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OpenWave Enables Unique C Spire Plans
April 16, 2013 10:27 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsWe've heard the drumbeat for more granular pricing of wireless services for some time now. Yesterday, C Spire went a long way towards realizing that promise with the announcement of its Choice and Shared data plan offerings. The new Choice plans, which enable a la carte purchases of premium data services...
Carriers Deny Cell Shutdown Following Boston Bombings
April 16, 2013 10:14 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsWireless operators say they did not shut down cell service following the deadly bombings at the finsh line of the Boston Marathon yesterday. Amid the chaos and confusion immediately following the explosions, the Associated Press issued a report citing an unnamed source who claimed cell service had been terminated in the Boston...
First News Briefs for April 16, 2013
April 16, 2013 9:54 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsReady Wireless, a MVNE (Mobile Virtual Network Enabler) that powers devices, services, and systems on a multi-carrier wireless platform for resale to wholesale private label customers, announced the availability of real-time data metering for smartphones for its MVNO partners through Telespree Communications.
Softbank Says Its Bid for Sprint Nextel Superior
April 16, 2013 9:48 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsSoftbank said in a statement Tuesday that the agreed terms of its deal "offer Sprint shareholders superior short and long term benefits to Dish's highly conditional preliminary proposal." The Japanese company said it expects to finalize the deal under the terms already agreed upon by July 1.
Ahead of the Bell: Yahoo 1Q Puts Spotlight on CEO
April 16, 2013 9:44 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsYahoo's first-quarter earnings report will cast a spotlight on CEO Marissa Mayer's efforts to turn around the Internet company. The numbers, due out after the stock market closes Tuesday, are being released with Yahoo's stock price trading at some of its highest levels since the company squandered an opportunity to sell itself to Microsoft Corp. for $47.5 billion, or $33 per share, in May 2008.
Report: Clearwire Might Default if Sprint Bid Not Approved Soon
April 16, 2013 9:23 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsClearwire is considering defaulting on a $255 million interest payment due in June, which is based on nearly $4.5 billion in debt. Reuters dug into the company’s proxy filing from last week and saw that the company might consider bankruptcy if Sprint’s proposed acquisition is not approved by shareholders.
Q&A: Verizon Pitches Future-Proof M2M on LTE
April 15, 2013 4:48 pm | Articles | CommentsVerizon’s LTE network is second to none in the United States. The company is so confident in its existing infrastructure that it has already announced plans to sunset its 2G and 3G networks. That has implications for those customers currently operating their M2M solutions on Verizon’s 2G airwaves...
Broken Healthcare System Needs a Wireless Fix
April 15, 2013 4:29 pm | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsRick Valencia, vice president and general manager of Qualcomm Life, a subsidiary of Qualcomm responsible for all things mHealth related, believes the healthcare in this country need a bit of a technological overhaul. “There are two industries that have fought off any kind of technological...
Analysts Weigh-In on Dish’s Offer to Sprint
April 15, 2013 3:32 pm | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsDish Network unleashed a whole lot of disruption Monday morning when it announced a $25.5 billion offer to merge with Sprint. The unsolicited bid threw a big wrench into Softbank’s $20-billion deal for Sprint. Roger Entner, founder of Recon Analysts, sees Dish’s offer playing out in terms of more money for Sprint’s investors.
First News Briefs for April 15, 2013
April 15, 2013 11:01 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsC Spire Wireless has implemented Openwave Mobility’s Promotion and Pricing Innovation (PPI) Mobile Data Charging solution to power the company’s Choice and Shared Data plan offerings.M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc., a supplier of analog semiconductor solutions...
LTE-Advanced and Small Cells: Techniques for a Tiered Deployment Approach
April 15, 2013 10:42 am | by Renuka Bhalerao, Radisys | Articles | CommentsIt’s no secret; we’ve all become data hogs. As today’s smartphone users consume ever-increasing network resources, mobile operators are rushing to deploy their LTE networks to meet subscriber demand. Given this trend, operators are already planning their LTE-A deployments. Delivering true 4G speeds...
Dish Leapfrogs Softbank With $25.5 Billion Bid for Sprint
April 15, 2013 10:26 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsDish Networks this morning announced a $25.5 billion merger bid for Sprint, a deal it says represents a 13 percent premium over the value of Softbank’s current offer to acquire the Kansas City-based carrier. Dish’s offer consists of $17.3 billion in cash and $8.2 billion in stock.
Review: BlackBerry Z10
April 15, 2013 10:10 am | by Ben Munson | Articles | CommentsIt’s still too soon to predict BlackBerry’s fate. But it is clear to see, after spending some time with the Z10, that the company is making tangible strides toward shaking off some vestiges of what a BlackBerry was and embracing what it can be.
Genachowski Signs On with Aspen Institute
April 15, 2013 9:48 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsFCC Chairman Julius Genachowski will become senior fellow at the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program upon his resignation from the Commission in the coming weeks. At the Aspen Institute, a non-partisan venue for values-based leadership, Genachowski will advise on the Institute's communications policy programs...
Judge Holds Self in Contempt for His Smartphone
April 15, 2013 9:23 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsA Michigan judge whose smartphone disrupted a hearing in his own courtroom has held himself in contempt and paid $25 for the infraction. The Sentinel-Standard of Ionia and MLive.com report Judge Raymond Voet has a posted policy at Ionia County 64A District Court...
