Articles tagged with: Verizon Wireless and WCDMA

Shareholders Pushing for Sale of US Cellular to Larger Rival

Further consolidation in the USA's telecoms market could be imminent as shareholders are reported to be pressuring U.S. Cellular to seek a buy-out from one of its larger rivals. The company is 81% controlled by Telephone & Data Systems (TDS), which is itself facing pressure from several large shareholders to put itself up for sale.  more

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CCID Consulting: LTE Is Not Only Evolution

Opinion Piece by CCID Consulting.  more

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Global Mobile Phone Subscribers to Reach 4.5 Billion by 2012

According to MIC (Market Intelligence Center), an ICT industry research institute based in Taipei, global mobile phone subscribers hit 3.1 billion in 2007, thanks mainly to the continuing increase of prepaid subscribers with double SIM cards and corporate clients in the US and European markets. With the global mobile phone penetration rate reaching approximately half of the global population, growth momentum of global subscribers is expected to slow down after 2008.  more

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Mobile WiMAX Faces a Diminishing Time-to-Market Advantage

Service providers with the right spectrum, available capital, and access to enough sites to place base stations are in a great position to take advantage of WiMAX's headstart on the 4G market. But LTE (Long-Term Evolution) and UMB (Ultra Mobile Broadband) are vying for 4G as well - and even though mobile WiMAX has a time-to-market advantage over LTE, delays in certifications by the WiMAX Forum (coupled with delays in network rollouts) could narrow that window of opportunity.  more

Related Tags: mobile-wimax, abi-research, verizon, lte, base-stations, radio-access-network, tdd, 802.16m, imt-advanced, ofdma


Qualcomm Seeks To Rebound After String Of Legal Setbacks

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Qualcomm CEO Says iPhone Will Force Rivals To Upgrade

SAN DIEGO (AP)--Qualcomm has nothing to do with making Apple's iPhone, but the chief executive officer of the world's No. 2 cell phone chipmaker said Thursday that he has plenty to gain. more

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