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Five mobile social networking services you should get to know

Mobile social networking continues to win friends and
influence people. A new report issued by market research firm In-Stat says
so-called "millennials" are spearheading its growth, forecasting that

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The Grand Scheme Beyond Femtocells: Smart Distributed WBB Networks

By Robert Syputa, Partner
& Senior Analyst, Maravedis Inc. Femtocells have advanced into the market as a way to extend
coverage and offload capacity of 3G networks.
This is a method of

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On the Hot Seat with Bluepulse's Christopher Nguyen

It's not often that a senior executive at Google steps down from his post to head a new startup but that's exactly what Christopher Nguyen, former engineering director of Google, did when he

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On the Hot Seat with SouthernLinc Wireless CEO Bob Dawson

In this era of consolidation, the number of successful small regional operators is dwindling. SouthernLinc Wireless has always had a unique proposition. The regional operator, which is a subsidiary

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Top 5 Converged Devices

No longer just voice-centric phones, mobile devices now come in a variety of different form factors and sport a slew of new capabilities. The latest phones make Web browsing a reality, incorporate

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Android Watch: Tracking Google's mobile progress

Since formally announcing its much-anticipated Android open-source mobile operating system late

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New directions for location-based services

A recent forecast issued by market analysis firm ABI Research suggests the potential for mobile location-based services is huge, anticipating annual global revenues of $13.3 billion by 2013, up from

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Who makes what in Wireless?

Few issues stoke the ire of workers like executive pay. The average CEO of Standard & Poor’s 500 company list made $15.06 million in 2006, which is the most recent year for executive

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Top Emerging Global Wireless Markets

Deploying wireless in these top emerging markets requires realistic expectations By Paul Rasmussen Multinational mobile operators looking to expanding into new regions will face challenges when

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Finding the smartphone sweet spot

The smartphone market has always been a bit finicky. Although many U.S. consumers were intrigued by
the capabilities

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Carrier Metrics - Churn, ARPU, Net Subscribers for 2007

Here are some key metrics from the top five carriers in the U.S.: Alltel, AT&T, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless. Check out the tables below to see how these carriers performed

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Five User Interface Advances to Watch in 2008

Credit Apple's iPhone for vaulting the user interface to the
forefront of the mobile web experience. During his keynote appearance earlier
this month at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona,

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Verizon Q4 2007 Earnings

Verizon 2007 Revenue Tops $93.5B Telecom heavyweight Verizon Communications reported its 2007 year-end and fourth quarter earnings this morning. The company's 2007 revenues

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Conference Coverage: Consumer Electronics Show

Consumer Electronics Show The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a trade show held each January in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association. It is a

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Top 5 Wireless Industry Predictions for 2008

As is tradition here at FierceWireless, we would like to present our predictions for the year ahead. Before we begin, however, a note of caution. These are simply our opinions gleaned from a

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Dan Hesse's email to Embarq employees

Dear Embarq colleagues, It is with very mixed emotions that I have decided to accept the position of Sprint Nextel CEO. This was a very difficult decision for me to make. Both situations are great

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Top 10 VoIP Leaders - 2007

Our ten VoIP leaders each won their position because of their core strength in specific categories of the IP market place. Other companies may be bigger, some better known, but the

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Top U.S. Wireless IPOs in 2007

Last December my colleague Jim Kim over at FierceFinance concluded that the IPO market "staged something of a comeback" in 2006. As of early December, IPOs had gained 24 percent on average

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Open Handset Alliance: The new way forward for mobile?

With the announcement of the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) led by Google and more than 30 key industry players this week, the launch of the first truly open and comprehensive platform for mobile

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Top 10 Service Providers on the Cutting Edge

A pledge to offer the telecom industry valuable information and insight can't be taken seriously without making a serious statement, and of course, the best way to do that is to start

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