Yearly Archives: 2011

Alcatel-Lucent makes its move in mobile marketing

Alcatel-Lucent wants to supply more than equipment to wireless operators. The company says that one of the most important assets the carriers have is their relationship with their customers, and it sees the opportunity to help carriers find appropriate ways to bring those customers to mobile marketers.

FCC commissioner Copps to resign

Michael Copps, a longtime commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission, said Dec. 6 that he would resign from his position Jan. 1 -- or...

Capital markets roundup

Mobile banking leader mFoundry says it raised $18 million from a consortium led by MasterCard Inc. Intel Capital, FIS and Motorola Mobility also participated...

Tata Communications launches IPX+ framework

India's Tata Communications today announced the launch of its IPX+ (IP eXchange) mobile broadband enablement framework. The company said that 70 mobile network operators have signed up for the new framework, which is designed to help capitalize on the latest technology innovations in the mobile broadband space via better interprovider mobile service delivery and management.

Brazilian carriers buy frequency band leftovers for $132.7 million

At an auction of frequency bands leftovers held by Brazilian telecom regulator Anatel on Dec. 6, carriers offered $132.7 million for 15 lots of frequency sub-bands used for the provision of personal mobile services.

With forecast of $13.6B in investments, Telefónica Brazil sets sights on expansion

The Brazilian unit of Spain’s Telefónica aims to be the biggest and best telecom provider in Brazil -- and that consumers recognize it as such. That might not be easy, because Telefónica Brazil faced serious problems with its Internet broadband service Speed in 2008, and it took some time to recover from the brand damage. However, the current scenario is brighter: Little more than one year after the mobile carrier Vivo’s acquisition, all Telefónica’s products will be rebranded under the Vivo name.

Carriers need help to meet demand for data traffic, GSMA Latin America chief says

Mobile broadband use has overtaken fixed-line access, GSMA Latin America says, adding that the main challenge for the region's countries is to support the demand for data traffic. Public policies are necessary for mass access to networks, said GSMA Latin America Director Sebastian Hair, who opened the organization's plenary meeting this week in El Salvador.

India’s government committed to growth of telecom sector, PM says

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reassured the telecom industry today that his government is fully committed to sustaining growth, creativity and enterprise in a "vitally important" sector of the country's economy.

Small carriers praised, AT&T slammed in Consumer Reports survey

AT&T Mobility continues to get hammered in highly publicized consumer surveys, with the latest blow coming from Consumer Reports, which claims that the nation’s...

Report: LTE networks to drive transceiver deployments

The need to bolster LTE networks could result in more than 14 million radio transceivers being deployed in 2016, with half of those specific...

TRAI recommends eligibility conditions for additional spectrum

In case of spectrum allocation beyond 4.4 MHz and up to 6.2 MHz to GSM operators, the service provider should have covered at least 50% of the district headquarters or any other town in lieu thereof, according to Indian telecom regulator's recommendations for assignment of additional spectrum.

Smartphone chip sales surge

As the amount of data moving over wireless networks grows, so does the demand for the chips that generate and process that data. Strategy...

Austin a bright spot in jobs picture

The unemployment rate in Central Texas slipped to 7.1% in October, down from 7.5% the month before. The news points to a significantly brighter...

Have recent deals set stage for industry upheaval?

The past couple of weeks have witnessed several industry events that could reshape what the wireless industry will look like going forward. Those events...

Indian IT minister under fire for seeking screening of social media

India's minister of information technology and communications, Kapil Sibal, is under fire for asking Internet companies like Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Yahoo to prescreen user-generated content posted from India.

With Nortel integration, Avaya aims beyond contact center solutions

Although contact center solutions represent the biggest part of Avaya’s revenues, the company aims to be recognized beyond that business, as an important player of the multibillion-dollar enterprise market for communication tools.

HP buys Web-to-print software firm Hiflex

Hewlett-Packard Co. has acquired Hiflex Software GmbH, a privately held global software solutions provider specializing in Web-to-print and management information systems solutions for printing services. HP said the acquisition will help it break the traditional barriers of how and where business customers print.

TIM discloses Fiber’s plans, launches Wi-Fi in Rocinha

After buying telecommunications infrastructure operator AES Atimus Group in July for $1.03 billion, Telecom Italia’s Brazilian mobile unit, TIM Participações SA, on Dec. 5 announced TIM Fiber’s business plan for the next year.

Analyst Angle: Revisiting Latin America’s spectrum conundrum

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics...

Leap, Verizon Wireless put numbers to their spectrum swap plans

Leap Wireless (LEAP) put some numbers to its plans to swap spectrum with Verizon Wireless, announcing it would acquire a 12 megahertz patch of...

Clearwire looks to raise $300M in stock offer

Clearwire (Nasdaq: CLWR) looks to be making steps to secure its financial future announcing today plans to offer $300 million in Class A stock,...

Telecom sector lost jobs in November

The telecommunications sector lost 2,600 jobs in November, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report. The government agency noted that the telecommunications...

India’s mobile subscriber base reaches 873.8 million

The subscriber base of Indian telcos increased by 7.9 million new users in September, an increase of 0.9% from August, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

Texas Instruments to help infrastructure companies move base stations to the cloud

Texas Instruments (TXN) says it is scaling its multicore Keystone architecture for cloud radio access network base stations. The idea of replacing traditional cell...

Fitch: iPhone launch dulls Q3 smartphone growth; AT&T/T-Mobile USA to overhang 2012

While smartphones continue to make great strides in penetrating the domestic market, the third quarter of this year saw a slight lull in the...
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