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The company said it will cut 45% of its 330-employee workforce, according to a news report.

As 4G smartphones and tablets become more prevalent, iGR has noted a change in consumer behavior – more people are likely to stay stationary while using the new devices. Contrast this behavior with the typical cellular users who, for the last 25 years or so, have moved-and-talked, usually while driving.

The tax relief and jobs bill passed by Congress earlier this month may speed the process of tower and base station upgrades. In addition to freeing up more spectrum for …

The Brazilian telecommunications market will over the next two years will face its best time since its opening to private initiatives. Here are eight issues, facts or trends, that deserve attention.

The telecom equipment manufacturing sector has somehow missed the bus of telecom revolution in the country, TEMA stated in the letter.

The US Federal Trade Commission’s just released survey report on mobile applications for children has revealed that neither the app stores nor the app developers provide the information parents need to determine what data is being collected from their children, how it is being shared, or who will have access to it.

Uninor, in its response, has stated that only Private Respondents (whose licenses have been quashed by the SC judgement) and fresh applicants (well funded entities with no link to incumbent operators) should be eligible to take part in the auction of spectrum that has become available after the SC cancelled 122 2G licenses.

The Indian government has set up a committee to select the new chairman for the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

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. Number portability …

Australia’s major telecommunications groups are expected to cough about $3.2 billion as the federal government has decided to reissue spectrum licenses on 850MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100MHz bands.

A cadre of wireless operators and trade associations sent a letter to Congress expressing concern that certain aspects of the “Middle Class Tax Relief and Jobs Creation Act of 2011” …

TRAI Chairman Dr J S Sarma stated that some of the recent developments have indicated there is perhaps a need to review the policy of forbearance in telecom tariffs.

The Rural Cellular Association has expressed concern that Federal Communication Commission’s recent announcement of Mobility Fund Phase I procedures will reward large carriers like AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Friday released a pre-consultation paper on ‘Allocation of Spectrum in 2G band in 22 Service Areas by auction’ following the Supreme Court of India’s order cancelling 122 2G licenses.

Amidst all the talk of an impending rise in telecom tariffs in the last week, Thursday’s verdict of the Supreme Court of India in the 2G case has further strengthened that possibility.

Mexican broadcaster Televisa’s plan to acquire half of cellphone company Iusacell has been rejected by Mexican anti-monopoly regulator Federal Competition Commission (Cofeco).

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday cancelled 122 2G spectrum licenses controversially handed out by former Telecom Minister A Raja.

The LTE spectrum auctions are changing competitive dynamics in mobile markets. Leading mobile operators are paying billions to achieve long-term spectrum dominance, while challengers are hoping to use acquired spectrum to deploy smart network solutions and boost their competitiveness. In this article, we assess who may be the winners and the losers of the spectrum poker.

Mexico should quickly reform the laws and regulations governing its telecommunications sector to boost competition, investment and drive growth across the economy, according to a new Organization for Economic Cooperation …

Mobile lines registered in Brazil’s São Paulo area, which includes 64 municipalities, will have one digit added starting June 29, 2012, the Brazilian telecom regulator Anatel announced. The measure aims …

The Indian consumers will have to be prepared for higher tariffs if the government goes ahead with the proposal to charge extra 2G spectrum held by telecom companies, says Bharti Airtel’s Sunil Mittal.

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 …

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.

One of the most developed countries in Latin America, Chile faces very similar telecom challenges to Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. Its mobile penetration surpassed one device per habitant, reaching 120.8% …