July 2011

Stratos BV, provider of mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, announced it has purchased most of the operational assets of Blue Ocean Wireless Ltd. As part of the acquisition, Stratos …

LG Electronics Inc. reported an 87% decline in net profit in the recently closed quarter as mobile handset sales continue to falter. The South Korean conglomerate’s mobile communications division posted …

Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) has asked the Federal Communications Commission and Department of Justice to reject the proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) by AT&T Inc. (T)Franken joins Sen. …

BALTIMORE – LightSquared’s plans to deploy a nationwide mobile broadband network using both satellite and terrestrial components has been a contentious issue since those plans were announced last summer. The …

Venture-capital investments in the mobile sector are soaring, led by media and applications, commerce and payments and healthcare, according to a new report from Rutberg & Co.VC investment in mobile …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …

The IEEE is looking to expand the possibility of mobile broadband services using the highly controversial “white spaces” with the publishing of the 802.22 standard, which will tap into VHF …

Exalt Communications announced that Will County 911 in Illinois has deployed the company’s microwave backhaul systems to connect its new dispatch center, also known as public safety answering point (PSAP), …

T-Mobile USA announced the upcoming availability of the new HTC Wildfire S smartphone recently. The device is a compact Android-powered handset built with simplicity in mind and is expected to …

ChinaTel | July 25, 2011 | Press Release SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– US-based ChinaTel Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CHTL) today announced that effective as of the opening of business on July 25, …

A recent column by regular Analyst Angle contributor Gerry Purdy reminded me of one of the most glaring issues still facing the mobile industry: There is still not one device that can do everything.

Telcordia has been chosen to administer number portability in Chile, which is set to go into effect July 29. Telcordia presented the best technical-economic setting a transaction value for each …

Brazilian airline TAM is preparing to offer Wi-Fi service to its customers, and allowing them to use their mobile devices to make phone calls during international flights. The initiative may …

Worldwide mobile payment users will surpass 141.1 million in 2011, a 38.2% increase from 2010, when mobile payment users reached 102.1 million, according to Gartner. Worldwide mobile payment volume is …

Expecting a transformation in Latin America’s telecommunications networks, Ciena Corp. said it believes region will grow at higher rates than other markets. “Latam is one area of great growth for …

CNN | July 25, 2011 | Catriona Davies Their country may be struggling to emerge from chaos, but a new generation of young Egyptian entrepreneurs are already forging a high-tech …

CNN | July 25, 2011 | Catriona Davies Their country may be struggling to emerge from chaos, but a new generation of young Egyptian entrepreneurs are already forging a high-tech …