> Mobile players have invested more than $3 billion in the packet core space during the past six months alone. And, according to those in the market, the reason is clear: Thanks to dramatic increases in data traffic, and the looming prospect of widespread 4G, the packet core is poised to become a critical element in operators' management of mobile broadband. Article
> Why haven't mobile broadband prices gone down? Article
> Google is working on a software fix that should improve some 3G network problems Nexus One owners have reported. Article
> Alvarion saw its stock rise this week after RBC Capital markets analyst Daniel Meron raised his rating to "outperform" from "sector perform" in part because the vendor was chosen as one of the infrastructure suppliers to Clearwire's Spanish WiMAX network. Article
> Bids submitted by equipment maker Teracom, backed by U.S. technology giant Cisco, have emerged as the best offer to become Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's franchisee partner for offering urban WiMax broadband services in eight circles. Article
And Finally... PETA wants organizers of Pennsylvania's Groundhog Day festival to replace Punxsutawney Phil with a robotic stand-in, saying it's unfair to keep him in captivity and scare him with huge crowds on Feb. 2. But William Deeley, president of the Inner Circle of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, says the animal is "being treated better than the average child in Pennsylvania." Article