GLG News by Wireless Data Services Experts

There's a lot to like about this news: 1. Tata is a solid player in Indian telecommunications 2. Telsima brings state of the art technology to the equation 3. The use of proven fixed WiMAX to pursue the Indian enterprise telecommunications market is a solid business plan Lets compare and contrast this...

   I agree with Mr. Payam Maveddat analysis. Sprint has too many networks to maintain.

Wireless vendors have begun marketing their telecom gear (base stations) based on metrics such as carbon footprint and energy efficiency. End-users might see this as a "feel good" move.  Operators in emerging markets - where base stations may not have easy access to power - might see it as a necessity...

Sprint and Clearwire have revived talks for a nation wide WiMAX network that would use funding from Intel, Google and Best Buy.  There is no further evidence that the much-discussed joint venture will go forward much less reaching the 100 million Americans by Christmas 2008. The article reports...

- The announcement of new funding by Blyk indicates some investors still see potential in Blyk, despite non-flying results in the UK - The announced deal with Vodafone NL is one of the first wholesale deals for Vodafone in the Netherlands in a crowded MVNO-market, where over 90% over MVNO's are on the...

Most of the media and some analysts focus only on a very small hand full of 700 MHz auction participants with grandiose "fantasy football" analyses ("AT&T to do X", "Verizon to do Y". The unanswered question is: "who are the other 200 bidders?" Followed by "what are the aggregate industry impacts...

FCC Chairman Martin has dropped hints that the auction may not yield the desired billions of dollars and that it might be related to the current credit crunch. There is not necessarily a strong relationship between his auction and a credit crunch because: 1. savvy bidders had their cash lined up some...

-WiMAX FDD is well suited for US AWS and 700 MHz license parameters -makes WiMAX applicable for 1,000+ US service providers -opens many opportunities for vendors willing to address these license holders

As I compile an analysis of the over 200 approved bidders for the 700 MHz auction (24 JAN), I cannot but notice a preponderance of rural service providers (telcos, ISPs, cellular, WISPs). A check of their respective web sites reveal a universal struggle to offer at least a triple/quadruple play of services...

Wireless broadband evolution is the very key driver for the femtocell and may take 2 to 3 years before it really take off. Wireless operators is facing more and more strengent competition in the saturated market. The new grow is more valuable to rob competitors' customers than to gain new wireless customers,...