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VZW quietly rolls out Rev. A PTT service : Pair of phones target business users

RCR Wireless |  August 5th, 2008 | Email this
Verizon Wireless has re-placed itself in the push-to-talk arena. As promised earlier this year, Verizon Wireless has released two new PTT phones, running on the carrier’s CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A network. The new devices are the Motorola Inc.[...]
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First Bytes: Intel, Apple, AOL, Twitter

Portfolio |  August 5th, 2008 | Email this
--Intel will today announce details of a new line of super-fast microchips, dubbed Larrabee, designed first to make video game graphics better, but ultimately destined for your desktop. [NYT] -- The old-media fogies at Time Warner appear finally ready to break up AOL and lose the "mental drag" the one-time [...]
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Four at Four: Dishing It Out

Wall Street Journal |  August 5th, 2008 | Email this
Sooner or later, every company in a hyper-growth industry becomes part of the rest of the economy, with cycles like any other. Satellite television has been around for a while, and has had ups and downs, but Dish Network Co.'s first-ever decline in subscribership in its most recent quarter illustrates [...]
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BSNL and MTNL to offer 3G service within six months

TeleGeography |  August 5th, 2008 | Email this
Following the recent announcement of guidelines for the 3G auction process in India, it has been revealed that commercial 3G services may be up and running within six months, according to Indian news source The Economic Times. Last week it confirmed that state-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) and Bharat [...]
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Rev A arrives in Alaska

TeleGeography |  August 5th, 2008 | Email this
The Alaskan mobile operator Alaska Communications Systems (ACS) has launched high speed EV-DO Revision A technology on its CDMA2000 cellular network. ‘Rev A is the latest evolution in mobile internet. It will enable ACS wireless customers to move data – everything from pictures and spreadsheets to movies and music – [...]
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Rivals slam Telecom Italia networks plan

TeleGeography |  August 5th, 2008 | Email this
Italy’s alternative operators have criticised Telecom Italia’s plan for opening up its networks for equal access. The chief executives of alternative operators Vodafone, Wind, Fastweb, Tiscali, BT Italia, Tele2, Colt Italia and Welcome Italia have issued a joint statement which says they are not satisfied with the former monopoly’s proposal [...]
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Zon plans MVNO

TeleGeography |  August 5th, 2008 | Email this
The Portuguese cable TV operator Zon Multimedia has signed a wholesale mobile deal with Vodafone Portugal which will enable it to launch as a mobile virtual network operator. The five-year agreement should see Zon launching its first own-brand cellular services in the fourth quarter of this year, with its offerings [...]
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Neotel plans full residential launch

TeleGeography |  August 5th, 2008 | Email this
South Africa’s second national operator (SNO) Neotel is to begin marketing its consumer services this week. The firm was awarded its concession in December 2005 and launched a limited range of business services in August the following year. Since then it has ramped up its corporate operations but has been [...]
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Third cellco launch delayed to 2009

TeleGeography |  August 5th, 2008 | Email this
New Zealand will have to wait until next year before getting its third cellular network. NZ Communications, which was previously known as Econet Wireless NZ, had hoped to begin services in October this year but has fallen behind with its network rollout, with just 50 base stations built out of [...]
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T-Mobile's BlackBerry Curve, now in Sunset

Engadget Mobile |  August 5th, 2008 | Email this
Filed under: Handsets, RIM, T-Mobile, GSM, EDGE Wild colors are something we're used to seeing on the Pearl range, but the Curve? The red one seemed to work out alright, so bring it on, RIM. The WiFi and HotSpot @Home-equipped Curve 8320 has now made its grand entrance on T-Mobile [...]
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India prepping 3G license auction

Engadget Mobile |  August 5th, 2008 | Email this
Filed under: MiscThe inevitable march of 3G services across the globe just took another giant step forward, with India -- undeniably one of the world's largest mobile markets, and growing by the second -- committing to an auction for 3G spectrum in the next few months. The exact date hasn't [...]
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Best Buy, Radio Shack gearing up for Touch Diamond launch on Sprint?

Engadget Mobile |  August 5th, 2008 | Email this
Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Sprint, Windows Mobile, EV-DO, CDMA It seems that Sprint's letting the cat out of the bag on its upcoming Touch successor -- within its trusted circle of retailers, anyway. We've now received some juicy morsels of information suggesting that both Best Buy and Radio Shack have [...]
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Stewart Copeland composes BlackBerry Bold soundtrack with negative effects

Engadget Mobile |  August 5th, 2008 | Email this
Filed under: Culture, Handsets, RIM You know how Stewart Copeland plays that insanely slick triplet hi-hat part in "Message in a Bottle," and every time you hear it you wonder how it's possible for him to stay so perfectly in time? And you know how his drums fit so perfectly [...]
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Motorola VE240 hitting an American carrier near you?

Engadget Mobile |  August 5th, 2008 | Email this
Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, CDMA Cellpassion has unearthed a new candybar from Motorola that it claims will find shelter on "a couple" US carriers -- and judging from the "MetroPCS" front and center on the display, we'd tend to agree. The so-called VE240 really isn't much to look at, but [...]
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Net Neutrality and Metered Broadband

Fractals of Change |  August 5th, 2008 | Email this
Yesterday Chris Albrecht writing on GigaOM pointed out that NBC is warning users that it's Olympic download service is "not recommended for people with dialup or metered broadband Internet access (emphasis mine)." Chris predicts "That is just a taste of things to come — especially if you're a fan of [...]
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Apple Says MobileMe's Email Bugs Fixed

Communication Direct News |  August 3rd, 2008 | Email this
Apple Inc. said its wireless data syncing service is fully functional now, but some users are still reporting problems. The company's MobileMe service was billed as "Exchange for the rest of us," and is meant to offer near-instant syncing of email and data between a customer's iPhone and computer. But [...]
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Assistant 1, Executive — T-Mobile USA, Inc. — Frisco, TX (Job)

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Job Title: T-Mobile - Assistant 1, Executive Job Location: Frisco, TX Reference Code: 183761 Assistant 1, Executive At T-Mobile, we help customers connect with the people who matter most in their busy lives. That [...]
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Wireless Data Analyst (Job)

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NC-Charlotte, Ovation Wireless Management, Inc. is privately owned and operated by a team of former senior management wireless carrier veterans who now bring customized wireless telecom expense management practices[...]
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Order Picker — T-Mobile USA, Inc. — Aurora, CO (Job)

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Job Title: T-Mobile - Order Picker Job Location: Aurora, CO Reference Code: 182260 Order Picker At T-Mobile, we help customers connect with the people who matter most in their busy lives. That takes new [...]
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Retail Sales Rep — T-Mobile USA, Inc. — Norcross, GA (Job)

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Job Title: Retail Sales Rep Job Location: Norcross, GA Reference Code: 182301 Retail Sales Rep At T-Mobile, we help customers connect with the people who matter most in their busy lives. That [...]
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