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	Verizon to pay $3.6B for mobile spectrum Verizon Wireless has agreed to pay SpectrumCo $3.6 billion for mobile spectrum licenses covering 259 million U.S. residents. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Systems, Inc. Converge Your Networks for Flexibility Cisco Unified Fabric offers the industry's largest and first fully interoperable portfolio of Fiber Channel integrating storage and data networking to deliver transparent convergence, massive three-dimensional scalability and sophisticated intelligence. It also reduces your costs up to 45%. Learn More In this Issue AT&T, Verizon LTE networks offer similar data download, Web browsing speeds What the Next-Gen GPS Satellite Upgrade Means for You Update: AT&T kills $39B T-Mobile deal Cox to sell spectrum to Verizon for $315M Sprint disables Carrier IQ software on its handsets RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Red Hat FOUR STEPS TO A PRIVATE OR HYBRID CLOUD STEP 4: ACCELERATE BUSINESS RESULTS WITH YOUR CLOUD. WEBINAR - JANUARY 19, 2012. In the From Virtualization to Cloud webinar series, Red Hat® and the IT Process Institute guide you through the best practices of cloud-building. Learn how to optimize cloud economics, reshape behavior for IT-as-a-Service, and streamline cross-functional collaboration. REGISTER NOW AT&T, Verizon LTE networks offer similar data download, Web browsing speeds Data downloads and Web browsing on new LTE-ready smartphones were slightly faster on AT&T's new 4G LTE network than on the far more widely spread 4G LTE network of rival Verizon Read More What the Next-Gen GPS Satellite Upgrade Means for You Testing is about to begin on the next-generation of Global Positioning System satellites, with the arrival of a prototype unit at a Lockheed Martin complex in Colorado. Read More WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems Meeting Network Video Delivery Requirements Businesses are increasingly relying on video to inform, educate and inspire, but video can overwhelm even the most robust networks. Video optimization ensures your infrastructure is able to support all multimedia demands by offloading media servers and delivering a high-quality user experience. Read now! Update: AT&T kills $39B T-Mobile deal AT&T has scrapped its plans to purchase rival mobile carrier T-Mobile USA in the face of opposition from two U.S. agencies. Read More Cox to sell spectrum to Verizon for $315M Cox Communications plans to sell wireless spectrum licenses covering 28 million U.S. residents to Verizon Wireless for $315 million, becoming the latest cable operator to join with Verizon for mobile services. Read More Sprint disables Carrier IQ software on its handsets Sprint, the biggest user of Carrier IQ's software, said it has disabled use of the tool in response to customer concerns. Read More
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