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Cable and media execs say over-the-top video will need much more than hype to topple MSOs and satcos from their TV perch

Verizon Wireless has brought forward the expected launch date for its first LTE based mobile phone by around six months to the middle of next year. Click here for more.

Qualcomm is reported to be preparing to bid for BWA radio spectrum in India in a move to push LTE services at a time when 3G networks will only just be starting their own deployment. Click here for more.

Turkcell's network has tested its 3G network to a data download speed of 42.2 Mbps. Turkcell added that it is preparing to provide its customers with these speed levels later in 2010. Click here for more.

Google's US$750 million acquisition of mobile advertising agency, AdMob may be facing regulatory hurdles in the USA after the FTC requested sworn declarations from industry firms, including competitors regarding their merger. Click here for more.

There is no doubt that 2009 was a bad financial year, and there were fears at its beginning that the wireless infrastructure market would see a severe downturn. Estimates for contraction ranged as high as 10-12%. Click here for more.

Apple is working on a solution to one of the iPhone's biggest failings -- lack of multi-tasking support for third party applications -- AppleInsider reports. Click here for more.

T-Mobile now has a HSPA+ dongle for Philadelphia. Where will it launch faster 3G next?

Motorola's Docsis 3.0 modems will soon have some company on retail shelves after Zoom's model gets blessed by CableLabs

Humans are unpredictable, movers and shakers - or so we might think. Yet new research that used cell phones to track people reveals the patterns of our movements and where we can be found, day or night, are predictable as much as 93 percent of the time, no matter how far we travel.

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South Africa's MTN Group has reported full-year revenues up by 9.2% to R111.9 billion (US$15 billion), although it would have been a further 11 points higher had currency changes not affected the South African Rand and Nigerian Naira. Click here for more.

Motorola has inked a deal with Microsoft to put its Bing branded mobile search engine and maps services on its Android based smartphones. Click here for more.

Turkey's Turkcell has reported that its fourth-quarter revenues declined by 3% to US$1.47 billion, mainly due to a reimbursement based on previously announced regulatory decisions as well as a declining contribution from Group companies. Click here for more.

Telkom Indonesia has awarded a contract to PT. Teknologi Riset Global (TRG) for a nationwide WiMAX network. Click here for more.

CGAP has announced a partnership with the UK's DFID to expand ongoing global efforts to use ICT, especially mobile phones, to increase access to basic financial services for the poor. Click here for more.

XL's ratings reflect its entrenched third position in Indonesia's cellular market, reasonable growth prospects, and strategic importance to its Malaysian parent, Axiata Group Berhad (86.5%), as its largest overseas investment. Click here for more.

Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software. Click here for more.

Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the world's richest person, jumping past Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the first person from a developing nation to top the list, according to Forbes magazine. Click here for more.

Shares of Analog Devices got a boost Wednesday after a Bernstein Research analyst upgraded the chip maker, saying its stock's value is "more attractive now than at any period since we launched coverage on the company." Click here for more.

comScore has found Motorola to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 22.9 percent market share in the US market, while RIM led among smartphone platforms with 43 percent market share Click here for more.

Google looks likely to overtake Microsoft soon in US smartphone market share

Time Warner Cable's getting ready to go national with interactive ads that prompt subs to set TV show reminders and DVR recordings

Daily summaries of short news items relating to the mobile networks. Click here for more.

Liberty Global's Timothy Burke says wideband network build-outs are averaging $20 per home passed, and modem costs keep dropping

By offering a $60 Internet-phone package with a lifelong price guaranteed, rural ILEC retains more wireline customers

Germany's largest cable operator could raise nearly $1 billion in an initial public offering slotted for March 22

While smart phones have made it easier for workers to stay connected to the office, they may not be a good idea for every commute. Click here for more.

US based navigation service provider, TeleNav has released usage data that suggests users depend on GPS navigation for much more than getting from point A to point B. Click here for more.

Samsung Mobile says that it ended the fourth quarter of 2009 with the top position in the USA's mobile handset market share, retaining the title for the sixth quarter in a row. Click here for more.

Worldwide microwave transmission equipment revenues grew 9 percent in the fourth quarter 2009, with the packet microwave revenues growing 40 percent during the same period. Click here for more.

A consortium has been set up to explore an open, common user interface platform for mobile devices, to make them easier to use for disadvantaged populations around the world. Click here for more.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt struck by explosion in mobile computing, defends company's influence Click here for more.

China Mobile invests $5.8B for 20 pct stake in Shanghai Pudong Bank to develop mobile banking Click here for more.

A new initiative named Beyond Next-Generation Mobile Broadband (BuNGee) aimed at a tenfold increase of mobile broadband infrastructure capacity density has been launched Click here for more.

The SMS and text messaging center includes interactive video tutorials, educational articles and support resources all pertinent to the sending of text and SMS messages. NotePage, Inc. has long been a leader in wireless communication and the SMS learning center expands on their commitment to educate users about messaging technologies, procedures and protocols.

The SMS learning center and videos are freely available, and no login is required. Additional details can be found at: http://www.notepage.net/learning-center/notepage-learning-center.htm

German operators' LTE plans face uncertainty as a regional court could decide next week to stop the country's upcoming spectrum auction

Shipments of mobile WiMAX chipsets reached 5 million in 2009, up from 1.3 million in 2008, according to a report by Maravedis. Click here for more.

Consider this T-shirt: It can monitor your heart rate and breathing, analyze your sweat and even cool you off on a hot summer's day. What about a pillow that monitors your brain waves, or a solar-powered dress that can charge your ipod or MP4 player? This is not science fiction - this is cotton in 2010. Click here for more.

Desperately seeking new revenue opportunities amid intensifying competition from free alternatives, providers of navigation applications are turning to social networking sites to make their products more appealing to consumers, Click here for more.