Reuters | August 27, 2011 | Peter Maushagen
Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE) said it had not been cutting jobs at its U.S. arm T-Mobile USA in anticipation of the unit's sale to AT&T (T.N), as reported by a German online magazine on Friday.
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Mother Nature might be making a point to the Federal Communications Commission: You can control what you can control, but I will make the final decisions about which networks work and which don't during natural disasters.In light of the recent 5.9 magnitude earthquake that...
LightSquared continues its march to being an eventual wholesale provider of mobile data services announcing a deal with Simplexity MVNO services to operate as a mobile virtual network enabler for potential MVNO partners. The deal calls for Simplexity to become a wholesale...
Greenpacket has been awarded a 2-year contract by Wateen Telecom, WiMAX operator in Pakistan, for the supply of Greenpacket’s modem, the UH350. Wateen Telecom is a venture of the Abu Dhabi Group, which also owns Warid Telecom, Pakistan’s mobile operator. Value undisclosedDialogic announced that...
Taiwan’s mobile market is set to experience explosive growth in mobile data revenues due to rapid adoption of smartphones, tablets and netbook devices, according to a new report from Pyramid Research.The firm found that Taiwan could see a 15.9% compound annual growth rate in...
Google Inc. expanded its Wi-Fi initiative to Nairobi, Kenya, announcing a partnership with East African-based Wananchi Group to launch the Wazi W-Fi service covering parts of the city. The service is currently available at a shopping center, providing users with free Wi-Fi access for...
RCR Wireless News will be presenting its 2011 Innovation Awards at a reception in conjunction with the upcoming 2011 PCIA Wireless Infrastructure Show in Dallas on Oct. 4. The deadline for nominee submissions is Sept. 3.
The RCR Wireless Innovation Awards offer the opportunity to...
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.Out of sight, out of mind. That sums up the state of cell phone antennas, which most...
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.In less than 200 words, CEO Steve Jobs rocked the tech world with a sudden yet not...
India Today | August 29, 2011
Attorney General Goolam E. Vahanvati has recommended the cancellation of licenses to 72 companies in the 2G scam.
The opinion was given on August 22, 2011.
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Economic Times | August 26, 2011
NEW DELHI: Mobile phone service providers on the GSM platform added only 7.6 million subscribers in July, nearly half of 14.6 million added in February this year.
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The strongest venture from within U.S. carrier ranks in m-commerce is doubling down, if you will, on its collective bet to the tune of $100 million.Verizon Wireless (VZ), AT&T Inc. (T) and T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) are gearing up to invest at least that...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
The Korean government wrapped up its most recent spectrum auction, with three carriers securing additional spectrum assets needed to feed ever increasing demand for mobile services.SK Telecom Co. Ltd. (SKM) was the biggest spender coughing up more than $926 million for 20 megahertz of...
Startup Quixey said it raised $3.8 million in Series A funding as it brings its search engine for applications to market. The funding, co-led by U.S. Venture Partners and WI Harper Group will enable to the company continue its work with partners and spur...
North American operators are expected to purchase $260 million filter and tower-mounted amplifier products this year, as LTE deployments spur strong sales during the next five years, according to a new report from Mobile Experts L.L.C."The overall market size will continue to grow, despite...
Reuters | August 24, 2011 | Hyunjoo Jin
South Korea's top mobile carrier, SK Telecom, said on Thursday that it had no plans to bid for U.S. online video site Hulu.
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Sprint Nextel Corp.’s (S) current network issues could prove to be a positive for the tower industry during the second half of the year, according to a new report from Wells Fargo Securities L.L.C.The report noted that according to industry sources, Sprint Nextel was...
Verizon Wireless (VZ) again came out the big winner in J.D. Power and Associates ranking of network quality, garnering the highest consumer scores in five of the six regions. The carrier only lost out in the North Central region to U.S. Cellular Corp. (USM)J.D....
The Federal Communications Commission has asked AT&T Inc. (T) to provide more details of its planned LTE deployment in connection with its review of the company's pending $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA Inc.The additional details include AT&T's comments that the acquisition would provide...
With new rumors that Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) was in line to inherit Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iconic iPhone device in the coming months, analysts cited a cautious tone on the impact such a move might have.Most would agree that Sprint Nextel has missed out...
China Unicom Ltd. (CHU) completed the reporting of its first-half financial results for 2011, stating an increasing dependence on its mobile operations.The company, which is currently the second largest mobile operator in China, reported nearly $9.4 billion in total wireless revenues for the first...
iTnews | August 22, 2011 | Juha Saarinen
Vodafone's New Zealand subsidiary has confirmed plans to move all international capacity to submarine cable contender Pacific Fibre, replacing current arrangements with rival Southern Cross by 2014.
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*Update: includes quote from CTIA*As an unusual 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit the U.S East Coast today, cell service providers grappled to deal with the demand on their networks.Both Verizon and AT&T admitted outages caused by the volume of calls being made, while T-Mobile also...
