The Mexican Federal Competition Commission (Comisión Federal de Competencia – CFC or Cofeco) decision on broadcaster Televisa’s plan to acquire half of cell-phone company Iusacell will not be disclosed until …
Citing intense competition, unfavorable macroeconomic conditions and the effects of a natural disaster in Thailand, the president and CEO of Sony Ericsson Bert Nordberg justified the company’s lower revenue for …
Brazilian Communication Ministry (Minicom)’s annual budget for 2012 has been pushed up to US $3 billion (R$ 5.49 billion). The amount includes the budget for Brazilian telecom regulator Anatel and …
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Wednesday exempted the machine to machine and person to machine messages from the limit of 200 SMS per day per SIM.
With the increase of mobile data subscribers in emerging market, a growing number of telecom operators are seeking inform customers about their usage levels. Executives from Syniverse Technologies are looking …
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 in the wireless industry. There …
A new report by CyberMedia Research states that the overall Indian mobile handsets market recorded sales of 15.4 million units during November 2011, taking the total handset shipments during the first eleven months of calendar year 2011 to nearly 166 million units.
Colombian government’s plan to boost telecommunications in the country is set to increase competition among operators and expedite the deployment of 3G services, broadband Internet and MVNO operations. Forget about …
Top executives of India’s telecom companies Tuesday met the country’s Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal to discuss contentious issues plaguing the sector.
Big information technology companies posted positive results for their recent fiscal quarter and their optimist outlook for 2012 may suggest a growth in IT spending. However, Gartner recently reduced its …
Blog and press reports have indicated that Apple has hired formerly Sony Ericsson U.S. president and head of the North America region, Anderson Teixeira, to be head of Apple’s Latin …
Emerging countries are expected to play a bigger role in the e-commerce market by 2015, according to a new study by Forrester Research. During last week’s NRF 101st Annual Convention …
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 marketplace. Brazilian Picture The number of …
After Research in Motion (RIMM) announced Thorsten Heins as its new CEO, market analysts seemed to be looking for the company’s next steps. Tech analyst Jeff Kagan noted that with …
The Bay Area Regional Interoperable Communications Systems Authority approved a $95 million agreement with Motorola Solutions (MSI) to provide a public safety network using LTE technology across 700 MHz spectrum …
Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) reported that its co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis have stepped down. The beleaguered Canadian device maker said Balsillie and Lazardis will be replaced by …
Idea Cellular, India’s No. 4 operator by subscribers, reported 17% dip in consolidated net profit to $39.7 million from a year earlier for its third fiscal quarter ending Dec. 31.
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The Telecom Regulator Authority of India has issued direction to all access providers and international long distance operators for blocking the bulk international text messages.
The GSM telecom operators in India added 7.55 million new subscribers in the month of December last year, according to new figures released by the Cellular Operators Association of India.
The Supreme Court of India on Friday set aside a Bombay High Court judgement asking Vodafone International Holding to pay income tax of $2.18 billion on an overseas deal between Vodafone and Hutchison Essar, news agencies reported.
The Global Mobile Suppliers Association reported that there are now 269 LTE-enabled user devices, manufactured by 57 companies in the market. This is a six-fold jump in six months and …
Brazilian telecom regulator Anatel‘s board of directors approved the potential framework for the auction of radio frequency in the 451 MHz to 458 MHz band; 461 MHz to 468 MHz …
Avaya unveiled a new version of its unified communications solution targeting small- and mid-sized enterprises that includes new capabilities for SME, including mobile collaboration and productivity. Avaya noted that among …
Bharti Airtel, one of the leading telecommunications company, has renewed its contract with Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) for another five-years to manage and maintain its networks in eight circles of India.
