Wireless Watch 611

$200.00

Key Issues:

600 MHz auction may not be goldmine as US carriers look for higher bands 2
Open innovation vs protected QoS – spectrum disputes intensify 2
FCC announces rulemaking for high frequency 5G bands 9
Incentive auction looks like an anachronism before it’s started 11

Comment:

Consolidation at last as India’s RCom chases two mergers 15
ARM pushes Mali towards the IoT, but high end designs star in Q3 results 18
Cablecos get ready for wireless primetime, but still need those MVNOs 21
Could Intel co-design and manufacture an iPhone SoC? 23
Freescale first to allow Thread and Bluetooth to work together 25

M&A Watch:
If DT sells T-Mobile Netherlands, could Liberty swoop for KPN? 26
IoT Watch:
Nemeus puts LoRa and Sigfox on a single chip 29
Spectrum Watch:
Polish LTE auction proceeds are five times more than expected 30
Devices and Components:
Qualcomm claims full set at BBWF; G.fast, 35b, Wave 2 WiFi and AV2 31