Monthly Archives: December, 2011

Tata Teleservices, Aircel scrap 3G roaming deal

With the Department of Telecom terming the intra-circle 3G roaming deals of telecom companies as illegal, Tata Teleservices and Aircel have scrapped an agreement for offering services in each other's circles.

Telefónica invested $13 billion in Mexico during past 10 years

The Mexican unit of Spain’s Telefónica has invested U.S. $13 billion in the past 10 years to boost the telecommunications access in the country,...

Sky Brazil launches broadband services based on TD-LTE

DirecTV’s Latin America subsidiary Sky Brazil has become the first Brazilian company to launch 4G services. The country's largest satellite TV service has entered...

Apple launches iTunes Store in 16 Latin American countries

Much of Latin America can now access Apple Inc.’s iTunes Store as the company launched its music store today in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile,...

Clearwire closes on $715.5M in new funding, set for TDD-LTE rollout

Clearwire (Nasdaq: CLWR) managed to attract $715.5 million in new funding through a rights offering and deeper investments by parent company Sprint Nextel (NYSE:...

Telecom towers in India expected to double in next 4-5 years

The number of telecom towers in India is expected to double in the next 4-5 years as a result of growth in mobile data (3G expansion), coverage rollouts, expansion by new operators and new technologies, according to a report by Macquarie Group.

Real-time translation software maker Ortsbo to go public

Canada's Intertainment Media Inc. (TSXV: INT) says it plans to spin off part of its subsidiary, Ortsbo Inc., producer of translation software that allows...

RCR Wireless News livecasting today’s Wi-Fi Alliance event

RCR Wireless News is currently livecasting the Wi-Fi Alliance’s Hotspot 2.0 specification and upcoming Wi-Fi Certified Passpoint certification program from Dallas. The event is...

Apple may want control of its flash memory chips

Apple is reportedly in talks to buy flash memory maker Anobit, according to an Israeli business newspaper, in a deal that could help give...

Eriksson set to leave CTO position at Ericsson

Ericsson said it would begin looking for a new chief technology officer after the move by current CTO HÃ¥kan Eriksson to a new role...

AT&T asks to have T-Mobile USA case withdrawn, FCC restarts Qualcomm ‘clock’

AT&T has asked the judge overseeing the Department of Justice case against its plan to acquire T-Mobile USA to “stay any further court proceedings...

NSN’s service delivery center in Mexico to complement Brazilian site

Nokia Siemens Networks has inaugurated a new center in Mexico to deliver remote services to operators across Latin America and around the world. The...

NEC, Telefónica launch cloud computing services in Argentina

Japan's NEC and the Argentinian unit of Spain's Telefónica have announced the first step in promoting cloud computing services in Latin America. As a...

SAP buys SuccessFactors for $3.4B, moves toward cloud

SAP’s strategy to go beyond traditional enterprise resource planning, moving toward mobile, big data and cloud computing has begun a new chapter. The German enterprise software giant has acquired SuccessFactors, a provider of cloud-based human capital management solutions.

2G case: CBI files third charge sheet; top Essar, Loop execs named

India's federal investigation agency has filed the third charge sheet in the 2G spectrum scam trial in a Delhi court against five top executives of the Essar Group and Loop Telecom.

Reality Check: Reflections on Brazil’s class C and mobile commerce

The explosion in Brazil's class C population -- defined as families with monthly incomes of $660 to $2,850 -- has been accompanied by changes in consumer spending habits by members of that class, especially in the mobile phone market.

Reality Check: Enterprises – What’s your mobile strategy?

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...

Sequans unveils next-generation LTE chips

Sequans Communications, a Paris-based 4G chipmaker, introduced three new FDD and TDD LTE baseband chips, a companion RF chip and two new LTE platforms, supporting all global FDD and TDD LTE networks.

Tablet users choose Wi-Fi over mobile broadband

More than 60% of tablet users rely on Wi-Fi connections rather than cellular, according to the latest market research from the NPD Group. As...

Smartphones help power Green Monday shopping

After spending $1.25 billion two weeks ago on Cyber Monday, shoppers have another shot at breaking records today. Today is Green Monday, a name...

Interference, funding could hamper LightSquared’s future

Leaked accounts that the latest round of interference testing to see whether LightSquared’s attempt to launch an LTE network would interfere with commercial GPS...

AT&T’s day in court not guaranteed

AT&T’s (T) attempt to focus its legal efforts on fighting a single battle against the government as it tries to acquire T-Mobile USA seems...

NSN to sell fixed line broadband access business; second sale within a month

Less than 15 days after selling the former Motorola Solutions’ WiMAX business to NewNet Communication Technologies, Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN)  announced today that Adtran Inc....

Mexican telecom sector grows 10.7% in Q3; mobile subscribers at 97.1 M

Mexico's telecommunications sector grew 10.7% in the third quarter, according to the Index of Telecommunications Sector Production (Itel) from Cofetel, the country’s telecom regulator....

RIL to hit data services market with 4G technology

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) plans to alter the course of data services market by rolling out 4G mobile broadband services by the end of 2012 on tablets priced at $67.
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