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Mobile Bits: MetroPCS, Nokia/LTE Detail Plans; New Forum For Voice Over LTE; Strong Growth For WiMax

Mar 5, 2009 3:57 PM

It seems that 4G technology LTE is gaining ground on rival WiMax. MetroPCS COO Tom Keys said that the company is skipping EVDO deployment and moving straight to LTE: “Our hope is to deploy in the latter part of 2010, but that’s not nailed down” he told GigaOM. MetroPCS plans…

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Posted In: Research & Metrics, Technologies / Formats, 3G, Broadband, WiMax, Companies, Nokia, T-Mobile, lte, metropcs

Bell Canada Picks LTE For 4G Despite Investments In WiMax And Clearwire

Tricia Duryee

Oct 10, 2008 7:16 PM

Bell Canada said today that it will use LTE to build out its 4G network, an unexpected move for a company which has many close ties to the competing WiMax standard. For instance, the operator currently offers a WiMax-like network in 178 cities in Canada, and in March 2005, it…

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Posted In: Technologies / Formats, Broadband, WiMax, Companies, Clearwire, Sprint Nextel, Countries, Canada, bell canada, lte

T-Mobile Tests LTE At Highway Speeds

Tricia Duryee

Sep 22, 2008 2:06 PM

In the race to get to market, WiMax is clearly ahead, but the LTE camp seems to be working fast to catch up. Rumors emerged today that Sprint (NYSE: S) is getting ready to launch its Xohm WiMax service in Baltimore on Oct. 6, meanwhile T-Mobile International and Nortel Networks…

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Posted In: Technologies / Formats, Broadband, WiMax, Companies, Clearwire, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, lte

4G Two-Headed Race Continues With Nortel Refocusing on LTE

Tricia Duryee

Jun 12, 2008 6:01 PM

Just when you think WiMax has regained its standing, it faces another setback. A month ago, WiMax got a big boost when Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) announced that it would merge its WiMax efforts with Sprint’s (NYSE: S) and receive a billion-dollar plus investment from Google (NSDQ: GOOG), Intel (NSDQ: INTC),…

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Posted In: Technologies / Formats, 3G, Broadband, WiMax, Companies, AT&T, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Verizon, Vodafone, lte, nortel

Nokia, Ericsson, Others In LTE Licensing Agreement

James Quintana Pearce

Apr 14, 2008 5:02 PM

A group of heavyweight manufacturers have joined to create a patent licensing framework for Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile technology. “The companies have committed to keeping royalty levels for essential LTE patents in handsets below 10 percent of the sale price, with the maximum royalty in LTE-enabled notebooks staying below…

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