Monthly Archives: December, 2011

Cisco estimates 12-fold growth in cloud computing traffic; unveils CloudVerse

Global cloud computing traffic will grow 12-fold from 130 exabytes to reach a total of 1.6 zettabytes annually by 2015, which means a 66%...

Ecuador’s mobile base reaches 15.76M, 3G subscriptions hit 1.47M

Ecuador ended November with 15.76 million mobile subscribers, of which prepaid and GSM mobile phones accounted for the largest portion, according to the Ecuadorian...

Telecom regulator seeks view on spectrum allocation for short-range communication

Indian telecom regulator Monday released a consultation paper on Allocation of Spectrum Resources for Residential and Enterprise Intratelecommunication Requirements/ cordless telecommunications system (CTS).

TDSAT restrains telecom ministry on 3G deals ban

India's Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal has restrained the telecom ministry from taking any "coercive" steps until January 3 next year against the telecom companies for entering into 3G roaming pacts.

Reader Forum: Five steps for making your e-commerce site faster for demanding mobile users

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: NFC-enabled 2012: Securing a smooth take-off

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...

New telcos seek spectrum up to 6.2 megahertz

India's new telecom operators, which includes Tata Teleservices, Reliance Communications, Sistema-Shyam and Uninor among others, have asked the government to consider allotting up to 6.2 MHz spectrum to them without any additional charge, media reports stated.

Worst of the Week: Let them eat pie!

So, now what? AT&T’s pie-in-the-sky attempt to acquire T-Mobile USA came crashing down to earth this week in a heap that left many with at least some sort of pie filling in a place not designed to hold pie filling.

TEMA express concern to Prime Minister about DoT’s defiance

The Telecom Equipment Manufacturers Association (TEMA) Friday, in a communication to the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, raised the issue of defiance by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

AT&T gains approval for Qualcomm spectrum buy

Following the discovery of a lump of coal in its stocking earlier this week, AT&T (T) managed to get at least one present it...

GE, Microsoft to launch JV focused on healthcare

Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq “MSFT”) and General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) said they plan to create a global joint venture offering interoperability platforms and application...

Brazil’s Algar Telecom launches 100 Mbps wired Internet services

Brazil's Algar Telecom, a division of the Algar Group that operates the CTBC brand, launched wired Internet services providing data speeds up to 100...

Peru and Chile to set telecom agreements

Peru and Chile are set to meet in an attempt to hash out telecommunications agreements and address important topics in order to integrate and...

Open Range assets set for the auction block

The end of one-time mobile broadband provider Open Range Communications is at hand as the company’s assets are set to be auctioned off beginning...

VelaTel to remain focused on Peru in 2012

U.S.-based VelaTel Global Communications (previously known as ChinaTel Group) said it will continue focusing on deployments in Peru next year, according to Ryan Alvarez,...

Global telecom vendors bid for BSNL tender

Several major global telecom vendors -- including Alcatel Lucent, Nokia Siemens Networks, Ericsson, Huawei Telecommunication and ZTE Telecom -- are among the bidders for the mobile equipment tender of state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.

Telmex to delist from 3 exchanges, end ADR programs

América Móvil’s Telmex (BMV: TELMEX) said it intends to delist its American depositary shares from the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq and...

UNE EPM names interim president

Colombian public carrier UNE EPM Telecomunicaciones SA named David Escobar Arango as its president for a transition period effective Jan. 3, 2012. The move...

3G roaming deals illegal, Telecom Ministry says

Terming the 3G roaming deals illegal, India's Telecom Ministry has asked the telecom operators to discontinue their agreements. No decision has been made yet on whether to penalize the telcos for those deals.

Irwin Jacobs set to retire from Qualcomm

Qualcomm (QCOM) is set to lose one of its co-founders to retirement as the company announced Irwin Jacobs would retire from its board of...

Brightpoint scores RIM distribution deal for Eastern Europe

Mobile device supply chain provider Brightpoint (CELL) reported that its Slovakian subsidiary signed a distribution agreement to deliver Research In Motion’s (RIMM) BlackBerry devices...

Chinese operators post 12.1M net additions in November

China’s three largest wireless operators continued to attract users, with all three operators adding more than 12.1 million new customers combined during November and...

LightSquared petitions FCC to access spectrum

Stung by recent tests that showed potential interference with ground-based GPS systems, LightSquared has filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission asking to...

Leap launches first LTE network in Tucson, Ariz.

Leap Wireless (LEAP) threw its hat into the LTE ring, announcing the commercial launch of service in the Tucson, Ariz., market. The carrier said...

India license fee collections at $1.95B in 2010-11

The Indian government has collected $1.95 billion as telecom license fees for 2010-11, an increase of about 1% compared with the previous year. The annual license fees are collected from licensees as a percentage of their adjusted gross revenues.
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