Monthly Archives: April, 2011

Huawei celebrates 10 years in U.S. with new Silicon Valley R&D center

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is marking its ten-year anniversary in the United States today by opening a...

The Daily shows signs of heavy decline

I've been fairly critical of Rupert Murdoch's new digital newspaper The Daily, both over the ludicrously large investment News Corp. has made in the property, and the subsequent missteps in terms of social integration and target market.

Contracts: Alcatel-Lucent wins SPTE; Alvarion deploys Houston 4G network; and more

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....

iPhone user satisfaction runs high on AT&T and Verizon

Overall, iPhone owners are a satisfied bunch. A new survey from ChangeWave Research found that more than 80% of iPhone customers on Verizon Wireless...

Juniper Networks to resell Openet solution

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

Telus brings back Clearnet brand to take on new Canadian rivals

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

T-Mobile USA adds 10 more HSPA+ markets; 42 Mbps speeds still on tap for mid-year

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...

Aussie to replace Spradley at Nokia Siemens Networks

Nokia Siemens Networks said Sue Spradley, head of its North America region, will step down from the company, and will be replaced by Rick...

Haitian telcos deny downgrading service for election results

As festivities unfolded in Haiti yesterday upon the announcement of election results, some complained of an apparant deliberate blocking and downgrading of cellular signal.

Euteneuer officially takes over CFO reins at Sprint Nextel

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

Sony talks about its tablet plans

Sony CEO Howard Stringer has announced his firm will be releasing a tablet by the end of this summer.

Reality Check: Standing up for standards

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...

NTC to review PLDT’s Digitel deal

Malaya Business Insight | April 1, 2011 | Myla Iglesias <!---->The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said it will review the acquisition by Philippine Long Distance...

Vodafone plans IPO for its Indian entity

CNBC Money Control | April 1, 2011 With Essar out of the way, Vodafone Plc is looking to list its Indian entity in the near...

NTT DoCoMo’s restoration report following Japan earthquake

Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. released some stats about its network's restoration following the massive earthquake which hit the country last month.

China Tel makes its move in Peru

Financial Times | April 1, 2011 | Naomi Mapstone It costs about 30 cents to check your email in Peru if you duck into one...

eBay to boost Austin job growth by 1,000 workers

AUSTIN, Texas-The City of Austin announced that eBay Inc. would increase its Austin office by 1,000 jobs during the next 10 years...

SouthernLINC secures PTT, data roaming deal; unveils new rate plans

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...

Texas Instruments buys National Semiconductor

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...

4G speeds from the ‘fringe’

For the past week I have been in an enviable position to be able to test network data speeds for both Verizon Wireless’ LTE...

NII Holdings (NASDAQ: NIHD) Hopes Senior Notes Will Help With Expansion

Daily News Pulse | April 1, 2011 | Adriana Barnes The company needs huge cash in order to support their massive expansion plans as well...

Up to 12,500 Telefónica employees will pay and access work places with their mobile phones

Telefonica | March 31, 2011 | Press Release • Telefónica to launch the first NFC “real” experience in Europe • The project is being carried...

Telefonica presents NFC Mobile Payment Solution

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

Virgin Media to use Motricity content-delivery solution

Motricity Inc. (MOTR) won a contract from Virgin Media Inc. (VMED), to use Motricity's MobileCast solution to support Virgin smartphone users. The service...
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