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Barcelona Buzz: mobile TV tops MWC interest levels

Valista 'snap poll' also finds WiMAX leading LTE in respondent interest

Digital commerce specialist Valista wanted to know what people were talking about during the first day of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, so it did a little "snap poll" of about 100 delegates. The answers it got were surprising.

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Welcome to Mobile World Congress

The massive event, formerly known as GSM World Congress, or 3GSM, returns to Barcelona with a new name. This week, Telecommunications will be OnSite with the latest news, views,and product launches.

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OnSite Coverage:

ZTE showcases pre-commercial SDR base station
Paves way for LTE and WiMAX software upgrades

Mobile TV hampered by high prices and poor quality
Survey by M:Metrics identifies US$270M lost revenue opportunity

Huawei projects 30% growth in MENA for 2008
Privatization and 3G licensing key for Middle East North Africa expansion

WiMAX Forum plots for 700 MHz
Organization pledges to prioritize work based on increased market interest

Bluetooth and 802.11 & perfect together?
SIG announces plans to mix-and-match wireless formats

EU's Reding sets July 1 as mobile "D-Day"
Mobile operators under timetable pressure to cut data roaming charges

T-Mobile ties up search deal with Yahoo
New mobile search service to start next month

AlcaLu and NEC create LTE JV
First LTE products slated for Q3 2009

Symbian smartphone shipments increase 50% during 2007
CEO shrugs off potential threat from Microsoft and Android

Mobile TV hampered by high prices and poor quality
Survey by M:Metrics identifies US$270M lost revenue opportunity

MTS strikes notebook deal with Microsoft
Russian mobile operator ramps up data usage efforts

Femtocells draw Motorola's attention
Vendor chasing telcos with converged home networking solution




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Bonding with copper

Insight Research report finds new use for the twisted pair

Rich Power, VP of Insight Research, talks with Telecommunications Executive Editor Sean Buckley about the findings of the analyst firm's new report, Telecommunications and Bonded Copper: A Pair Bonding Solution for Carrier Ethernet, Wireless Backhaul, and DSL Backhaul. This report chronicles how service providers are finding utility in using copper bonding for their network service needs.

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Fujitsu takes the pain out of wireless backhaul

Offers simultaneous support for TDM and IP/Ethernet

When the wireless network's main application was voice, a traditional T1 circuit in the backhaul network was sufficient. However, the bursty nature of data-centric applications that will run over the CDMA and future LTE paths will require a flexible such as IP/Ethernet. Sean Buckley speaks to Jim Orr, principal network architect in the wireless market development group at Fujitsu.

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