Yearly Archives: 2011

AT&T attempts to persuade people it’s not a dumb pipe

Kevin Peters, AT&T’s CMO, has been trying to persuade people at the TM Forum that “the network matters.”

TM Forum: Carriers using social media to measure & improve customer service

DUBLIN – Highlighting the changing telecommunications ecosystem, IBM's global industry leader Bob Fox cited a recent study released by the company revealing that around...

TM Forum: Mobile money creates sticky customers, reduces churn

DUBLIN – The telco industry is "about to have a once in a lifetime opportunity to establish sticky mobile money relationships with customers," according...

Hacking crisis continues a month on for Sony

As far as tarnished reputations go, Sony is currently in rare air. The initial hacking furore of mid-April, which resulting in the company's PSN gaming network and Qriocity media service being shut down for three weeks, is far from over.

US court seeks B-1 visa details from Infosys

The Business Standard | May 25, 2011 A district court in Texas, US, has issued a subpoena to Infosys Technologies seeking details of the company’s...

DoT, Trai war intensifies

Times of India | May 24, 2011 NEW DELHI: The communications ministry has sought legal opinion for the second time if it is duty bound...

Cox Wireless to abandon 3G network build in favor of Sprint Nextel wholesale agreement

Cox Wireless’ ambitious plans have taken a detour as the carrier has decided to abandon plans to build out its own 3G network in...

Austin's National Instruments buys wireless tech companies for $96M

National Instruments, an Austin-based company, said that it acquired Phase Matrix Inc., a San Jose, Calif.-based radio frequency developer and microwave application technology...

Austin’s National Instruments buys wireless tech companies for $96M

National Instruments, an Austin-based company, said that it acquired Phase Matrix Inc., a San Jose, Calif.-based radio frequency developer and microwave application technology...

AT&T's DAS group aims to improve customer experience

DALLAS—AT&T Mobility (T) formed its Antenna Solutions Group to focus on improving AT&T customers' experience by enhancing the network from the inside out, said...

AT&T’s DAS group aims to improve customer experience

DALLAS—AT&T Mobility (T) formed its Antenna Solutions Group to focus on improving AT&T customers' experience by enhancing the network from the inside out, said...

Feature Report: Driving the Next Generation of Business Innovation

Today's telecom operators are facing perhaps the most competitive threats to their business that they ever have. Device manufacturers, operating system companies, over-the- top...

The Evolution of Chips, Smart Devices, M2M, and Accessories

Smart devices that enable wireless connectivity to the Internet are evolving at a pace never realized before in the consumer electronics space. At the...

Enterprise mobility still carries risk for most businesses

The disconnect between business and personal activities on mobile devices brings on many challenges, as highlighted in a new report from McAfee (INTC) done...

Time to bring data-sharing plans to market

Verizon Wireless (VZ) keeps hinting that it will introduce family data plans, and I for one, am all in favor of it. As family...

Microsoft releases Windows Phone 7.1 Mango update

The word is out, and the Mango update is no longer a myth. Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) previewed its free Windows Phone upgrade this...

Siano Mobile Silicon receives $20M in funding, hopes to lead in North American market

Siano Mobile Silicon, supplier of mobile digital TV receiver chips, announced that it has completed a $20 million expansion capital financing round. The round...

Mavenir makes a push for convergence, voice over LTE deployments

Dallas-based Mavenir Systems sees its future in LTE and is poised to make a product offering that it says is unique to its competitors...

Telstra turns on LTE equipment

Australian operator Telstra Corp. turned on LTE services in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane, using network equipment from L.M. Ericsson and Sierra Wireless. However,...

Verizon Wireless continues LTE expansion across the nation

Verizon Wireless (VZ) continued with its LTE rollout, launching more than 20 markets on June 16 and expanding coverage in the San Francisco...

It's better to be trusted than loved, Alcatel-Lucent CEO tells TM Forum

DUBLIN, Ireland — Alcatel-Lucent's CEO Ben Verwyaan beamed in via telepresence Tuesday morning to grace the big screen at TM Forum, reminding the audience...

Leap on record opposing AT&T buy of T-Mobile USA

Leap Wireless International Inc. (LEAP) joined its colleagues in denouncing the potential merger between AT&T Mobility (T) and T-Mobile USA Inc....

Telstra, Huawei, NSN and Chunghwa Telecom scoop TM Forum Excellence Awards

DUBLIN, Ireland — The 2011 TM Forum Excellence Awards Winners were announced today, with Chunghwa Telecom, Telstra Corp., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and Nokia...

Ireland puts its faith in ICT for economic recovery

DUBLIN, Ireland — The economic boom and bust Ireland has experienced over the last decade has caused a fair few ups and downs for...

Buzzwords or bull? Telecoms executive speak explained

Some of the keynotes at TM Forum this morning had our eyes crossing in confusion, as buzz word after buzz word aimed to confuddle us into thinking big things were afoot in the world of telecom marketing.
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