The Wireless Report

It's been another hectic week here at The Wireless Report. Check out these five fruits of our labor! Enjoy!

1. Round 1: Cingular vs. Sprint on the fastest wireless data network
   With some recent hubbub in the area of truthful mobile advertising, I looked at some recent Cingular ads in the New York Times just to see what recent claims from the nation's largest wireless carrier had in store. Taking that information, I looked at another competitor that, um, had a few bones to pick with Cingular's ads. The reason? Cingular was questioning Sprint's wireless data network directly. Hmm. Knowing that Cingular's nationwide -- but slower -- EDGE data network was the impetus behind these ads, I was intrigued.
2. India becoming a cellular hotbed
   Despite pockets of poverty throughout the country, India is now the world's fastest-growing cellular market in the world. According to the Cellular Operators Association of India, the country added 5.9 million subscribers last month, topping China's total of 5.19 million.
3. Wireless data revenue kicks it up in 2006
   With all mobile carriers wishing they had better wireless data revenue so that they can begin paying for those billion-dollar system upgrades of the last five years, perhaps they are getting fulfilled wishes. Wireless data revenues for 2006 have soared, according to a new CTIA survey.
4. NYC, Northrop Grumman to build emergency wireless network
   It's taken a surprisingly long amount of time, but it appears that New York City will finally have a high-speed wireless data network that will be developed for emergency responders. The network is expected to go live in Lower Manhattan by this coming January.
5. The killer app for WiMAX -- television?
   Is WiMAX poised to leap over traditional forms of entertainment transmission and become some kind of de-facto standard for delivering television to American homes? Some think so, including Om Malik. Television delivery over WiMAX appears to have been embraced by MobiTV as well, with the mobile-delivered television service provider saying that it is working with WiMAX for an alternative delivery platform.