Sprint gives LightSquared an extra 30 days to gain FCC approval

As you may recall from last year, Sprint and LightSquared signed a 15-year agreement that would see the two companies share spectrum and equipment as they build out their respective LTE networks — an agreement that hinged on LightSquared’s ability to gain FCC approval for its planned use of a particularly problematic slice of spectrum. LightSquared faced a December 31st deadline from Sprint on that last bit, which has obviously passed. So, is the deal dead?

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HTC Radiant and Samsung Mandel coming soon as LTE Windows Phones

HTC and Samsung are preparing two LTE-equipped Windows Phone devices that are expected to launch in early 2012, says The Verge, citing sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans. The sources also reveal that the two devices will be running an updated Mango version of Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system instead of the next-gen Tango platform. The HTC device is called Radiant, a codename that’s been spotted before and originally believed to be running the next-gen Windows Phone Tango operating system

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Dissecting the Windows Phone roadmap: What to expect from Tango and Apollo updates

A roadmap has leaked showing that it might be a full year before truly competitive, high-end Windows Phones hit the market. We break down the expectations for Microsoft’s Tango and Apollo updates.

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