Verizon Wireless announced today the creation of the 4G Venture Forum (4GVF), a new initiative which uniquely brings together financial investment, product incubation and market validation for products and services that will harness fourth generation (4G) wireless networks. The 4GVF is a collaboration of Verizon Wireless; highly-regarded venture funds including Alcatel-Lucent Ventures, Charles River Partners, New Venture Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) and

Pressing its LTE advantage, Verizon Wireless (VZ) said it is creating a new “4G Venture Forum to develop and support companies and services running on its broadband 4g wireless network.” A collaboration with several venture funds including Alcatel-Lucent Ventures and Charles River Partners, along with vendors Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) and Ericsson (ERIC), the primary …(370 words)

Clearwire, the foremost flag-bearer for the WiMax flavor of 4G wireless service worldwide, has launched a free WiMax network for the developer community in Silicon Valley. The “Innovation Network,” as Clearwire has dubbed it, covers 20 square miles of the valley, and is intended to hit the developer community where it lives.

Clearwire, the foremost flag-bearer for the WiMax flavor of 4G wireless service worldwide, has launched a free WiMax network for the developer community in Silicon Valley. The “Innovation Network,” as Clearwire has dubbed it, covers 20 square miles of the valley, and is intended to hit the developer community where it lives.Fuente original This entry was posted on Monday, October 5th, 2009 at 7:10 pm and is filed under Asterisk. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

Alcatel-Lucent Seeks Innovators For Mobile Applications - telecompk.net 10/05/2009 Have a great idea and the credentials to get it done but need resources or partnership with a large organization? Here’s an offer which may help. As part of a program called TechQuest, Alcatel-Lucent is seeking applications from wireless / mobile technology experts for applications in the areas of public safety, entertainment, eHealthcare and eLearning. This program, TechQuest , is a match maker between companies and innovators.

The push for LTE is running full force thanks to Verizon Wireless’ latest announcement, the 4G Venture Forum (4GVF).  The 4GVF is a new initiative which brings together financial investment, product incubation and market validation for products and services that will harness fourth generation (4G) wireless networks.  The big news here is that the 4GVF has identified up to $1.3 billion as available for 4GVF development; participating venture capital firms have more than $9 billion under management today.  With that much capital available for the development of LTE any doubts as to whether Verizon is serious about the next generation wireless technology can be laid to rest.

Source: Verizon Wireless press release Verizon Wireless, the nation’s leading wireless provider, announced today the creation of the 4G Venture Forum (4GVF), a new initiative which uniquely brings together financial investment, product incubation and market validation for products and services that will harness fourth generation (4G) wireless networks.