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Two afternoon panels Tuesday at the 4GWE conference here in Los Angeles made it clear that software developers, and not carriers, will drive innovation when it comes to 4G wireless applications of the future. The big, unanswered question is if, how and when two very different camps — developers and service providers — will work together in a fashion profitable for both camps.

There was more than a little animosity on display during the panel talks, and perhaps it was a…

Last week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Dick Lynch, Verizon executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, announced that Verizon Wireless (a joint venture between Verizon and  Vodafone) had chosen Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson to build their fourth-generation network. Lynch says that the network will be ready by mid-2010. Neither Lynch nor the equipment vendors disclosed the size of the contracts, and Lynch did not provide details about geographic coverage.

Many questions remain about this announcement, which has gained much…

Italian ISP ARIA is one step closer to deploying a nationwide WiMAX network in Italy based on 802.16e-2005 after awarding a supplier contract to French equipment vendor, Alcatel-Lucent. The plans is to deploy first in Puglia, a largely rural area with a population of 4 million, and in Veneto (4.8 million people). The wired telecoms infrastructure in Italy is not as advanced as in other European countries. That’s why mobile phone service took off so quickly and remains the most…

Alcatel-Lucent and a consortium of Italian sub-contractors will build an urban Wi-Fi broadband network in Trento, Italy.Alcatel-Lucent and a consortium of sub-contracting companies, including Essentia and Sensi, will build an urban Wi-Fi broadband network in the Italian province of Trento.

According to an Alcatel-Lucent press release, the companies will deploy 1,600 WiFi access points in what is expected to be one of the largest provincial wireless networks in Italy.

Click here to read the press release.