July 2011

BBC News | July 26, 2011 The upcoming 4G mobile auction should be used as an opportunity to upgrade the UK’s mobile infrastructure, says an advisory group. Read the full …

iTnews | July 26, 2011 | Ry Crozier The Queensland Government has announced plans to appoint a “standalone” chief information officer tasked with driving consistent IT outcomes across state departments …

The Hindu Business Line | July 26, 2011 Mobile operators fear that Internet calls will affect their revenues; given their competitive rates, though, this apprehension may be baseless. After much dithering, …

The Hindu Business Line | July 26, 2011 Mobile operators fear that Internet calls will affect their revenues; given their competitive rates, though, this apprehension may be baseless. After much dithering, …

The Korea Herald | July 26, 2011 | Kim Ji-hyun The smart device boom may be a blessing for many who now have instant access to everything from emails to …

Business Standar | July 26, 2011 Opera Software and UTV Indiagames plan to offer gaming content on Opera Mini browsers, which are optimised for surfing on cellphones. Starting this month, …

Financial Times | July 26, 2011 Former telecoms minister Andimuthu Raja, who is facing trial in India’s biggest corruption scandal, has told a court that prime minister Manmohan Singh knew …

Wall Street Journal | July 25, 2011 | R. Jai Krishna The Indian government will announce a new telecommunications policy by October, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said. India’s telecom regulator …

Economic Times | July 26, 2011 | Joji Thomas Philip & Rohini Singh The government could move to a ‘unified licence’ regime under a planned radical overhaul of telecom rules, …

Motorola Solutions and Northwestern University announced the selection of Motorola to deploy a new P25 system to replace a 14-year-old analog trunking system and will provide a standards-based IP system …

Apple is looking to cut slices out of its iPad 4 bill of materials (BOM) by looking to cheaper Taiwanese integrated circuit designers according to local source DigiTimes. According to …

HTC has told Reuters it is willing to negotiate with Apple to clear up the pair’s legal battle, but has emphasized the terms of any settlement should be “fair and …

Exactly one week after closing $645 million in financing, Global Tower Partners has secured an additional $170 million through a five-year, revolving loan. The Boca Raton, Fla.-based company owns 13,000 …

Mobile marketing platform company Upstream says it will be opening new offices in Redwood City, California, at the heart of Silicon Valley. The firm, whose MCS marketing technology platform boasts …

Mountain View based Intuit Inc., maker of the popular TurboTax program, has announced the availability of its QuickBooks invoicing app for Android, following up its iOS app for Apple iPhone …

Crowded House said it best back in 1987 with the hit single “Always take the weather with you,” and now market research outfit comScore can confirm, taking the weather with …

As m-health apps proliferate on various consumer- and enterprise-centric devices and operating systems, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to ensure that specific apps work as intended under a …

Verizon Wireless (VZ) will begin selling an LTE-compatible version of Samsung Telecommunications America’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 this Thursday. The Android-sporting device from the Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. subsidiary was first …