Monthly Archives: May, 2011

Bits & Bytes: Tekelec introduces new CEM; TM Forum awards; and more

AFL has signed an agreement to acquire TCC Group, a leading telecommunications network implementation and integration provider based in Bracknell, United Kingdom. TCC Group...

Worst of the Week: The end of the world will be televised on my smartphone!

Well, due to an unfulfilled prophecy, this week’s Worst of the Week column had to be re-written into something with more of a wireless angle. You see, this column was all set to be based on how it really sucked that the world was ending; that all of these volcanic eruptions and earthquakes were really a bummer; that the zombies roaming the streets were really going to put a damper on this weekend’s Memorial Day celebrations; and I was going to touch on the fact that my cell coverage had really taken a hit.

NeoMedia patent reaffirmed (again)

NeoMediaTechnologies Inc., which provides mobile barcode scanning, just had its patent for the technology affirmed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This is...

PayPal helps Google celebrate Wallet launch with lawsuit

Yesterday Google announced their long-rumoured NFC Android payment system, Google Wallet. The service was met with cautious optimism from the assembled press, and will begin trials in New York and San Francisco from today. PayPal however, aren't very happy about the new product.

TM Forum: KPN takes cue from lasagna in simplification strategy

DUBLIN – KPN Mobile's CTO Erik Hoving warns if telecom network operators truly want to innovate for the future, it's essential to simplify the...

'300,000 IT jobs in cloud for India'

The Hindustan | May 26, 2011 | Vivek Sinha Gung-ho on the phenomenon of ‘cloud computing’, Steve Ballmer, the CEO of software giant Microsoft, said it...

‘300,000 IT jobs in cloud for India’

The Hindustan | May 26, 2011 | Vivek Sinha Gung-ho on the phenomenon of ‘cloud computing’, Steve Ballmer, the CEO of software giant Microsoft, said it...

Street view of Indian cities soon

Hindustan Times | May 26, 2011 Global Internet search engine Google on Thursday announced plans to offer street view of Indian cities on its maps...

TeleSemana interviews Tellabs at CTIA

Tellabs talks of the importance of backhaul intelligence

Mexican operator Cablemas develops IP Telephony with Cirpack 2011

Technicolor | May 26, 2011 | Press Release Paris (France), 26 May 2011 - Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH) has won a contract to supply a...

Brazil disposals lift Portugal Telecom

Financial Times | May 26, 2011 | Peter Wise Portugal Telecom lifted first-quarter net profit by 29.3 per cent to €129.7m ($182m), higher than market forecasts,...

Analysis: iPad prospects spur Brazil high-tech drive

Reuters | May 25, 2011 | Stuart Grudgings (Reuters) - The prospect of a mammoth $12 billion investment by iPhone maker Foxconn Technology Group has sent...

Dell pockets $476M federal government contract

Round Rock-based Dell Inc. (DELL) was chosen by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide computer equipment and hosting services for more...

Nook Color finding success with female users

Barnes & Noble's Nook Color has been on the market for around seven months now, and although it hasn't managed to make a huge splash, it has generated some noticeable ripples. The lost-cost device, sporting an Android core with a custom Nook skin on top, has become a hackers favourite due to its uncomplicated, quality components and cheap price.

Freescale Semiconductor launches IPO, misses $1B target

Austin-based chipmaker Freescale Semiconductor Inc. went public on Wednesday but fell short of company expectations, pricing stock 22% less than projected at $18 a...

T-Mobile claims to double Austin’s theoretical download speed

T-Mobile USA (DTEGY) claims that the carrier is doubling its theoretical peak download speed in its 4G network to 42 Mbps for the metropolitan...

Freescale Semiconductor launches IPO, misses $1B target

Austin, Texas-based chipmaker Freescale Semiconductor Inc. went public on Wednesday but fell short of company expectations, pricing stock 22% less than projected at $18...

AdMob releases new ad formats for tablets, reflects on first year at Google

Following a 300% jump in traffic from tablets in the last six months, Google Inc.'s (GOOG) AdMob has launched a series of new ad...

Will banks finally move beyond routing numbers with clearXchange?

Three of the nation's largest financial institutions have formed a new venture to set their collective sites on the red-hot mobile commerce space. With...

Glue Conference: How the cloud is changing IT

BROOMFIELD, Colo.—The cloud is changing IT inside out as traditional thinking no longer works in a cloud environment, Paul Goth of Cloudscaping told yesterday's...

Millennial Media acquires nearby Condaptive

Millennial Media, the largest independent mobile ad network, didn't look far for its next acquisition target in Washington, D.C.-based Condaptive. The company, which focuses...

Partnerships: Yahoo! will power Nokia Mail; Zayo Group joins Dark Fiber Community; and more

DLT Solutions, value-added reseller in government IT software and services, and XO Communications announced an agreement to provide federal government agencies with communications...

Glue Conference: Native vs. Wrapped apps and the options in between

BROOMFIELD, Colo. – Developers need to take the user experience into account when they are deciding whether to build their application to be native...

TM Forum: Roaming rates are ridiculous Starhub's hero CEO rails

TM Forum, DUBLIN - Starhub's CEO Neil Montefiore became a bit of a hero at TM Forum's Management World 2011 this week when he...

The Hopi Nation climbs toward wireless in Arizona : 8-year project draws close to a close

TEMPE, Ariz. – Native American tribes are spread across the state of Arizona, and Mark Goldstein, president of the International Research Center in Tempe,...
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