Monthly Archives: September, 2012

Webinar: LTE Network Deployment Strategies for Rural Carriers Webinar

LTE Network Deployment Strategies for Rural Carriers Webinar Rural carriers are the backbone of wireless telecommunications services for a significant portion of the country’s...

While seeking investments, Hondutel to give $4.5 million to Honduran government

The story of the financially troubled, Honduran government-owned telecommunications company, Hondutel (also known as Empresa Hondureña de Telecomunicaciones), is not finished. While seeking new...

Nextel expected to launch 3G network in Brazil by December

Nextel Communications' 3G network launch in Brazil, which has been expected for some time, may happen before the end of this year. The company...

Digicel to complete Voilà integration Oct. 15

After acquiring Haiti’s Voilà last April, Digicel released it plans to complete the integration of the network by Oct. 15, which will include the...

Small cell backhaul in the spotlight

As carriers work furiously to expand their LTE networks, backhaul providers are jostling to get operators the capacity they need to handle heavy data...

T-Mobile USA names Legere new CEO

T-Mobile USA received new leadership today as parent company Deutsche Telekom announced that John Legere will head up its U.S. operations effective Sept. 22....

Samsung, LG, HTC look to counter Apple juggernaut

On the heels of Apple’s unveiling of its latest iPhone 5, which is set to hit consumers this week, a trio of rivals announced...

Changes at top for Colombia’s CRC, Telefónica

Major leadership changes were announced this week at the Colombian telecommunications regulator (CRC) and the Spanish telecom operator Telefónica. CRC's executive director, Carlos Andrés Rebellón,...

Analyst Angle: Hybrid pricing as a postpaid strategy for emerging markets

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot...

Oracle continues cloud-based spree, acquires SelectMinds

Oracle announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire SelectMinds, a provider of cloud-based social talent sourcing and corporate alumni management applications....

Analyst Angle: Mobile termination rate cuts had little impact on Latin American market dynamics

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics...

Industry applauds Brazil’s new tax incentive law for telecom sector

Brazil's president, Dilma Rousseff, signed a law that creates incentives for technological innovation, establishes programs to support broadband network installation and restores digital inclusion...

Verizon Wireless set to entertain rural carriers

Scheduled conveniently ahead of next week’s Competitive Carrier Association event, Verizon Wireless this week kicked off its second LTE in Rural America program. The...

Wireless History Foundation welcomes 5 new sponsors

The Wireless History Foundation, which is set to induct new members on Oct. 8 into its Wireless Hall of Fame at a dinner in...

Webinar: The Advantages of MPLS for Mobile Backhaul

Mobile backhaul is sometimes seen only as a means for connecting the access network to the core.  But, in a world that demands rich,...

Time Warner Cable to sell Clearwire stake

Time Warner Cable says it will unload its investment in Clearwire by selling its 46.4 million shares, valued at roughly $65 million based on the current market value of Clearwire's stock.

AT&T Mobility’s FaceTime plans stir debate, FCC complaint

AT&T Mobility’s plans to limit use of Apple’s FaceTime video chat service to either Wi-Fi connections or to cellular connections running through its Mobile...

Equipment vendors focus on CEM

Loyal customers may be a carrier's most valuable asset, and network equipment vendors are acknowledging this with an increased focus on customer experience management...

Reality Check: Apple’s remarkable week

I have just finished a second view (the total event was about two hours long), and quite frankly was both amazed and disappointed in the session. Amazed at what Apple has been able to accomplish in the past two years

BYOD pushes deployment of mobile device management

With the proliferation of mobile devices in the workplace, IT teams need to set policies to address employees' use of personal smartphones, tablets and...

Reality Check: The importance of security in the technology world

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the...

Ripple effect: iPhone 5 expected to help wireless infrastructure companies

Companies that make equipment for managing traffic on LTE networks stand to benefit from the launch of the iPhone 5.

iPhone 5: Two million sold in first 24 hours

Apple said that customers pre-ordered a staggering two million iPhone5 devices in the first 24 hours that the device was available. The figure was...

SBA signs tower extension with T-Mobile USA

T-Mobile USA’s network upgrade plans continue to roll along as the carrier late last week reached an agreement with tower owner SBA Communications to...

Networks over count video use; customers may pay the price

Researchers at UCLA say U.S. mobile operators are potentially charging customers for data those customers never receive.
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