Mobile operators need to show more love; State of 4G in 2010

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	Hey, mobile operators -- where's the love? In the traditional wired WAN services world, telecom carriers have had both consumer and business divisions, acknowledging that the needs of each are quite different. Why should the wireless biz be any different? Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Messaging Framework for Cisco Secure Borderless Networks The Cisco Mobile User Security combines Cisco's industry-leading web security and next generation remote access technology to deliver the most robust and secure enterprise mobility solution on the market today. Hear Ambika Gadre of Cisco discuss the benefits of this solution. View Now In this Issue The state of 4G in 2010 10 geeky items you're embarrassed to admit you want LTE speeds faster than expected in Verizon trials Navajo Nation may get cutting-edge LTE network T-Mobile BlackBerry Users to Get Google Default Search Apple's iPad: Will it sell? Cisco quits WiMax radio business Sony Takes Aim at Apple iPhone, iPad and iTunes Intel sees 2012 deployment for mobile WiMax Release 2 WiMax hitches a ride on 1000 taxis in Taipei WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks Liberty University: Campus-wide IPTV over wireless In this webinar, experts from Aruba Networks and Liberty University will discuss the overwhelming business case for transitioning video to wireless, best practices for design and deployment, and initial results from the new service at Liberty. Click to continue The state of 4G in 2010 The transition to 4G services will slowly start to take shape by the end of the year. Read More 10 geeky items you're embarrassed to admit you want Owning such devices would surely be the subject of teasing from those who deny their inner geek, but it would also be the cause of more than a little envy. Read More LTE speeds faster than expected in Verizon trials Verizon said that its field tests of LTE, or 4G, technology has shown wireless data speeds much faster than first expected. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Q&A: Virtualization and Cloud Preparedness As more applications are added per compute node in a virtual environment, there is a corresponding increase in I/O requirements. In this Q&A with Brocade CTO, Dave Stevens, he answers questions on how to ensure your network infrastructure, all the way down to the storage level, is ready for virtualization. Read More! Navajo Nation may get cutting-edge LTE network If a pending federal grant is approved, one of the first LTE (Long-Term Evolution) wireless broadband networks in the U.S. will be built across 15,120 square miles of desert. Read More T-Mobile BlackBerry Users to Get Google Default Search Good news for BlackBerry smartphone users in the United States on T-Mobile, at least if you're a fan of search giant Google: The wireless carrier will soon swap out the Yahoo default search option within the BlackBerry Browser for Google's industry-leading search engine, according to MocoNews.net and other reports. Read More Apple's iPad: Will it sell? Apple's iPad will fly out of stores when it goes on sale in four weeks, building momentum through the rest of the year, analysts said today. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sprint Integrated Wireline and Wireless Services Puzzled about convergent services? Read this IDC white paper for the latest findings now! Learn More Now Cisco quits WiMax radio business Cisco Systems will stop developing and making WiMax base stations to concentrate on the IP (Internet Protocol) networks that sit behind them. Read More Sony Takes Aim at Apple iPhone, iPad and iTunes Although under siege and late to the game, Sony still might woo consumers with new products that largely mimic Apple products if the price is right, says one analyst. Read More Intel sees 2012 deployment for mobile WiMax Release 2 Chip giant Intel, a major backer of the movement to provide mobile WiMax wireless broadband to Internet users around the world, expects the next major release of the technology to be deployed starting in 2012, an executive said Tuesday. Read More WiMax hitches a ride on 1000 taxis in Taipei People in the Taiwanese capital of Taipei will on Tuesday be able to surf the Internet, watch Web TV, play online games and more in 1000 taxis that have been equipped with Mobile WiMax wireless broadband service. Read More
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