Sprint Nextel’s – 3g/4G Smartphone – What We Know So Far
April 7, 2010
Sprint Nextel just launched the first U.S. cell phone that will serve both 3G and 4G networks. The cell phone is manufactured by HTC and is called the EVO.
RIM – Once a High-End Handset - On its Way Out?
April 4, 2010
RIM Posts Results That Disappoint | online.wsj.com
RIM’s disappointing results should not be a surprise. The space it is operating in is chock full of competition.
Palm – Too Late to Save the Pre? Getting Thrown Under the Bus
April 2, 2010
Verizon Offers Deals to Move Palm Phones | blogs.wsj.com
Palm lost a lot of ground when it launched the Palm Pre last year and failed to followup on improving the device and customer perceptions.
AT&T and Verizon – Is LTE Ready for Commercial Launch?
March 30, 2010
AT&T Plays Down Verizon's LTE Lead | online.wsj.com
AT&T has launched a PR campaign defending its plans to deploy LTE. Verizon is responding in kind. Blah Blah Blah.
Sprint Nextel – Introduces 3g/4G Smartphone – Right Out of the Gate
March 26, 2010
Sprint Unveils 3G-4G Smartphone | www.wirelessweek.com
A positive development for Sprint Nextel. Congratulations to Dan Hesse.
Syniverse – Serving an Important Market
March 25, 2010
CTIA, Syniverse manage short codes for Latin America | connectedplanetonline.com
Congratulations to Syniverse and mobile operators for taking a greater interest in an important and growing marketplace.
AT&T’s de la Vega – A Call For Cooperation
March 24, 2010
CTIA: De la Vega asks app developers to share the mobile broadband burden | connectedplanetonline.com
Having been involved in some of the early mobile media efforts, I have to admit I like Ralph de la Vega’s proposal.
Telco – Cable Wars are in Full Swing; Verizon vs. Cablevision
March 21, 2010
Verizon Seeks to Block Cablevision TV Boxes | online.wsj.com
Patent infringement cases are tricky. You never know who is going to win a patent infringement suit until the case is litigated to its full conclusion. Prediction is difficult.
March 21, 2010
HTC to Fight Apple Patent Suits | online.wsj.com
Apple is taking steps to protect its business. HTC may have infringed and it may not have.
AT&T – Not in a Rush to Deploy 4G
March 20, 2010
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson Speaks About iPhone and iPad | www.macrumors.com
Bully for AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson. I agree with AT&T’s decision not to rush 4G.
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