Monthly Archives: August, 2012

Pills that talk to your phone (from inside your body)

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new sensor that can be swallowed by patients who have a hard time remembering to take medication. The sensor communicates directly with the mobile devices of caregivers, letting family members know when the medicine was taken each day.

Alcatel-Lucent conducts Latin America femtocell, metrocell trials

 Alcatel-Lucent has long claimed that femtocells and metrocells can boost wireless networks, but this time, it seems that carriers are also betting on the technology. According...

Oi posts drop in net income, slight rise in revenue

The Brazilian telecom Grupo Oi reported a second-quarter drop in its net income of U.S.$31.23 million (R$64 million) in 2Q12, which is much less...

Telefónica to move Latin American headquarters to São Paulo?

Spanish telecom giant Telefónica could move its Latin American headquarters from Madrid to São Paulo. Although rumors say the move is planned, a Telefónica...

Verizon Wireless pays $1.25M fine for C-Block violation

Verizon Wireless has agreed to make a $1.25 million “voluntary” payment to the United Stated Treasury in connection with an investigation by the Federal...

Report: Crown Castle lead bidder for T-Mobile USA towers

Published reports indicate that T-Mobile USA’s plans to sell off its tower assets is moving forward, with Crown Castle International currently seen as the...

Mobility a mixed blessing for Facebook

More and more mobile device users are accessing Facebook from smartphones and tablets, and that's a mixed blessing for the social media giant. The company says that more than half a billion people accessed Facebook from a mobile device in June, and that almost 19% of those relied exclusively on smartphones or tablets to connect with friends through the site. That means those people never saw the ads Facebook serves up to personal computer users, who are of course looking at larger screens with more room for advertising.

Analyst Angle: Research In Motion – Will going with QNX prove better than Android?

For a while there (before the introduction of the iPhone), it seemed Research In Motion just about had it all. BlackBerry sales were growing worldwide and the devices were so addictive that the public called it “CrackBerry.”

Analyst Angle: Service provider Wi-Fi trends are looking up

Service providers have dramatically increased their investment in Wi-Fi, a trend we expect will continue for years to come. Dell’Oro Group predicts that by 2016, over nine million service provider Wi-Fi access points will be in operation,

TIM’s net revenue up, net income falls; launches high-speed broadband

Telecom Italia's Brazilian unit announced that its second quarter net revenue grew 7% year over year to U.S.$2.23 billion(R$4.547 billion). Total gross revenues were U.S.$3.28 billion...

Anatel, Minicom: New mobile service sales remain suspended in Brazil

There is no deadline set for ending the suspension of three Brazilian carriers that have been prohibited from selling new mobile services since July...

NET Serviços to increase investments, double cities, expand Wi-Fi hotspots

Brazilian NET Serviços, owned by América Móvil, plays an important role for the company by selling triple play services (fixed broadband, pay-TV and wireline...
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