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Featured Articles » AT&T to Invest $1 Billion in Cloud and Mobility Solutions for Businesses » AirWalk Boasts a Broad Portfolio of Femtocells and Small Cell Solutions » 100 Million NFC-Capable Devices to Ship in 2011? » US Cellular and King Street Wireless to Deliver 4G LTE Services and 4G-Enabled Devices   Sponsor: 4GWE Conference 4GWE will explore the critical issues of how best to enable and exploit the mobile Internet. 4GWE will explore the trends driving a shift towards an anywhere, anytime, broadband mobile network. As part of ITEXPO, 4GWE has become the industry's premier gathering place for Mobile Network Operators, fixed carriers, handset manufacturers, mobile internet device manufacturers, application providers, and venture capitalists   Top Stories » Signals Research Group Reveals Results of HSPA+ Chipset Data Performance Test » Verizon Wireless Prepares Crisis Response Team to Face Flood Threat in Tennessee » European MVNO Deploys DIGITALK Prepaid Mobile Platform to Expand Capacity » AT&T Slams Sprint's Objection to West Virginia Merger   From The Expert Corner May 11, 2011 Nokia Private Ends: MicroSkype By Carl Ford Partner, Crossfire Media “In all distresses of our friends, we first consult our private ends” – Jonathan Swift (News - Alert) I have read a lot of analysis about the Microsoft Skype deal and a lot of it feels like Déjà vu all over again. The first reference goes back to 1997 when Microsoft bought Hotmail for $400 Million. It seemed like a lot at the time, but now I feel analogous to Dr. Evil’s ransom demands. On the other hand, the overall impact has been too positive and Microsoft is the number one mail storage service in the world and still ahead of Yahoo and Google (News - Alert). The second reference is when eBay bought Skype for 2.6 Billion dollars. At the time I remember a lot of people objecting to the price and going all over the place on why it was synergistic. What people don’t remember is the context of that purchase. EBay was watching Google launch Froogle and the general view was that communication driven auctions were going to be important. More importantly eBay was watching Yahoo stock plummet as they showed a lack of innovation... Read More    Featured Videos Carl Ford on 4GWE    Featured Resources » Broadband Wireless Backhaul: Systems, Trends, Applications & Solutions » Mobile Bill Shock Leveraging FCC Regulations to Enhance the Subscriber Experience and Create Stronger Subscriber Loyalty » Machine-to-Machine Services   TMCnet's Blogs » ZTE wins the most new wireless contracts in Q4 2010, says report » Skype and Microsoft - What to expect when the streams cross?   Featured Channels » 4G Wireless Evolution » M2M Evolution   4g-wirelessevolution.tmcnet.com is Your Source for the Latest WiMax News   and Information   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of IP Communications professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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