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Verizon labor dispute drags on, no end in sight

Union says Verizon’s ‘greed knows no bounds’ WASHINGTON – Some 38,000 Communications Workers of America and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union employees have been working for Verizon Communications without a contract since Aug. 1; despite continued talks between the union and the company, there...

Wireless companies hit by Wall Street selloff

A sharp selloff on Wall Street hit wireless companies on Monday morning. Verizon Communications, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile US all saw their stock prices take a hit, with T-Mobile US falling the most and AT&T the least. T-Mobile US may be the biggest loser today, but...

Swisscom launches LTE-A combining FDD and TDD

The telco ended Q2 with 6.57M mobile subscribers in Switzerland Swiss mobile telephony operator Swisscom has launched a new mobile service combining the FDD and TDD LTE standards. The technology, which is currently available at the company’s Füssli shop in Zurich, will be commercially available...

South Africa Competition Commission blocks MTN-Telkom deal

The body said the proposed merger will hurt competition in the local market South Africa’s Competition Commission blocked a proposed radio access network sharing and bilateral roaming deal between mobile operators MTN and Telkom, with the regulatory body recommending the Competition Tribunal prohibit the deal...

Scaling mobile apps and e-commerce

In this episode I'm talking to John Davis, senior Web developer/tech lead at Jewelry Television's e-commerce department. He's also worked on AI and game code. John talks about Jewelry TV's use of e-commerce both online and on mobile. As a TV channel which began before...

HTC to reportedly cut 2,250 jobs after stock freefall

In an effort to cut costs by 35%, Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC, is reportedly planning to cut its workforce by 15%. The move comes after the company saw its stock lose half its value in the last year. The company’s stock is now at a...

Apple releases diversity report

Apple’s diversity report shows the company has made small strides in hiring more women and minorities, but it still has a long way to go to move away from a white-male-dominated company. The report, which takes information from June 2014 to June 2015, shows that Apple hired...

Singtel profits up 13% year-on-year in fiscal Q1

The telco ended June with 2 million 4G LTE subscribers in Singapore Singapore Telecommunications reported a net profit of SG$942 million ($673 million) in the first quarter of fiscal 2016, ended June 30, an increase of 13% compared to the same quarter last year. Total revenue...