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That would be good.
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Posted: 2006-08-01 15:11:43
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It’s a good sign, if the testing will go as expected may be European & Asian nations will migrate from 2100 to 900Mhz spectrum band for better signal penetration in-building coverage and cost reduction for mobile operators, or may be they will come up with dual band UMTS handset similar to PCMCIA for laptops.
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Posted: 2006-08-08 22:30:27
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Sprint Nextel going WiMax

RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. will use WiMAX technology for its 4G network and utilize its wealth of spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band for a rollout that is slated to begin in the fourth quarter of 2007.

The carrier announced it will work with Motorola Inc., Intel Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. to develop the network and chipsets. One key element of the strategy is to have the chipsets embedded in a variety of consumer electronics devices. During a conference call with analysts, Sprint Nextel Chief Executive Officer Gary Forsee described chipsets potentially being embedded in portable game stations, video cameras, MP3 players and vehicle navigation systems to provide wireless connectivity for those items—and potential new revenue streams for Sprint Nextel.

“We will connect consumer to consumer and business to business,” Forsee said.

Barry West, Sprint Nextel’s chief technical officer, added that the company expects to see a lot of user-generated content, such as live video feeds from one consumer’s device to another, shipped over its 4G network.

Forsee declined to talk about how Sprint Nextel’s announcement might affect the bidding of its joint venture with four cable companies; the JV put up the second-largest upfront payment for the spectrum auction, which is set to begin tomorrow. However, Forsee did note that the JV is getting ready to put converged service offerings out in seven trial markets during the third and fourth quarters of this year and that the cable companies have “a path to 4G. They’ve been very much aware and involved in our 4G planning at the technical level and the business model level. … Cable has been very involved.”

Sprint Nextel’s 2.5 GHz spectrum holdings cover 85 percent of the potential customers in the top 100 U.S. markets, according to the carrier. West said that 4G coverage will be introduced in markets where high demand for the faster network is expected, and that rollouts beyond those markets would be demand-driven. This is in contrast to Sprint Nextel’s plans for its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A upgrade, which West said the carrier will extend over its entire network. Single-mode 4G devices would likely be the first to appear, with dual-mode devices covering both WiMAX and EV-DO Rev. A planned.

Sprint Nextel plans to spend about $1 billion on 4G in 2007 and between $1.5 billion to $2 billion in 2008.

Asked about the business case for 4G while Sprint Nextel has yet to roll out EV-DO Rev. A, West said that a 4G network will allow about four times the throughput of current networks, thereby allowing the carrier to support more customers; that the speed of the new network as well as new customer wireless experiences through consumer electronics will drive new revenue; and that the cost of chipsets is expected to be about one-10th of current costs.
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Posted: 2006-08-08 22:34:48
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Alltel Wireless First U.S. Carrier to Launch XM Satellite

Audio Streams of 20 Popular XM Music Channels Available on Alltel Wireless Phones Beginning Today.

Alltel Wireless, America's largest network, today announced an agreement with XM Satellite Radio that will make Alltel customers the first in the U.S. to have access to a wide range of XM Satellite Radio programming via their wireless phones. Alltel Wireless customers can gain unlimited access to select XM radio channels from the XM Radio Mobile service for $7.99 per month. The application was developed by MobiTV, the global leader in television and digital radio services for cellular, Wi-Fi and broadband enabled devices.

Alltel Wireless customers will receive audio streams of 20 popular commercial-free XM music channels including: The 70s, 80s and 90s decades channels, Top 20 on 20 (Top 20 Hits), Ethel (New Alternative Rock), The City (Hip-Hop/R&B Hits), XMU (Indie Rock), Bluesville (Blues), Highway 16 (New Country Hits), and Viva (Latin Pop Hits).
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Posted: 2006-08-10 20:22:04
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MobiTV Announces Support for WiMAX

MobiTV, Inc. announced its official support for the WiMAX standard. MobiTV has been investing heavily in research and technology development to support the latest wireless network standards and the company is now committed to deploying advanced mobile television and media delivery services over WiMAX networks. The support for the new 802.16 standards has been under development at MobiTV for the past several quarters in partnership with several leaders in the wireless and technology industries.
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Posted: 2006-08-10 20:25:04
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Marino I think we get the picture.

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Posted: 2006-08-11 04:28:18
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@Marino

Quit spaming LOL

Thank you for the enlightment.........

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[ This Message was edited by: REO on 2006-08-12 03:35 ]
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Posted: 2006-08-12 04:33:26
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It is not only me noticing.
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Posted: 2006-08-13 17:55:21
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Hey all!

I'm back, Europe was great! I'm already checking flights back to London! Glad I got out of London before the craziness began. Just missed that one by 3 days, whew!

Of course the P990i would come out a week after I get back. Too bad I decided to blow the money I put aside for one at Harrod's back in mid-July. If anyone here gets one let me know how it works here in the U.S.


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Posted: 2006-08-14 19:03:24
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It looks pretty dim for a release of a P990a here. It is not even on the radar. Just rumors. Plus it is most likely a battle with a P990i on tmob and
3G on 2100 against Cingular with a P990a and 3G on 1900.
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Posted: 2006-08-16 06:39:30
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