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Featured Articles General Dynamics Secures Contract from U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory TraceSpan Improves Quality-of-Experience in Rural Broadband Networks Google Set to Launch ITA-Enabled Flight Search Tool for Travel NextWave Advocacy Commences Operations   Sponsored By: SPRINT WEBINAR: Virtualizing Patient Care: The ROI of Remote and Home Healthcare Wednesday September 21, 2011 2:00 PM ET/ 11:00 AM PT What Attendees will learn: Insights, industry trends, and best practices from the perspectives of two leaders in remote patient monitoring: IDEAL LIFE and Reflection Solutions. How Sprint's wireless network enables the rapid deployment of highly effective remote patient monitoring solutions.   Top Stories » Verizon Wireless, Trilliant Team to Offer Next-Generation Public Network Smart Metering » Mellanox Joins The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet Consortium as a Founding Member » Unlimi-Tech Software Releases Version 3.0 of FileCatalyst   From The Expert Corner September 19, 2011 AT&T Looking to Rivals to Save T-Mobile Acquisition: Report By Beecher Tuttle, TMCnet Contributor AT&T (News - Alert) is reaching out to fellow carriers to see if it can offload some of its spectrum and subscribers in an effort to salvage its proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile (News - Alert), which is being challenged in court by the U.S. government, sources close to the situation told Bloomberg. The Dallas-based company has reportedly had initial conversations with MetroPCS, Leap Wireless (News - Alert), CenturyLink, Dish Network and Sprint, all of whom could use spectrum assets to build out their own next-generation networks. Reaching out to Sprint is especially bold considering the Kansas-based carrier recently filed an antitrust lawsuit to try and stop the T-Mobile deal, which it said will compromise its ability to compete in the wireless market. Sources told Bloomberg (News - Alert) that the talks are preliminary and that even if a deal is made, the Department of Justice could still look to nix the acquisition... Read More   Featured Video iPhone Apps: Joost   TMCnet Free Premium Content » SMS: The Voice Alternative Channel that Speaks Volumes » The New Way to Reduce Costs and Improve Customer Satisfaction » Informix TimeSeries Video    Latest Blogs » Hookflash for iPad Launches » Daring Fireball Gets It - Windows 8 Will Rival the iPad   Featured Channels » Telecom Expense Management » Communications Provider » Cloud Communications   Webinars Download One of Our Webinars Today to learn about new opportunities to enhance your business. http://www.tmcnet.com/webinar/   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 technology 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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