April 2011

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is marking its ten-year anniversary in the United States today by opening a new R&D headquarters in Santa Clara, …

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Alvarion Ltd. United States: With the City of Houston for the deployment of a 4G municipal network. Alvarion’s 4G wireless broadband …

Overall, iPhone owners are a satisfied bunch. A new survey from ChangeWave Research found that more than 80% of iPhone customers on Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility were “very satisfied,” …

Juniper Networks Inc. (JNPR) will begin reselling Openet’s policy management and charging platforms under a new strategic partnership agreement between the two companies. Openet’s subscriber optimization software will be included …

Canadian wireless operator Telus Corp. (TU) is bringing back a name from the past in branding a new unlimited calling feature that looks to be taking on new competitors in …

T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) continued the expansion of its HSPA+ network with market launches in parts of Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Colorado, Kansas, Illinois and Texas. The 10 new markets include …

Nokia Siemens Networks said Sue Spradley, head of its North America region, will step down from the company, and will be replaced by Rick Corker, who runs the infrastructure provider’s …

Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) officially has a new CFO on the job starting today as the carrier said outgoing CFO Bob Brust has retired and incoming CFO Joseph Euteneuer has …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.The terrible human …

Regional wireless player SouthernLINC Wireless said it has signed a nationwide push-to-talk and data roaming agreement with a “nationwide” operator that will allow its customers to use their PTT and …

Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) (NYSE: TXN) has announced it will be buying National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) for $25 per share in an all-cash transaction of about $6.5 billion. The two …

For the past week I have been in an enviable position to be able to test network data speeds for both Verizon Wireless’ LTE network and Sprint Nextel Corp.’s WiMAX …

Telefonica | March 31, 2011 | Press Video Telefonica demonstrates their NFC mobile payment solution Video via Youtube

Motricity Inc. (MOTR) won a contract from Virgin Media Inc. (VMED), to use Motricity’s MobileCast solution to support Virgin smartphone users. The service is designed to help Virgin Media mobile …