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Qualcomm Scoops Up AMD Assets

$65M is price tag for mobile multimedia assets from struggling chipmaker.
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A Startup’s Recession Survival Guide

After the second major economic implosion in less than a decade, companies scramble to stay alive.
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Will Sprint Modem Save Mobile WiMAX?

The carrier’s modem that does both 3G and WiMAX will appeal to a small segment of the business market and do little to stave off the onslaught of LTE, analyst says.
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Alcatel-Lucent Wields Recovery Plan: Slash Away

Paris-based company says it will trim 1,000 managers, 5,000 contractors, and cut costs related to its massive legacy business.
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Alvarion Sheds Jobs, Cuts Exec Pay

Company says cuts are pre-emptive, but WiMAX faces a two-year window so an extended downturn could spell trouble.
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Cable’s Clearwire Quandary

Cable operators are betting $1.65B on the service that competes with cable modems and may never compete with AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and T-Mobile.
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Clearwire Closes Deal Amid Hurdles

WiMAX firm faces new realities as it embarks on a plan that was drawn up before the economy skidded into recession.
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Hell Week for Telecom

Monumental losses, layoffs, employee buyouts, and lowered forecasts marked a difficult week for telecom, but startups could be the biggest casualties to come.
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Qualcomm Plans PC for 3G Networks

Qualcomm's Kayak device will target emerging economies, but it will likely run squarely into efforts from Nokia.
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AT&T Snacks on Wi-Fi Provider for $275M

Wayport, backed by Sevin Rosen, New Enterprise, extends AT&T service from Starbucks to McDonald’s and hotels.
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FCC Approves Verizon Wireless-Alltel

Federal Communications Commission signs off on so-called whites space rules, the Verizon Wireless-Alltel merger, and the tie-up of Sprint’s and Clearwire’s WiMAX businesses.
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WiChorus Nets $18M for WiMAX

Despite credit concerns in the carrier market, investors believe WiMAX, with billions of dollars worth of projects in the pipeline, will soldier on for some time.
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Israeli WiMAX Chip Maker Nets $22M

Altair Semiconductor will use its new cash haul to speed its transition from engineering company to a marketing one courting major carriers.
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Cable Challenge: Wi-Fi or WiMAX?

Normally in lockstep on new technology, cable operators are divided on wireless, but experts say when the dust settles maverick Cablevision will come back to the pack.
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Cablevision Unwraps Free Wi-Fi

Unlike its rivals who chose WiMax, New York's maverick cable operator picks Wi-Fi for the largest free wireless mesh network in the United States.
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Intel, Jajah Awaken VoIP Inside

Chip giant hopes developers will follow VoIP firm's lead and use 'Wake' technology for unattended downloads and remote PC management.
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Intel Leads Charge to Referee WiMAX Patent Cost

Alliance--which includes Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent, Samsung, Sprint Nextel, and Clearwire--aims to cap costs.
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Will Google and Cable Firms Rejuvenate WiMAX?

A well-financed wireless broadband carrier with well-heeled backers motivated to innovate could jolt the WiMAX community out of its inertia.
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Tech Consortium Bids $14.5B on WiMAX

Google, Intel, Sprint Nextel, Clearwire, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House wager a fortune on an unproven but disruptive technology.
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Deutsche Telekom Eying Sprint Purchase?

Buying Sprint would vault the German giant into the top U.S. mobile carrier spot, but will its backers approve?
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