Broadband / Network Services

Ericsson to build world's first commercial 4G/LTE network for TeleSonera

Light Reading: What can telcos learn from Amazon? (basically a Telco 2.0 analysis).

Engadget's review of 3G USB cards and their networks hails Verizon the winner with AT&T a slightly surprising 2nd (because the iPhone has often been criticised for it's poor 3G data support on that network).

Nokia's Ovi store opens. Early reviews are not all that positive partly due to it being overloaded but even after a settling down period, it's problematic.

EU allocation of S-band satellite spectrum is being challenged in court mainly over whether the EU has pan-European authority over spectrum (it doesn't).

Why the US should continue to control the DNS system

AT&T speed-bumping their 3G

The US stimulus bill should be a boon for the wireless tech. sector

FTTH

Daily Wireless: Why Branding matters even for Muni projects

Abu Dhabi sets sights on being the most connected city with FTTH everywhere.

G.hn suggested as route to self-install triple-play

BBC on broadband NotSpots

WiMAX

Nice article on private wireless networks, especially utilities.

Mobile / FMC / VoIP

Android: Version 1,5 is out. Samsung's i7500 - first Android-based phone without a physical keyboard although HTC's Ion, or G2 is right behind plus there's many more Android phones expected this year. HTC will sell Android phones to China Mobile.

Report from RNCOS says global mobile TV market is projected to grow at CAGR of more than 46% from now to 2013. You'll have to pay $1600 to read more.

Palm Pre: is there anything that's not leaked these days? Here's the gesture guide for the new phone. Also the pundits are getting in early with (a reasonably well argued) set of reasons the Pre will fail. Another review. Palm themselves have demonstrated sync'ing music with iTunes. Now, colour me careful, but that's borderline DMCA-busting reverse engineering of a DRM'd protocol and one cannot expect Apple to just sit there & approve.

iPhone: It's a better platform for ads according to BrightKite and doubled its market share (Gartner: 1Q09 vs 1Q08) . Rumours of iPod and iPhone refresh and (allegedly) leaked details of the compass and camera on the new iPhone

Subscriber numbers are down again at Hutch Lanka, they cite tighter registration controls as a factor.

Ericsson to bring TD-SCDMA to China Mobile and the mass market