Yearly Archives: 2011

Cox shutters wireless service

UPDATED: This story has been updated to clarify Cox's spectrum holdings as well as its initial reliance on Sprint Nextel for coverage in its...

Concerns over roaming arrangements in 3G networks

India's present 3G roaming provisions have far-reaching security implications, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

LinkedIn opens technology center in Bangalore

Leading professional networking website LinkedIn has opened a research and development unit in Bangalore, the first center of its kind outside its headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.

Alphion India gets $18.7M infusion from Aditya Birla Capital

Private equity firm Aditya Birla Capital Advisors has invested U.S. $18.7 million in Alphion India Private Ltd., the principal subsidiary of Alphion Corp, a global provider of optical networks.

In Venezuela, more telecom investment but fewer mobile subscribers

Investment in Venezuela's telecommunications industry increased 21.7% in the third quarter compared with the same period last year, reaching U.S. $220 million, said Conatel, the country's telecom agency. However, the number of mobile subscribers dropped 3.2% from a year ago.

In new digital plan, Ecuador aims for Internet access to half of all households by 2015

Ecuador has unveiled its national digital strategy, with the goal of having Internet access in place for half of the country's households by 2015, up from a current level of 29%.

Dell delivers better-than-expected earnings, but stock price slips

Dell Inc. is keeping more of every dollar it makes. The world's No. 3 PC maker (behind Hewlett-Packard and Lenovo) earned $1.1 billion in the third quarter on revenue of $15.4 billion.

Analyst Angle: No consensus on which patents are essential to LTE

Mobile phone intellectual property rights (IPR) licensing significantly includes patents that are “essential” to implement various standards including GSM, CDMA, HSPA and LTE. Purported IPR valuations including those derived from essential patent ownership “determinations” are subject to great uncertainties, inaccuracies and biases.

Frontier to wholesale AT&T Mobility wireless service

Rural telecom provider Frontier Communications (FTR) signed a wholesale agreement with AT&T Mobility (T) to offer wireless services to Frontier’s customers. The three-year deal will...

Idea Cellular envisions 3G tsunami, will launch branded smartphones

Idea Cellular is expecting a huge surge in the usage of 3G services in India and plans to launch its own branded smartphones.

Congress considers “robocalls” to mobile phones

The beleaguered banking industry has a new idea for building business -- calling customers on their mobile phones to encourage them to pay their bills.

Sprint Nextel alters mobile broadband plans

Sprint Nextel has re-constructed the pricing structure of its dual-band 3G/4G mobile broadband offerings weeks after curtailing unlimited data access to its “4G” service....

Freescale powers smart home test

Imagine checking your smartphone or PC at work to see how much energy your home heater or air conditioner is using while you're out. Then imagine resetting your appliances remotely to save energy and money. That's the goal envisioned by Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) in its partnership with a group of global companies that has formed the Energy@Home Consortium

RCom in talks with Blackstone, Carlyle to sell tower business

Laboring under a debt load of nearly $7 billion, Reliance Communications, one of the leading telecom operators in India, is in the midst of exclusive negotiations with a consortium of private equity players, including Blackstone and Carlyle, to sell its tower unit, according to media reports in India.

Wavion looking to double sales in Latin America next year

Wavion, a global provider of Wi-Fi solutions, and the integrated solutions company Leadcom have OK'd a cooperation agreement for Africa and Latin America. Wavion expects to more than double its sales in the region in 2012, coming from both operators (carriers and ISPs) and government projects such as education.

With another $10.7B in IBM, Buffett’s Berkshire has its fill of Big Blue

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has bought $10.7 billion worth of common stock in IBM (NYSE: IBM) this year. Berkshire now owns 5.4% of Big Blue, but the 81-year-old billionaire has said he doesn't intend to buy any more shares.

RCR Wireless taps former Kiplinger, Read Write Web executives to lead growth

Austin, TX. (November 14, 2011)— Arden Operating Company, owner of RCR Wireless News and TelecomCareers.com announced that is has named former Kiplinger Washington Editors’s...

Reality Check: Why 95% of applications are quickly abandoned – and how to avoid becoming a statistic

Many apps are quickly abandoned, especially free ones. For example, less than 5% of smartphone owners are still using free apps 30 days after downloading them. Understanding why the vast majority of apps are quickly abandoned is key for developing ones that are the exception to the rule.

Reality Check: regulatory challenges for Brazilian MVNOs

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 insights into the...

AT&T Mobility set to add six LTE markets

AT&T Mobility continues to parse out coverage of its recently launched LTE service, announcing plans to add six new markets beginning Nov. 20. The...

Oracle survey shows worldwide surge in mobile data demand

Software giant Oracle recently released a report focused on the mobile space showing that increased consumer demand of mobile data services is a worldwide...

Reliance Communication’s ARPU declines

Reliance Communication, whose net profit is declining and has one of the lowest average revenue per user (ARPU) in the industry, has witnessed a further decline in its ARPU in Q2 of the current financial year.

Amazon kindles a fire with developers

Appcelerator and IDC's latest survey of more than 2,000 application developers found that the Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Kindle Fire, which ships today, is the...

VelaTel scores TD-LTE deal in China

VelaTel Global Communications said it has entered in an agreement with China Aerospace Science and Technology Group subsidiary Aerostrong to deploy and operate a...

Intel teams up with MasterCard for safer online payments

Safer online shopping saves money for vendors, shoppers and financial services companies. That's why MasterCard Inc. is joining forces with Intel Corp. in an...
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