4G Weekly Digest  July 8th, 2009 - Volume 4, Issue 34
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Editor's Foreword
By Adlane Fellah, CEO & Founder

Last week Maravedis celebrated its 8th anniversary in business. Over the years we have written countless reports and articles, attended numerous conferences, and organized a number of webinars and events. >> Read More

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Articles
Network Upgrades vs. Converting to LTE: Challenges Operators Face
By Robert Syputa, Senior Analyst & Partner

Many operators have said they are "committed to deploy LTE," but when pressed for details they often say that they have no firm plans and that deployments will likely be in the 2013-2015 time frame. >> Read More

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Stimulating the Need for Broadband
By Adlane Fellah, CEO & Founder

Details of the U.S. broadband stimulus package were released last week by the RUS and the NTIA. The total amount that the agencies expect to award exceeds the US$7.2 billion specified in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed earlier this year because the RUS anticipates awarding a mixture of loans and grants. >> Read More

4G Marcom Watch
By Emma Hancox, Marketing Director
Conference Focuses on Relationship Between TV and Online Viewing

A conference organized by UK ad agency DDB in London last month brought together representatives from the government, the BBC, BSkyB, ITV, Virgin Media and other broadcasters with executives from Hulu, NBC Universal, Google and other media agencies. >> Read More


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Did you Know?

According to Pew Internet and American Life Project, home high-speed Internet usage among adult Americans living in rural areas grew from 38% in 2008 to 46% in 2009.


Ups/Downs
Up

Clearwire USA to launch WiMAX in Las Vegas July 21st >>Read More

Up Telefonica wins exclusive Palm Pre deals >> Read More
Up HTC Q2 beats expectations on Android devices >> Read More
Down Danske Telecom CEO Peter Sorensen resigns
Down NSN backs away from WiMAX >> Read More
Down Bollore Telecom confirms plan to switch off WiMAX Site >> Read More
Down Clearwire Belgium cuts back on operations >> Read More


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