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Nano-SIM Anticipation: Euro Carriers Stocking in Advance for iPhone Release

- Alert) arrival, some are not so sure this is such a good move, as Apple has not officially stated what we can expect to see from them regarding the newest iPhone.

“The nano-SIM design was approved by the mobile phone industry’s standards group earlier this year and should allow Apple to save even more space in its tightly designed iPhone interior,” Aimonetti writes.

The Financial Times even cited two sources who claim that these telecom companies are holding millions of chips in warehouses in anticipation of the high demand the iPhone 5 will create upon being released.

The article goes on to explain that these carriers may be jumping the gun in preparation due to a lack thereof when Apple switched to micro-SIM cards with its iPhone 4 release, as well as its first-generation iPad. Many carriers found that they didn’t have enough micro-SIMs to meet the high demand; needless to say, this is not an event in history they want repeated.

As the nano-SIM is 40 percent smaller than the current micro-SIMs found in most smartphones, it seems many other phone makers will likely adopt Apple’s new design. Only time will tell, however, if the new nano-SIM will give Apple the competitive edge it needs.

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Nokia Rumored to Pursue Exclusive Carriers for Windows 8 Smartphone Agreements

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Prepaid Carriers Leap Wireless, MetroPCS See Growth Plummet

Despite widespread use around the world, prepaid cell phones have never really caught on in the U.S., where two-year commitments stubbornly refuse to go away. But two companies whose fate depends on prepaid have watched their fortunes plummet during what is typically a strong quarter.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting on some big losses at Leap Wireless and MetroPCS, two of the bigger players in the prepaid wireless market. Both companies noted

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European Carriers Not So Impressed with Nokia’s Comeback Effort

Nokia is staging a big comeback with its new Lumia 900, an AT&T exclusive here in the U.S. (at least for now). But the Finnish company is finding resistance on its home turf in Europe, where carriers think the handset doesn’t stand a chance against the iPhone or Android.

Reuters is reporting that cell phone carriers in Europe seem to be lukewarm on Nokia’s new Lumia 900, which appears to finally be putting some much-needed spotlight on Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform here in the U.S. Unfortunately, Nokia is having an uphill battle persuading Europeans to give the platform a try.

"No one comes into the store and asks for a Windows phone,

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VoIP Carriers to Take On Last Big Hurdle in Mobile Costs

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TNS Unveils Enhanced Routing for Carriers

- Alert) combines carrier-sourced subscriber data with advanced routing services that lessen network interconnection cost and issues with its e-Identity solutions, making it easy to generate new revenue from current customers and new markets.

Available in a managed services model, the service provides the benefits of a first class, Least Cost Routing (LCR) solution with the added advantages of a hosted service. The company’s Managed VoIP Peering (News - Alert) (MVP) service is an interconnection solution, which facilitates global telecommunication carriers to rapidly and easily exchange VoIP or TDM traffic via a public or private partner, over a VoIP platform.

“We’re very excited to bring Enhanced Routing to the market because inefficient routing can be costly for carriers,” said Dan Dooley, President of TNS’ Telecommunications Services Division. “TNS integrates a least cost routing engine with additional intelligent routing services such as Enhanced 8XX, Local Number Portability and Carrier ENUM, giving carriers access to improved routing and direct peering with a single query.”

TNS’ Enhanced Routing not only helps carriers to reduce long distance costs, but handles calls based on more important criteria, such as quality of service or bilateral agreements.

The company recently collaborated with American Express to introduce American Express Payment Gateway (News

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U.S. Government to Share Spectrum with Commercial Wireless Carriers

By Narayan Bhat, TMCnet Contributor

The U.S. federal government has agreed to share a small portion of its spectrum with commercial wireless operators in response to the growing outcry over what experts describe “spectrum crunch.”

The decision will make way for wireless companies to access another 95 megahertz of spectrum, allowing them to free up airwaves in favor of mobile broadband users.

Airwaves have become scarce in the United States following increased use of bandwidth- hungry devices such as Apple's (News

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