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Meet the 2012 Rising Stars of Wireless

In today's competitive business landscape, there are many obstacles to developing a successful wireless strategy. Whether you are in charge of developing a state-of-the-art smartphone, launching an Read more >>

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Analysys Mason: Sprint's M2M partnership with Orange positions it for international growth

February 10, 2012 — 12:27pm ET | By
Steve Hilton Against the backdrop of an M2M market expected to grow from 142 million device connections in 2012 to 2.2 billion by 2020, Sprint and Orange Business Services (OBS) have Read more >>

Report: LTE to juice mobile handset and gear market 17% in 2012

February 10, 2012 — 11:09am ET | By
The booming LTE market will translate into 17 percent revenue growth for the overall global mobile communications equipment market in 2012, according to a new report from IHS iSuppli. The report is Read more >>

Sprint, T-Mobile, MetroPCS urge FCC to delay review of Verizon's cable deals

February 10, 2012 — 10:43am ET | By
Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S), T-Mobile USA, MetroPCS (NASDAQ:PCS) and others want the FCC to halt its informal 180-day "shot clock" review of Verizon Wireless' (NYSE:VZ) $3.9 billion purchase of spectrum Read more >>

FreedomPop looks beyond LightSquared for wholesale access

February 10, 2012 — 10:26am ET | By
FreedomPop, the startup backed by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom that aims to provide mobile broadband on a "freemium" model, plans to partner with another wireless carrier for wholesale access Read more >>

Tracfone MVNO Straight Talk nets 493K subs in Q4

February 10, 2012 — 9:02am ET | By
América Móvil's U.S. TracFone unit notched 493,000 subscriber additions in the fourth quarter as its subscriber growth slowed. However, the unit's revenue boomed amid higher usage, Read more >>

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Quick news from around the Web.

@FierceWireless: Nokia N9 spotted running Ice Cream Sandwich, dual-boot in the works. Article | Follow@FierceWireless

> Huawei said it shipped 20 million smartphones globally in 2011. Article

> Sierra Wireless posted its fourth straight quarterly loss. Article

> T-Mobile USA said the Nokia Astound will not be upgraded to Symbian Belle. Article

> A German court dismissed Motorola's latest patent lawsuit against Apple. Article

Mobile Content News

> Appcelerator acquired mobile app infrastructure firm Cocoafish. Financial details were not disclosed. Article

> Google is at work on a patch for a security flaw identified in its Wallet mobile payment service. Article

> Professional networking platform LinkedIn will integrate advertisements into its mobile applications. Article

And finally... The FBI's file on Steve Jobs painted him as a reality-distorting visionary. Article