February 10, 2011  Sprint Boasts 1.1M Net Adds, Cuts Churn in 4Q Sprint Nextel showed some signs of a turn-around in its fourth quarter results today, posting its best numbers for new wireless subscribers in years. continue Verizon Places First VoLTE Call Verizon Wireless says it has placed the first voice call over its commercial LTE network, moving IMS-based Voice over LTE (VoLTE) from the lab to a commercial network for the first time. continue Opinion: HP Justifies Palm Acquisition Yesterday's HP event was as much about a couple of smartphones and a tablet as it was about justifying to investors the $1.2 billion the company spent to acquire Palm. continue Obama Gets Serious about Broadband In an address to be given at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Mich., President Obama today will detail plans to facilitate the rollout of high-speed wireless services across more of the country. continue INQ Expands Facebook Features with 2 New Phones You can call them Facebook phones or two of several Facebook phones, but don't call them friendless... continue iPhone-Starved States Welcome CDMA Version Katie Elenberger took her doctor's orders for bed rest in stride, especially because her first day of maternity leave coincided with the delivery of her iPhone. continue News Briefs for February 10, 2011 Companies in today's briefs include: Alcatel-Lucent, DeviceAnywhere, Wholesale Applications Community, Ciena, Qualcomm Innovation Center, America Movil, Tracfone, FCC, GSM Association, Verizon... View All From the Website: Will the New Open Internet Rules Rule? On Dec. 21, 2010, the FCC voted 3-2 in favor new network neutrality rules that affect mostly fixed, broadband networks. However, there are some provisions that could protect consumers on wireless networks. Continue |