The Arizona Wireless Association, (AZWA), and Wireless WorkForce, Inc., developer of the innovative, web-based job board created specifically for the wireless industry: “www.theWirelessWorkForce.com, announced that they will link their websites in order to provide AZWA members a means for managing their wireless careers.

AZ Wireless Association (AZWA) will be hosting a panel discussion on legislative issues affecting cell siting in Arizona and nationally, general political issues that affect the wireless industry, and the general legislative process.

Panelists include Russell Sarazen (T-Mobile), Stephanie Tyler (AT&T), Ginnie Ann Sumner (AZ Wireless Association), and Jacqueline McCarthy (PCIA).

We are delighted to announce that the charitable cause for this quarter’s event is the Salvation Army Hydration Project. Raffle money will go towards the purchase of water to be delivered to the Salvation Army.

Attendees may RSVP and pay in advance visiting the AZWA events page.

Also at the event, there will be a charitable raffle with some fabulous prizes to support the cause. Tickets are $5 and will be on sale at the breakfast registration.

If you are interested in donating prizes for our raffle, please contact Tina Comi at tinacomi@clearblueservices.com.

Please contact John Stevens at john@azwa.org if you are interested in sponsorship of this AZWA event.

Second quarter 2008 was a good time for base station manufacturers. Research firm EJL Wireless reports second quarter revenues for base station manufacturers was $13.8 billion, up 14.5 percent from the same quarter in 2007. EJL's report includes infrastructure revenues for Alca-Lu, Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia Siemens, Nortel and ZTE. However it doesn't include Huawei.  Report

RadioFrame Networks closed on a $28 million round of Series F financing, bringing it total funding to more than $100 million since 2001.

The vendor, which is backed by such diverse companies as Ericsson Venture, Ignition Partners, VantagePoint Venture Partners and newcomer Plainfield Asset Management, makes picocell and femtocell solutions for operators worldwide. The company has a marketing deal with Nokia Siemens Networks.

In an interview with FierceWireless, RadioFrame CEO Jeff Brown said the company believes the home market is a huge opportunity for femtocells and that's why the company decided to make its own silicon for the femtocell. "We decided we needed a solution for the home and we needed to be able to make it for $100," Brown said. The only way the company could do this was to design low-cost chipsets. Key to RadioFrame's femtocell strategy is having both 2G and 3G GSM solutions. The next-generation silicon will have both LTE and WiMAX.

Brown envisions the femtocell will soon be as commonplace as the handset and thinks they will have a similar distribution channel.

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- See this press release

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Sprint Nextel today announced content and technology partners for location services in its Xohm mobile WiMAX network. The broadband network, pronounced “Zome”, will open for business in Baltimore next month, gradually expanding to other markets such as Washington and Chicago