas researchers examine technologies that could aid in the widespread deployment of high-speed wireless access for the sprint Nextel network.  more

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Growth of Unlocked iPhones Means Trouble for Synchronoss

SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- While products from Apple -- such as the iPod and iPhone -- are known to have a "halo effect" that can boost other businesses, at least one company has found that the devil is in the details.  more

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