| March 3, 2010: 4G TRENDS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
| | | | THIS WEEK'S FEATURED ARTICLES: | | | | | | 4G TRENDS FEATURE: THE RISE OF THE CMO — BUT WHERE M = MOBILITY | By Emily Green, President and Chief Executive Officer, Yankee Group Research Over a fun breakfast last week, I chatted with John Bruggeman, CMO of Cadence, the electronic design automation firm. Just back from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, I was talking about the battles in the mobile revolution. John says there are three significant battles still underway in that sector that have do-or-die stakes for the businesses in the actual battle: the mobile operating system (Nokia, Google, and Microsoft - the latter making another run at it with a rethought Windows Mobile), the mobile device platform (the usual handset suspects, Apple, and possibly some daring consumer electronics players), and the prevailing semiconductor architecture - which he sees as boiled down to a question of whether high-performance Intel processors make inroads against the widely used low-power ARM architecture. Continue Reading… http://4gtrends.com/?p=3165 | | | | | Agilent’s most popular LTE Design and Test Fundamentals Webcasts on CD – FREE! This webcast series is developed and presented by Agilent experts in LTE. Volume 1 covers the basics of understanding 3GPP LTE, SC-FDMA, RF measurements, and LTE protocol. Volume 2 (NEW!) covers everything from MIMO to SDR and the future LTE Advanced. Click here to order your copies today! | | | | MOBILE INTERNET TRENDS AVOIDING MOBILE MADNESS: MOBILE FINANCE AND THE IMPACT ON REGULATORS | | By Jon Paisner, Senior Analyst, Yankee Group Research Yesterday, I participated in an Emerging Issues Forum at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors-they called it “Protecting Consumers in a Mobile Finance World”. Easier said then done. Granted, the Federal Reserve is trying to focus on the future technological trends impacting consumers, and not just the current issues we face on a daily basis. They are looking for the balance to ensure consumer protection while not stifling innovation-a lofty goal. Let’s hope they are up to the challenge. Continue Reading… http://4gtrends.com/?p=3156 | | | | | | | WIMAX TRENDS: SPRINT TO GET WIMAX HANDSET THIS SUMMER, VERIZON MAY MOVE EARLY WITH LTE | By Caroline Gabriel, Contributing Editor, 4G Trends It seems likely that the much anticipated WiMAX smartphone will indeed debut at Clearwire and Sprint this summer, as heavily hinted by Clearwire CEO Bill Morrow. The handset is reported to be an HTC model, codenamed Supersonic and offering dual-mode WiMAX/CDMA. This could debut only a year ahead of an initial LTE phone at Verizon, a strategy that would score PR points for the CDMA carrier, but would come laden with risk. Continue Reading… http://4gtrends.com/?p=3176 | | | | | UPCOMING EVENTS: STAY AHEAD OF THE INDUSTRY - KEEP CURRENT | | | | Webinar: Thursday, March 18, 2010 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST Spectrum for IMT Advanced Learn More | | | | |
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