Money is an easy thing to want to be in business with — I mean actual money. The carriers, banks, credit card companies and startups like Square Inc. are aiming …
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AFL has signed an agreement to acquire TCC Group, a leading telecommunications network implementation and integration provider based in Bracknell, United Kingdom. TCC Group will join the AFL global portfolio …
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Financial Times | May 26, 2011 | Peter Wise Portugal Telecom lifted first-quarter net profit by 29.3 per cent to €129.7m ($182m), higher than market forecasts, as the country’s dominant telecoms …
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DUBLIN – With 144% mobile penetration and 195% household broadband penetration, no one can argue that Singapore isn’t one of the main hubs of the ICT world, and, according to …
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Cable & Wireless | May 24, 2011 | Press Release New York, May 24 2011: Cable&Wireless Worldwide announced its full year results for fiscal year 2010-11 (ended 31 March 2011) …
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Cable & Wireless worldwide appoints Andrew Morawski to lead Americas Business
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaCable & Wireless | May 24, 2011 | Press Release New York, May 24 2011: Cable&Wireless Worldwide announced its full year results for fiscal year 2010-11 (ended 31 March 2011) …
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AT&T Mobility (T) plans to bring Long Term Evolution technology to its first five markets this summer. CTO John Donovan said Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta and San Antonio would be …
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PHOENIX — Arizona is making an online interactive broadband map using federal funding. In addition to creating its own state coverage map, like all U.S. states, the data is being …
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BROOMFIELD, Colo.—Service providers are not the enemy of application developers, despite a preconceived notion that they are, Alcatel-Lucent’s Laura Merling told a crowd of developers at this morning’s Glue Conference …
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Facebook would like to partner with telcos and pursue more revenue potential by promoting brands according to the firm’s director of online sales and operations in EMEA, Colm Long. Speaking …
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DUBLIN – Highlighting the changing telecommunications ecosystem, IBM’s global industry leader Bob Fox cited a recent study released by the company revealing that around 33% of consumers choose social media …
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Cox Wireless to abandon 3G network build in favor of Sprint Nextel wholesale agreement
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerCox Wireless’ ambitious plans have taken a detour as the carrier has decided to abandon plans to build out its own 3G network in favor of relying on a wholesale …
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Australian operator Telstra Corp. turned on LTE services in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane, using network equipment from L.M. Ericsson and Sierra Wireless. However, the service is not yet commercially …
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Verizon Wireless (VZ) continued with its LTE rollout, launching more than 20 markets on June 16 and expanding coverage in the San Francisco Bay and Detroit, Mich., metropolitan markets. The …
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Leap Wireless International Inc. (LEAP) joined its colleagues in denouncing the potential merger between AT&T Mobility (T) and T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) as bad for consumers as it would decrease …
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Telstra, Huawei, NSN and Chunghwa Telecom scoop TM Forum Excellence Awards
by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie BarakDUBLIN, Ireland — The 2011 TM Forum Excellence Awards Winners were announced today, with Chunghwa Telecom, Telstra Corp., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and Nokia Siemens Networks gaining recognition for what …
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T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) continued to aggressively target the domestic market, rolling out altered individual and family plans as well as no offerings for its prepaid business. The move backs …
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China Unicom Ltd. (CHU), the country’s second largest wireless operator, acknowledged that for its 2009 fiscal year it has found “improper measures and practices” related to “party transactions, procurement procedures, …
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Tokyo Metro and the Tokyo metropolitan government inked a deal with UQ Communications to install WiMAX infrastructure and facilities to provide coverage in Tokyo’s subway system. Financial details were not …
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TM Forum Management World 2011: Telstra proudly declares intent to cut off bandwidth hogs
by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie BarakDUBLIN, Ireland – Telstra has no qualms about cutting off and throttling anyone it believes is illegally filesharing over its network, said Michael Lawrey executive director for network and technology …
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Movers & Shakers: Ericsson appoints new CMO; LTE Awards 2011; and more
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaArun Bhikshesvaran has been appointed Head of marketing and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Ericsson. He is currently Vice President Strategy and Marketing in region North America at Ericsson. Bhikshesvaran …
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According to a survey released by The American Customer Satisfaction Index, Sprint Nextel Corp. now has one of the highest customer service scores in the industry. While Sprint Nextel excelled, …
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Movers & Shakers: Ericsson appoints new CMO; LTE Awards 2011; and more
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaArun Bhikshesvaran has been appointed Head of marketing and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Ericsson. He is currently Vice President Strategy and Marketing in region North America at Ericsson. Bhikshesvaran …
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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 …
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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 …
