Monthly Archives: June, 2012

Itaú Unibanco CEO: ‘Banks need to renew their business models’

Banks are passing through a critical time, while operating in a challenging environment of rapid economic change, thinner margins and increasing regulation. In addition,...

Mobile broadband revolution taxing workforce, increasing dangers

The current move from 3G to LTE-based networks has again placed a premium on jobs across the mobile space. And, unlike the 3G evolution...

IBM: Survey says mobile ads coming, coordinating marketing and IT is key

IBM released the results of a survey of 350 marketing professionals across a range of industries and geographies in which some of the key...

Windows 8 could spell trouble for Apple, Google and even Nokia

Microsoft's Windows 8 could give Apple a run for its money. It combines useful workplace tools with cool consumer apps.

T-Mobile USA is first to offer Samsung Galaxy S III in U.S.

Samsung's much-anticipated new Galaxy S III smartphone is scheduled to launch on all four of the major U.S. carriers, plus U.S. Cellular, but so...

Cisco survey: Customers want to use financial services anywhere, with any device

Consumers want banks to deliver financial advice and banking services through both virtual and physical channels. But despite the popularity of virtual banking, global...

Brazil’s Oi embraces managed services, predicts $100M in revenues

There is no going back when telecom operators move to become integrators of information and communication technology (ICT) , since carriers are seeking ways...

Finance and banking: 7 digital trends to watch

The digital revolution brought a lot of disruption to different economic, political and social sectors. No one can ignore the impact of social media,...

AT&T Mobility’s spectrum focus turns to 2.3 GHz band; challenges remain

AT&T Mobility’s desire to secure spectrum resources has turned to the 2.3 GHz band, which is currently dominated by satellite radio operator Sirius XM....

Freescale CEO says he’s ready to compete

Gregg Lowe welcomes guests to Freescale Technology Forum as the company launches several new products that impact mobile.

América Móvil closes Simple Mobile acquisition, consolidates U.S. prepaid presence

América Móvil consolidated its dominate position in the U.S.-based prepaid space, announcing the closing on the acquisition of Simple Mobile. The deal, which was...

Telefónica to use Alcatel-Lucent femtocells in Europe, South America

The French company Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has closed a deal with the Spanish group Telefónica to provide femtocells throughout Europe and...

Brazilian Bank Federation sees boom in mobile banking market

Making financial transactions with mobile devices is not considered new in Brazil. However, the service is far from being heavily used. During this week’s...

HP to partner with carriers to sell cloud services in Latam

Several surveys have highlighted the advance of telecom providers into the cloud computing service market. Both Pyramid Research and Infonetics Research have released studies...

UPDATE: Huawei joins Alcatel-Lucent in walking from BSNL bidding war with ZTE

June 20, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Huawei has joined Alcatel-Lucent in walking away from a BSNL contract bid that...

Microsoft shows off solo tablet effort with Surface

To some serious head scratching, Microsoft unveiled its Surface tablet device at a refreshingly non-star-studded event in Hollywood, Calif. (Sorry Steve Ballmer.) The device looks...

Mavenir: Mobile Cloud Suite is the answer to carrier OTT problems

Mavenir Systems announced the availability of its Mobile Cloud Suite (MCS) which is designed to help network operators launch pre-IMS rich communications services either...

América Móvil takes 8.46% stake in KPN

Latin America telecom giant América Móvil has moved forward on its plans to increase its stake in Dutch-based telecom company KPN, saying it now holds...

Brazilian telcos invested $2.29B in first quarter

Brazilian telecommunication service providers invested $2.29 billion (R$4.7 billion) in the first quarter of 2012, according to TeleBrasil, the Brazilian association of telecommunication companies. The...

NSN to invest up to $5M to manufacture in Brazil, targeting 35% of LTE market

When announcing it will manufacture LTE equipment in Brazil, Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) said it aims to get a 35% market share. “Our worldwide market...

Mexico’s Televisa accepts conditions for lusacell deal

Mexican broadcaster Televisa has accepted conditions imposed by Mexico’s anti-monopoly regulator the Federal Competition Commission (Cofeco), to acquire 50% of mobile phone operator Grupo lusacell for...

Sprint Nextel tightens noose around iDEN network

Sprint Nextel further tightened the noose around the neck of its iDEN network today as the carrier said it has expanded CDMA2000 1x coverage...

Report: MetroPCS, Leap under the gun; T-Mobile USA’s spectrum plans

The increasingly competitive nature of the domestic space is expected to continue squeezing regional operators, according to a new report from Canaccord Genuity, with...

Vodafone garners shareholder approval of $1.7B Cable & Wireless deal

Vodafone said it gained shareholder approval for its $1.7 billion acquisition attempt of Cable & Wireless Worldwide, which had initially received a lukewarm reception...

NSN keeps 3G optimization train rolling, this week addresses HSPA+

Building on last week's EV-DO Advanced release, today Nokia Siemens Networks announced enhancements to its HSPA+ solution aimed at improving data session performance on...
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