Ericsson completes acquisition of Nortel's CDMA/LTE assets; 802.11n taking off on college campuses

> Ericsson announced that it has completed its acquisition of Nortel Networks' CDMA business and LTE assets. Article

> LTE deployments will pick up over the next few years and lead to 87 million LTE subscribers by 2014, according to the trade group, the GSMA. Article

> A survey conducted by Meraki shows a dramatic increase in the use of 802.11n on college campuses. Article

> The seemingly unstoppable demand for mobile Internet access and data services appears to be recession proof, said the global head of France Telecom's Orange mobile business, Olaf Swantee. Article

And Finally... President Hugo Chavez said in a televised speech Friday that "there are lots of fat people" in Venezuela and advised his supporters to exercise and eat healthy to trim their waistlines. Article