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Mobile WAN operators raise 'openness' bar

It was a productive week for mobile WANs, with AT&T, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and Sprint all making announcements that broke new ground for the licensed operators. Read full story

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Adobe's decision to give Flash developers a way to craft iPhone apps is an "end-around" Apple's decision to ban Flash Player from its popular smartphone, an analyst said today.

Networks have to get more dense, Qualcomm says
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