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1. Verizon Wireless hedges "Droid" bets with HTC's Eris
CTIA SmartBrief | Nov 02, 2009
Verizon Wireless will introduce an HTC Android-powered smartphone Friday alongside the Motorola Droid, the carrier said. The $99 handset, which Verizon Wireless has dubbed the Droid Eris, has similar features to the HTC Hero, industry observers reported. Verizon Wireless also said last week that it was "very pleased" with the initial sales of Research in Motion's BlackBerry Storm 2, which launched Wednesday. Yahoo! (11/01) Wall Street Journal, The (10/30)
2. T-Mobile back online after 8-hour outage
CTIA SmartBrief | Nov 04, 2009
T-Mobile USA restored full services early this morning to the nearly 1.7 million customers affected by an outage that began late Tuesday afternoon, the carrier said. The outage disrupted voice and data services to about 5% of the telecom's subscriber base. PC World (11/04)
3. Bell Canada ignites $1B wireless network, iPhone sales
CTIA SmartBrief | Nov 04, 2009
Bell Canada switches on its nearly $1 billion broadband-wireless network today and begins selling the iPhone. With rival Telus as a partner, BCE has built a network that will provide high-speed Web access to urban and rural regions alike. On the iPhone, Bell Canada CEO George Cope said the strong Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar would help lower smartphone's retail price. Globe and Mail (Toronto), The (11/04) Bloomberg (11/04)
4. T-Mobile USA shows mixed results in quarter
CTIA SmartBrief | Nov 05, 2009
Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA unit remains on target to meet its 2009 goal of hooking its 3G network to 200 million subscribers, the German telecom said today in reporting third-quarter earnings. T-Mobile grew operating profit margins from a year earlier, but the parent company still termed the carrier's performance as "unsatisfactory" as revenue fell slightly while its subscriber base inched up 4% to 33.42 million. The company did say that business at T-Mobile U.K. had stabilized. Google (11/05) Bloomberg (11/05) Wall Street Journal, The (11/05)
5. Sprint joins rivals in netbooks, brings WiMAX to more cities
CTIA SmartBrief | Nov 03, 2009
Sprint Nextel has partnered with Dell to enter the mini-laptop market, the carrier said Monday, in a move that mirrors steps taken by rivals Verizon Wireless and AT&T as telecoms aim to branch out. Sprint will sell the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 netbook, which will run on its EV-DO Rev. A network and cost $200 under a two-year package that starts at $60 a month. In an expected move, Sprint also expanded its WiMAX network as part of its Clearwire partnership with 4G services rolling out in 10 new cities, including Chicago, Dallas and parts of North Carolina. CEDMagazine.com (11/02) Wall Street Journal, The (11/02) Network World (11/02)
6. Verizon cites 4G progress, lays out 2010 goals
CTIA SmartBrief | Nov 03, 2009
Telephony Online (11/02)
7. FCC hands AT&T final OK on Centennial purchase
CTIA SmartBrief | Nov 06, 2009
AT&T has won the FCC's approval for the wireless carrier's $945 million buyout of Centennial Communications, a deal that beefs up AT&T's base by 1.1 million customers, the agency said Thursday. The mainly rural-based Centennial operates sites in the South and Midwest, and the new company must divest systems in Louisiana and Mississippi, the Department of Justice ruled last month. The FCC attached other conditions to the deal as well. Bloomberg (11/05)
8. The pros and cons of electronic recharging mats
CTIA SmartBrief | Nov 05, 2009
Electronic mats such as Powermat and myGrid that recharge devices such as cell phones and GPS units when placed on top of them can be a marvel when it comes to reducing clutter. But, according to this report, the mats do not use energy as efficiently as copper wires do and they do not come cheap. Wall Street Journal, The (11/04)
9. Nokia: Why we're finally getting it right
CTIA SmartBrief | Nov 03, 2009
Nokia has figured out how to crack the U.S. market, Executive Vice President Niklas Savander said in an interview, adding that its Ovi Internet services platform has gained traction after the company might have originally introduced it prematurely. Nokia said AT&T would launch Ovi on its network by year-end. Asked why it hasn't happened yet, he said: "You might be able to look at this and say that perhaps the business conditions have not been attractive enough to AT&T. It's hard to dispute that. You can't say it's because the device is not good enough or the service is not good enough." CNET (11/02)
10. Verizon Wireless sets 2010 date for Droid tether
CTIA SmartBrief | Nov 05, 2009
Verizon Wireless subscribers will be to tether the new Motorola Droid smartphone next year, the carrier said, a move that will give them the ability to connect their laptops to Verizon Wireless' 3G network via the Android-based Droid. Motorola has positioned the Droid's ability to act as a modem on laptops as a major selling point for the device. CNET (11/04)
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