Yearly Archives: 2012

Claro Chile conducts LTE trials, plans to launch service early next year

Claro Chile said it has conducted trials using LTE technology with the goal of launching services during the first quarter of 2013. According to...

Prepaid, wholesale continue to prop-up T-Mobile USA

T-Mobile USA’s attempt to retain contract customers continued to falter during the recent third quarter with the nation’s No. 4 operator reporting a loss...

CEO Spotlight: Acme Packet’s Andy Ory

With the market for voice-over-IP and UC services projected to hit $377 billion over the next 5 years, makers of session border controllers like...

Tablet wars update: Apple slides, Surface stumbles

President Obama probably used his iPad to post the most popular tweet in history Tuesday night. The fact that the President is stepping out...

NII Holdings net debt hits $3B, 44% OIBDA dip in Q3

NII Holdings, which recently announced plans to cut 20% of its workforce at its Reston, Va., headquarters, posted a 44% decrease in its consolidated...

Microsoft to invest $98 million in Brazil

The software giant Microsoft announced it will invest U.S.$98.24 million (R$200 million) focused on research, development and innovation in Brazil. The company said it will...

After cutting dividends, Telefónica shows net profit increase

At the end of the second quarter, Spanish telecom giant Telefónica cancelled payment of all remaining dividends and share buybacks for this year, citing...

Webinar: Policy and Diameter Signaling

Diameter’s role in managing the explosive growth of signaling across an LTE network has more than doubled in not only signaling traffic, but also...

AT&T to invest $14B in broadband over 3 years

AT&T kicked off an investor conference in New York with news that it will invest $14 billion in broadband during the next three years....

Leap loses customers, explores LTE alternatives

Leap Wireless International Inc. lost customers during the third quarter as customers fled higher-priced entry level handsets and services, and is exploring “cost-effective alternatives”...

The President and the wireless industry

The president of PCIA says President Obama is passionate about extending wireless broadband in America.

Analyst Angle: Thoughts ahead of T-Mobile USA’s Q3 earnings release

T-Mobile USA is set to release its third quarter earnings and performance metrics on Nov. 8 as part of its overall parent's

U.S. Cellular to sell Chicago, St. Louis, other Midwest markets to Sprint Nextel

In a move that marks a significant operational shift, U.S. Cellular Corp. said it was selling its operations in Chicago, St. Louis and a...

Telcel lauches LTE across portions of Mexico

Mexican telecom operator Telcel announced late yesterday that it has launched LTE services in nine cities, with plans to expand to 26 markets during...

Analyst Angle: 3 Group shows the way for carriers to partner with OTTs

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...

Chile’s Entel posts 15% increase in revenues driven by mobile, data, network rental

Chilean telecommunications group Entel's revenue rose 15% in the third quarter of 2012, principally driven by mobile,  data (including IT) and network rental services. Entel's...

Telefónica expands cloud computing offering, launches IaaS

The digital unit of Spanish group Telefónica is expanding its cloud computing services. The company announced the launch of an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offering, named...

Verizon Wireless to shutter app store

Verizon Wireless’ attempt at cashing in on the “app store” craze appears set to come to an end as the operator said it plans...

Small cell, Wi-Fi initiatives gain speed

The small cell market continues to outgrow its “small” nature with continued development across the space. The latest development is an agreement between two...

Election uncertainty holds back wireless investment

Investors and entrepreneurs alike are hoping that today's election will lift the cloud of uncertainty that has hung over financial marekts and get funds...

Wireless investors look beyond election

Investors and entrepreneurs alike are hoping that now that with the uncertainty of the elections in the rear view mirror, investment funds will start...

MIPS to be acquired by Imagination Technologies

MIPS Technologies (MIPS) is selling its patents and its operating business to two separate buyers in a deal structured to maximize the value of...

NII Holdings announces changes; to cut 20% of workforce at its headquarters

NII Holdings (NIHD), which operates under the Nextel brand in Latin America, is facing hard times. The company, which recently delayed the launch of...

Gartner Symposium: Brazil accounts for 49% of total Latin American IT service market

The Brazilian IT service market has good momentum. Brazil's market represents the majority (49%) of the total U.S.$32 billion IT service market in Latin America....

Reality Check: Cloud-based e-health solutions could care for Brazil’s aging population

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...
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