Monthly Archives: November, 2011

GTL Infra’s net loss grows 29% in second quarter

While taking steps toward a financial restructuring, GTL Infrastructure Ltd., the pioneer in shared passive telecom infrastructure in India, saw its net loss increase 28.9% in its fiscal second quarter compared with the same period last year, even as consolidated revenue from operations rose 35%, the company said.

Reader Forum: Farewell to the “out of office” era

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 for...

Report: Smartphones sales in Latin America reach $6B, 31 million units in 2010

Smartphones were the fastest-growing handset category across Latin America, with sales of 31 million units sold and U.S. $6 billion in revenue, continuing the trend of the region's increasing share of the global market, according to a report by consulting firm Pyramid Research.

Atos, Ufida team up on cloud venture in China, Europe

Atos, a European information technology services company and the worldwide IT partner for next year's Olympic Games in London, and the Chinese management software solutions Ufida International Holdings have invested U.S. $7.8 million to create Yunano, a joint venture to offer cloud services.

Bharti Airtel implements NSN’s CEM platform

Bharti Airtel said that it has implemented a customer experience management platform in its network to optimize and enrich user experience of its customers. The operator has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to provide and deploy its CEM platform and services across India. The CEM platform will maintain and store real-time experience metrics for every subscriber in the network enabling Bharti Airtel to proactively cater to customer needs.

Reader Forum: No shock over ‘bill shock’

The FCC has announced that wireless customers will begin receiving real-time alerts next year if they are about to go over their monthly voice, data or text-message limits. While this is a typical practice for some operators, making it mandatory is a favorable development for both U.S. carriers and their consumers – and, based on carriers’ widespread acceptance of the new standards, they are well aware of this fact.

Reader Forum: Moving from data access to data experience

As data consumption continues to skyrocket, service providers are coming to terms with the fact that a once voice-centric market is rapidly turning into a data-centric one. Consumption of data on mobile networks is being driven by a perfect storm of ubiquitous mobile broadband, smart connected devices and new data services. While the growth in data consumption may be exponential, the growth in data revenues is somewhat less stellar. Service providers around the globe are tackling the very real issues of how to best monetize data services while ensuring the best quality of experience.

Second-quarter roundup: key personnel changes, restructuring

The second quarter saw quite some momentum in the telecom space with companies restructuring and rejiggering its top management. From major restructuring of its...

RCom Q2 net profit drops 43% to $50 million

The company's net profit decreased to $50 million in Q2 (Sept 2011) compared to $88.7 million the same quarter of the previous year.

Indian MP seeks more transparency in Telecom Department

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, a member of India's Parliament, has raised several issues for improving the transparency of the country's Department of Telecom, including suggested revisions to rules on spectrum allocation and M&A activity.

Worst of the Week: Choke job

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...

Indian PC market grows 13% in third quarter

The combined desktop and mobile PC market in India grew 13% in the third quarter, driven by a number of festivals, technology research firm Gartner Inc. reported.

iOS 5.0.1 no help for battery life, some iPhone users say

The iOS 5.0.1 patch that was supposed to fix problems with the iPhone 4S battery life received mixed reviews today. Some users are saying...

Coping with the data deluge

Soaring demand for data is overwhelming some networks, according to University of Texas professor Jeff Andrews, director of UT's Wireless Networking and Communications Group....

Connected world: an Internet of smart machines

M2M is more than a buzzword -- for some companies, machine-to-machine is a business strategy. Technology veteran Richard Schwartz founded Austin's Macheen Inc. on...

OnMobile launches new services in Morocco, Angola

Bangalore-based OnMobile Global Ltd., one of India's largest value-added services companies, has launched its KaraoPhone application with Jet Multimedia Morocco, a leading provider in all-in-one products and services for all media in Morocco.

Latin American revenue grows to 46% of Telefónica’s global total

Latin America and mobile data were the main drivers of Telefónica Group's revenue during the first nine months of 2011. Telefónica Latinoamérica reported an 8.1% rise in revenue compared with the same period last year, accounting for 46% of the group total; mobile data revenue rose 19.6%.

New rules impeding mobile’s growth in Brazil, SindiTelebrasil chief says

In an interview with RCR Wireless News, Eduardo Levy, executive director of telecom union SindiTelebrasil, evaluates the effect of Rio de Janeiro's new rules on towers on Brazil's telecom landscape.

Qualcomm looks to 3G expansion for growth in Latin America

Qualcomm is looking to take advantage of Latin America’s relatively modest 3G penetration rates to boost its influence and revenues in the region. As part of...

Identified ranks 50 million professionals

Do you know your Identified score? Identified, a startup that is using Facebook data to connect job seekers with employers, launches today after just...

T-Mobile USA shows glimmer in third quarter

T-Mobile USA turned a corner during the third quarter as it added 126,000 customers to its network after several quarters of customer losses. While...

Revised telecom rules will foster consolidation in India, ICRA says

Revised recommendations by India's telecom regulator on spectrum management and licensing framework are expected to facilitate consolidation in the industry, credit rating agency ICRA said.

Global Tower Partners purchases 250 towers from Centennial Towers in Costa Rica

Global Tower Partners, a U.S.-based provider of outsourced antenna site facilities, announced the purchase of 250 towers from Centennial Towers CR, SRL. The towers...

India Telecom Tracker: Nov. 10, 2011

TRAI Chairman J.S. Sarma recently urged the telecom industry to increase the manufacturing of mobile equipment in India; a trial on India's 2G spectrum scandal case will begin today in a lower court.

LTE N.A. 2011: Network initiatives key to Sprint Nextel’s future

DALLAS -- Sprint Nextel has kept wireless network observers busy recently thanks to its Network Vision initiative, which will see the carrier upgrade virtually...
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