Monthly Archives: July, 2011

More than 1M Brazilians switch operators

More than 1.36 million Brazilians switched telephone operators but kept their original phone numbersin the second quarter. According to ABR Telecom, the association that...

Chile: 4 companies applied to manage number portability database

Chile’s Secretary of Telecommunications (Subtel) said that four companies – Telcordia, Indra,Informática El Corte Inglés and Neustar – presented technical and economic offers to...

Mexico’s telecommunications sector grew 12.7% in the first quarter

Mexico’s telecommunications sector grew 12.7% in the first quarter of the year, compared with the same period in 2010. During the first three months...

Rumours of Facebook’s death have been greatly exaggerated

Since Google launched it's new project, Google+, there have been many claims that it is a Facebook killer. The idea seems to be that...

Contracts: Tellabs & Celeste; Nokia Siemens wins 2 contracts; and more

TellabsFrance: With French broadband Internet service provider CELESTE to exclusively provide the nationwide optical transport network in order to expand its high performance and...

HTC posts record $1.56B in sales for June

Following rumors that implied HTC Corp.'s June sales would be down or flat, the Taiwanese smartphone maker has released record monthly sales a few...

SK Telecom launches LTE in Seoul

Korean telecommunications provider SK Telecom Co. SKM) launched the country's first LTE service on July 1, providing initial service to the Seoul market. The...

KDDI to build 100,000 Wi-Fi network to offload cellular traffic

KDDI Corp. (KDDIY) said it plans to use Ruckus Wireless's equipment to offload cellular traffic to Wi-Fi network in a deal that starts with...

Mobile payments projected to reach $670B market by 2015

Considering how frequent new projections come out for the mobile payments space, at least one conclusion can be drawn: expectations for mobile finance is...

Reality Check: Google's social election

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...

LightSquared adds $265M to coffer

LightSquared managed to rustle up $265 million in new capital, pushing its total funds raised to more than $2.3 billion, or around one-third the...

Google+ attracts some big names, including Zuckerberg

Google's latest attempt stab at a social network, Google+, has proved to be quite the hit amongst the tech elite and casual users alike - so much so that Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has joined to check out the competition, and is currently the most-followed user.

Reality Check: Fee vs. free – navigating mobile 2D barcodes

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...

Brazilian mobile operators revenues from VAS grow to 31%

Brazilian mobile operators have seen revenues from value-added services (VAS) grow to 31% in the first quarter of 2011, announced Acision, specialist  in mobile...

Chile leads Latin America countries in the Global Innovation Index ranking

Of all Latin America countries, Chile is in the top position of Global Innovation Index ranking 2011, just released by Insead. Chile holds the...

Ecuadorian mobile operator Alegro to migrate from CDMA to HSPA+

Ecuadorian mobile operator Alegro PCS, controlled by the national state carrier CNT, may migrate from CDMA to HSPA+ to improve and expand its services....

Reader Forum: The dilemma of the broken cell phone

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum...

Reader Forum: Embrace mobility without breaking the bank

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum...

Brazilian carriers sign agreement on fixed, mobile broadband prices

As part of the country’s National Broadband Plan, four Brazilian carriers said that within 90 days they would start providing 1 megabit per second...

Chile looks to speed up regulations for towers construction

Chilean Minister of Transport and Telecommunications, Pedro Pablo Errazuriz, confirmed the decision of the administration of President Piñera to speed up the processing and...

AirLive unleashes World’s most powerful Wireless-b/g/n Router (2.6km)- AirLive N.Power

Hexus | July 1, 2011 | Press Release AirLive, one of the most advanced worldwide brands for networking and communication equipment, has unveiled the...

Glastonbury 2011: Orange to charge mobiles with sound

T3 | June 20, 2011 | Luke Johnson Orange has revealed its ‘Sound Charge’ t-shirts that will keep mobile handsets powered at this year’s...

Brazil allows six companies to manufacture tablets with tax reduction

The Brazilian government approved the request for PIS/Cofins and IPI tax breaks by six tablet manufacturers: MXT, Positivo, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Motorola Inc.,...

Cisco Cius set for July 31 launch, but Brazil launch could be delayed

Cisco Systems Inc. may have set July 31 as the day it plans to launch its Android-based Cius tablet, but for customers in Brazil, that...

Phunware releases free app celebrating America

Independence Day is almost here, and in addition to firing up sizzling grills and popping off fireworks, Austin-based Phunware Inc. would like users to...
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