Monthly Archives: March, 2012

Worst of the Week: Small print, big lies

This week Verizon Wireless, often viewed as that carrier that is doing so well that it does not need to dirty its hands by acknowledging its competitors, unleashed a “4G Throw-Down” video punkin' all those that claim to provide a superior 4G network experience.

Cisco says NDS acquisition will serve carriers’ video needs

Cisco Systems says its $5 billion acquisition of NDS Group will position it to help service providers profit from video. The networking giant...

Webinar: Test and Measurement Solutions for Narrowbanding – On Demand

The FCC mandated deadline for land mobile radio licensees to complete migration to narrowband is less than one year away. Migrated LMR systems, especially after...

Feature Report: LTE for Little Ones

In the world of wireless, LTE is the new black. Operators are either marveling at their new LTE networks, are in the process of...

Cisco to acquire NDS for $5B, looks to boost video entertainment strategy

Cisco Systems announced its intent to acquire NDS Group for approximately $5 billion. NDS provides video software and content security solutions designed to enable...

Analysts react to Brazil’s LTE auction delay

Brazil’s plans to auction radio frequencies in the 450 MHz and 2.5 GHz band has again been pushed back from the end of April...

Avaya to pay $230M for Radvision

Avaya announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Radvision, a provider of videoconferencing and telepresence technologies over IP and wireless networks for approximately...

White Paper: RF Interference Hunting Techniques … Spot, Find, Fix

As wireless services grow, interference, once uncommon, becomes a fact of life for wireless and broadcast services. A metropolitan area of a million people...

White Paper: Device Lifecycle Services – Simplified to Highlight Significant Profit Opportunities

The demand for smart and connected devices is booming at an exponential rate. With that growth comes increased competition and added complexities that can...

Google launches local version of YouTube in Chile

YouTube owner Google launched a local version of the video site in Chile, the fifth on the list of Latin American countries that now have...

Mexican telecom sector grew 11.3% in 2011

Mexico's telecommunications sector grew 11.3%, surpassing the 10.6% growth posted for the segment in 2010, according to data from the Telecommunications Sector Production Index...

Aruba Networks sees growth potential in Brazil

Aruba Networks’ CEO has visited Brazil on a couple of occasions, though the frequency of those visits are expected to increase. Speaking with reporters...

Apple partners with Scopus, PromonLogicalis to tap Brazil’s corporate market

The recent consumerization of IT and bring-your-own-device phenomenon, which clearly has been boosted by Apple devices such as the iPhone and iPad, have been...

Canada lays out policies to enhance wireless competition

Canada’s Minister of Industry announced a number of initiatives intended to increase competition across Canada’s mobile industry that is dominated by a trio of...

SPONSORED CONTENT: From coax to fiber – Enjoying the magic of light

A logical transition We rely extensively on mobile networks in our daily life: to accomplish higher business efficiency, better communication with family and friends, for...

Apple iPad set to launch across 10 countries; 25 additional markets later this month

For those just coming out from their caves, Apple (AAPL) sent out a friendly reminder that its latest iPad is set to hit stores...

DoCoMo surpasses 60M customer mark, remains dominant Japanese carrier

Japan’s largest wireless operator, NTT DoCoMo, said it surpassed the 60 million subscriber mark on March 11. That total includes customers signed up to...

SXSW 2012: AT&T 3G faltered at SXSW, but LTE users were well served

Tens of thousands of geeks were in Austin, Texas, this week for the South by Southwest Interactive conference (SxSW or SxSWi if you prefer)...

U.K. regulator to look at LTE deployments in 2G, 3G spectrum

The United Kingdom took a step closer to next-generation mobile broadband services as the country’s regulatory body said it would begin looking at allowing...

Leap signs LTE deal with Clearwire; is MetroPCS next?

Having seen its previous LTE roaming partner stumble over spectrum concerns, Leap Wireless today announced a five-year wholesale deal with Clearwire. The agreement will...

SAP bets on Business One OnDemand solution to set feet in the cloud

SAP's recent launch of its Business One OnDemand solution, which moves to software as a service (SaaS) and a cloud-based model for its Business...

Carlos Slim to launch Internet TV venture

Billionaire Carlos Slim Helú is set to launch an Internet TV network that will feature American television host Larry King, who has joined Helú...

Lenovo, SugarSync launch cloud storage service

Lenovo's cloud storage unit and SugarSync unveiled a cloud storage service that will be integrated into Lenovo’s personal computers and tablet devices. The solution...

Analyst Angle: 802.11ac – Yes, it matters, just not yet

In the good old days, the IEEE or a similar standards body would go through the long, intentionally-arduous process of developing a new standard.

Analyst Angle: Regulation & IP-based services

Technology innovation has driven the growth of full service providers in Latin America and the Caribbean in a period characterized by the continuous decrease in the number of facilities-based telecom operators.
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