March 2012

With cameras and display screens receiving more and more attention and investment, the connection between mobile processors and display screens is also in the spotlight. At this year’s Mobile World …

If a picture is worth a thousand words, Apple’s decision to invest in the new iPad’s graphics capability is a smart decision. “Images will be fantastic,” says semiconductor analyst Linley …

Nicaragua will see Internet broadband revenue more than double over the next five years, going from $22 million in 2011 to $51 million in 2016, according to a new report …

Spain’s Telefónica announced the launch of a regional cloud hosting service targeting the Latin American corporate segment, including large companies and government. Named “Virtual Hosting 2.0,” the offering is supported …

The Brazilian telecommunications wholesale market could become more competitive as Colombian Internexa, which is affiliated with ISA, announced the launch of services in Brazil. Internexa said it has invested $30 …

Apple (AAPL) finally set the record straight on its latest iPad device, with a majority of pre-launch predictions falling flat as usual. The new model, dubbed the “New iPad,” will …

Almost one in three Americans now uses a smartphone, and 3 out of 4 have at least one mobile device. According to ComScore’s quarterly report on the mobile phone industry, …

Update: The new iPad is available for pre-order and will ship March 16. LTE is confirmed, as well as a host of other new features. March 7, 2012 – This …

Perhaps looking for at least some bit of positive news, LightSquared reported that its satellite operations will remain intact despite the dim prospects that it will be bolstered with a …

Apple is about to launch its iPad 3. Will the new tablet have a greater impact in the corporate market, contributing even more to the consumerization and Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) phenomenon? …

Latin America’s telecom sector is clearly in need of infrastructure investment. Gartner expects the Latam telecom sector to see double digit growth rates this year in traffic, demand and investments …

Achieving the requirements for carrier aggregation detailed in Release 10 of the 3GPP LTE specifications is even more challenging given the fragmentation of the available cellular radio spectrum, particularly in …

Employers are getting used to the idea that workers want to bring their own devices to work and connect to the network, but if that network isn’t fast enough they …

With the iPad 3 already generating a huge media buzz, this is would not be a good time for Apple to see customers reconsider their purchase plans due to concerns …

Nokia Siemens Networks said it has signed an outsourcing agreement with IT services company Tieto to take over some of NSN’s maintenance, technical support and research and development work from …

Verizon Wireless (VZ) looks to be making good on its promise of tapping its LTE deployment to offer home broadband services with the launch of its HomeFusion Broadband offering. The …

Brazil’s Embratel, which belongs to América Móvil, unveiled a new backbone network based on optical transport network technology and targeting its enterprise costumers. “The new network will serve large companies, …

Brazilian ICT company Dígitro Tecnologia expanded operations and launched a subsidiary in Peru focused on providing technical support for local customers. The company noted that the new Peru operations will …

The Communications Workers of America said it had reached a “tentative contract agreement” with AT&T Mobility covering its “District 6” region that the union organization said would result in “the …

As the annual Game Developers’ Conference kicks off in San Francisco this week, the industry will be focusing on mobile as never before. “We’re doubling down in the mobile space,” …

BARCELONA, Spain – The move towards the TDD version of LTE gained serious steam last week when during the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, China Mobile President Li …

The domestic market for wireless spectrum assets narrowed a bit in the short term late last week as the Federal Communications Commission said it would open up a formal debate …

Senator Charles Schumer wants the Federal Trade Commission and smartphone manufacturers to both take action to insure that private data on smartphones stays private. Yesterday the New York Democrat told …