Broadband / Network Services

GSMA projects 1b HSPA users by 2013

DailyWireless: 802.11N standard in 3Q09?

The end of the Nortel Wireless division auction nears its close with Ericsson and creditor MPAM submiting new bids but RIM says its bid was blocked. Nortel's official statement. While Avaya is set to buy the Enterprise unit

FTTH

Thailand: state telco plans fiber rollout

WiMAX

Alvarion & Nokia-Siemens strike strategic WiMAX reseller deal

WiMAX update from Taiwan

Mobile / FMC / VoIP

RIM: in the UAE, a 'partner' software update is denounced as spyware

iPhone: AT&T's subscriber growth numbers are heavily dependednt on the iPhone

Palm: webOS 1.1 claims to restore syncing with iTunes after Apple's previous software block by pretending to be an Apple product which means they are now in breach of the USB standard. Apple are apparently pulling all Google-Voice products from the AppStore with the suspicion falling on AT&T for the move.

Android: LG-NORTEL launch first multi-media home terminal based on Android.

Clearwire expands 3G footprint

Note: short column this week due to relocation to Riyadh.