ctia wireless 2008 coverageTOP STORYCTIA: As AWS roll out, vendors start pumping out phonesThere isn’t exactly a glut of Advanced Wireless Services phones on the market, but there isn’t a dearth either. As the first AWS networks went live in the last few weeks, handset makers at CTIA Wireless debuted new devices embedded with the new radio chips, trying to avoid the time gap between networks and handsets common to a new technology launch.... CTIA WIRELESS 2008 NEWSFROM TELEPHONY'S BLOGSCTIA: John Edwards makes headlines, but not about wirelessHow ironic. The news of greatest import to come out of CTIA Wireless had absolutely nothing to do with wireless... CTIA: embedding QualcommQualcomm isn’t just about phones anymore. It’s also powering the radio connections of future laptops. According to the chipset maker, “several” laptop makers, including Dell, are incorporating Qualcomm’s data device UMTS and EV-DO radio chips into their PCs and plan to ship them in 2008. What’s more T-Mobile International, Verizon Wireless, Vodafone and Telefonica have either certified said laptops or will complete certification this month... CTIA: Below the ‘Surface’ with AT&TAT&T today announced it would be the first commercial customer using Microsoft’s ‘Surface’ technology, which lets users touch, grab and manipulate data on screens. The technology isn’t used in AT&T mobile phones, but in a new table-top kiosk to be deployed in AT&T retail stores... CTIA: Velocity Mobile plays it smartThere was a new face in the smartphone manufacturer crowd at CTIA this year. Called Velocity Mobile, the company launched this week, along with two new smartphones designed to enhance the Windows Mobile experience... More From Telephony Unfiltered Blog CTIA 2008 COMMENTARYFROM OUR PRINT ISSUESThe new service providers"Service provider" and "network operator" are becoming independent terms in wireless. Read more of this feature article on how companies are evolving... Gearing up for 700 MHzWith the dust settling from this year's 700 MHz auction, the winners will begin to formalize their plans for that spectrum and vendors already are gearing... Milking 3GWith 4G dominating the attention of the industry, 3G seems to have fallen by the wayside. However, a sizable evolutionary path for both CDMA2000 and wideband CDMA still exists... Hidden powerFemtocells are a hot topic in telecom, touted as a way to make mobile customers happier through better coverage. But the in-home devices could have a hidden benefit: easing electric bills for mobile operators... |
advertisement CTIA WIRELESS 2008 PODCASTSA Telephony Podcast: CTIA 2008 Trends and InsightsEditor-in-Chief Carol Wilson gathers the Telephony staff at the CTIA Wireless 2008 trade show in Las Vegas for an informal roundtable discussion of the biggest trends and highlights from the show floor. Editors Kevin Fitchard, Rich Karpinski and Sarah Reedy weigh in... A Telephony Podcast: Daniel Doulton, SpinVoxExecutive Editor Rich Karpinski talks with Daniel Doulton, chief strategy officer and co-founder of SpinVox. SpinVox offers a service that, among other applications, translates voicemails to text for e-mail delivery... A Telephony Podcast: 700 MHz Auction ResultsSenior Editor Kevin Fitchard discusses the 700 MHz auction results with Current Analysis' Bill Ho... A Telephony Podcast: Marc Robins, SIP Forum PresidentMarc Robins, president and managing director of the SIP Forum, talks with Associate News Editor Sarah Reedy about the biggest trade-show trends and the future of the communications industry. ... IMPORTANT CTIA 2008 LINKSDON'T MISS THESE KEYNOTES
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