 | | July 22, 2009: 4G TRENDS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
| |  | | | | | | THIS WEEK'S FEATURED ARTICLES: | | | | | |  | | 4G TRENDS:
4G WORLD 2009 WORKSHOP FOCUS: WIRELESS BROADBAND OPERATOR WORKSHOP: NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC STIMULUS | | Sponsored by Redline Communications 
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
9:00-4:00pm-lunch will be provided ONLY AT 4G WORLD 2009...this workshop, hosted by Redline Communications, will focus on the key network and business planning considerations that will determine the success of applications for Broadband Stimulus programs. The workshop will open with timely update on the key broadband stimulus programs – USDA-RUS, NTIA BTOP and DOE SmartGrid Pilots and the grants and loans awarded to date. The first module will also provide an assessment of the technology and spectrum alternatives available to applicants.
The second module will examine the potential for public-private partnerships for NTIA-BTOP submissions with concrete examples provided via various business models demonstrating several alternative approaches used by various applicants. Finally, Redline executives will provide network design and planning options for 2.3 / 2.5 / 3.65 / 4.9 GHz and 5 GHz License Exempt bands based on extensive experience in successfully deploying wireless broadband networks in unserved and underserved communities worldwide. View the full program 4G World 2009 September 15 – 18 at McCormick Place, Chicago
**EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS JULY 31, 2009** Register today and save $500 off full conference rates. Use priority code: 4GWBRO2 
| | | |  | | | | | WIMAX TRENDS:
CLEAR AIR IN LAS VEGAS | | | | | By Andrew Mitchell  In spite of the dismal global, and the especially hard hit American economy, wireless service provider Clearwire has managed to stay on track for their deployment of mobile WiMAX in Las Vegas. Officially launched yesterday, July 21, Clearwire Communications’ CLEAR service will provide access to approximately 1.7 million business and consumer customers throughout the new 638 square mile coverage area.
Another interesting component of the launch is the announcement of the availability of a dual-mode 4G/3G USB modem dubbed the “Clear 4G+”. This should come as welcome news to those current CLEAR subscribers who have been juggling 2 modems as well as capturing the attention of those who have been thus far hesitant to make the leap from an existing 3G service. The new Clear 4G+ product is scheduled to hit the shelves on August 1.
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| | | | | | MOBILE INTERNET TRENDS:
SPRINT MANDATES WI-FI BUT WLANS REMAIN BOTH FRIEND AND FOE | | | By Caroline Gabriel Only a few years ago US carriers were mounting lawsuits against WiFi  metrozone operators. Now AT&T and T-Mobile have made such hotspots a key element of their proposition, and last week Sprint Nextel said it would insist on WiFi support in all the smartphones it offers from next year. WiFi, then - provided it is under cellco control - has shifted from being a threat (diverting users away from mobile networks onto unlicensed, often free services), to a friend (allowing the exploding levels of wireless data to be spread over multiple pipes, with WiFi the cheapest to the carrier). But any strategy involving unlicensed networks involves a double-edged sword, and this is especially seen in the rising use of mobile application stores. The upsides of WiFi for carriers? If they can direct users onto WiFi hotspots and networks they control (and charge for, at least as part of a services bundle), they can mitigate the loss of revenue from 3G to WLANs; do something about the quality of service; increase user loyalty and reduce churn; and offload the kind of low value but data-intensive traffic that can compromise a 3G network. Increasingly, consumers do find themselves on a WiFi network controlled by their operator. T-Mobile USA was a pioneer in using dual-mode devices and UMA to support fixed/mobile convergence and value added services in the home, while offering users bundled deals that included access to its huge hotspot system - reducing their cellular spend while on the road, but keeping them within the T-Mobile world. AT&T has aggressively emulated this strategy on the hotspot and bundling front, especially since acquiring Wayport and poaching the important Starbucks coffee chain deal from its smaller rival - though it does not use UMA for FMC and homezone services, pursuing a femtocell strategy instead. Continue Reading… | | | | | |  | UPCOMING EVENTS:
STAY AHEAD OF THE INDUSTRY - KEEP CURRENT | | | | | Telebriefing: July 30, 2009
4G Femtocells Beyond Voice
Nate Dyer, Yankee Group
| | | | | Telebriefing: August 6, 2009
World Open Mobile Applications Development
Gene Signorini, Yankee Group
Learn More | | | | | Conference: 4G World Conference and Expo 2009: September 15-18, 2009 Register today and save $200 off full conference fees. Use priority code: 4GWBRO2
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