4G Weekly Digest  June 24th, 2009 - Volume 4, Issue 32
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Editor's Foreword
By Adlane Fellah, CEO & Founder

There are plenty of industry news items from the past few days on which to comment. First, Nortel has entered into an agreement to sell its CDMA business and LTE access assets to Nokia Siemens Networks for US$650 million. >> Read More

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Alvarion Snags a Big One
By Robert Syputa, Senior Analyst & Partner

Last week Alvarion announced an agreement to supply Open Range Communications with WiMAX and core networks. This contract is a step forward for Alvarion as they fill the role of prime contractor of a deal that is valued at US$100 million over a five-year period. >> Read More

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Telecom Italia's LTE Strategy
By Cintia Garza, 4GCounts Team Lead and Market Analyst, CALA

In late December 2008, the WiMAXCounts Operator Tracking Service changed its name to 4GCounts, as Maravedis has started tracking operators committed to launching an LTE network. We have been conducting interviews with major mobile carriers who are following a network evolution path from HSPA to HSPA+ and later on, LTE. >> Read More

4G Marcom Watch
By Emma Hancox, Marketing Director
Spotlight: AT&T's New Sr. VP Brand Marketing & Advertising

Number 2 U.S. wireless carrier AT&T has snagged former Coca-Cola exec Esther Lee to oversee brand marketing, advertising creative and media strategy. According to Advertising Age, last year AT&T spent $2 billion in measured media. In this newly created position, Lee is expected to bring a fresh approach, challenging how AT&T has branded itself in the past by introducing new ways to tap into the emotional relevance of the “always-connected” theme that has by now become the standard message that all carriers are communicating. >> Read More


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Ups/Downs
Up

Alvarion wins $100 million Rural Utilities Services supply agreement from Open Range >>Read More

Up LG shows off world's first 4G LTE modem >> Read More
Up ZTE wins WiMAX network contract from Saudi Arabia >> Read More
Down Nortel CDMA, LTE businesses being sold to Nokia Siemens Networks >> Read More
Down Airspan in talks to be acquired by Gilat >> Read More
Down Alcatel-Lucent stock falls in reaction to NSN's Nortel acquisition >> Read More

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