American Express Co. unveiled a new digital payment and commerce platform called Serve. The move is clearly an attempt to compete with the likes of PayPal Inc. and the growing …
Carriers
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Turkey-based mobile operator Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (TKC) said it plans to expand operations into Germany through its wholly-owned subsidiary Turkcell Europe. The carrier said it expects to begin offering …
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rcrtv on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free ORLANDO, Fla. – The model used to bring white-spaces spectrum to market could be applied to licensed frequencies to free up bits of spectrum …
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Herald Sun | March 25, 2011 | Jordan Chong THE head of Australia’s No. 2 telco says proposed legislative amendments for the National Broadband Network will fail to create the …
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ORLANDO, Fla. — The biggest question in m-health, and indeed in all of healthcare, is who pays for it? According to a panel RCR Wireless News brought together here earlier …
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@ CTIA: AT&T Mobility/T-Mobile USA deal highlights need for greater network efficiencies
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerORLANDO, Fla. – One of the themes at this year’s CTIA event in Orlando, Fla., was the need for carriers to have access to additional spectrum assets in order to …
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Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …
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Bernama | March 23, 2011 KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 (Bernama) — U Mobile Sdn Bhd, a 3G mobile service operator, plans to open several stores in Penang and one outlet …
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ORLANDO, Fla. – AT&T Mobility’s plans to acquire T-Mobile USA Inc. for $39 billion overshadowed most news at this year’s CTIA event in Orlando, Fla., and definitely had an impact …
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CrownFibre | March 22, 2011 | Press Release Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) over fibre is proving an attractive proposition in the market, with thirteen (13) telecommunications service providers indicating they want …
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Perhaps showing the international importance of the CTIA event, China Telecom Corp. Ltd. (CHA) EVP Yang Jie participated in the Day 2 keynote where he extolled the …
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ORLANDO, Fla.—Ericsson (ERIC) is launching a wireless innovation program designed to connect innovators, application developers, entrepreneurs, device manufacturers, vertical service providers an operators to evolve the network society, the company …
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@ CTIA: T-Mobile USA expands reach in tele-health, develops SIM for global M2M
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoORLANDO, Fla. — T-Mobile USA Inc. announced a pair of new tele-health partners and the development of an embedded multi-mode international mobile subscriber identity SIM for global M2M deployment. GeaCom …
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ORLANDO, Fla.—Nokia Siemens Networks continued innovation in network architecture by introducing an approach called Liquid Radio, which directs broadband capacity to where the network needs that extra capacity. The solution …
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Perhaps showing the international importance of the CTIA event, China Telecom Corp. Ltd. (CHA) EVP Yang Jie participated in the Day 2 keynote where he extolled the …
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@ CTIA: LightSquared continues to attract partners, funding needs to hit $14B by end of decade
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerORLANDO, Fla. – LightSquared continued its promotional tour this morning with company chairman and CEO Sanjiv Ahuja taking the stage during the Day 2 keynote extolling the benefits of LightSquared’s …
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Audi of America Inc. has tapped T-Mobile USA Inc. to provide wireless connectivity for the Audi Connect system in the car maker’s newest models. Beginning with the 2012 Audi A7 …
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@ CTIA: Sprint Nextel continues to push 4G device depth in face of growing competition
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerORLANDO, Fla. – Looking to recapture some of that “Evo” magic, Sprint Nextel Corp. launched a new halo device for its smartphone line up sporting updated specs and 3D capabilities …
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YellowPepper certified by Western Union as a mobile money transfer vendor
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaYellowPepper | March 21, 2011 | Press Release YellowPepper, the leading mobile financial services company in Latin America, announced today that it has completed the certification and integration process in …
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Following up on its plans for expanding HSPA+ enhancements across its network, T-Mobile USA Inc. also announced several new devices at this year’s CTIA event as well …
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ORLANDO, Fla.—CTIA’s semi-annual survey of wireless operators confirmed what the industry already knows: Americans are in love with their wireless devices, and using them more and more for data connections.Some …
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@ CTIA: Leap set to launch LTE this year, signs roaming deal with LightSquared
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerORLANDO, Fla. – Leap Wireless International Inc. is set to move forward with LTE network plans that will include building out coverage in its current markets and striking a roaming …
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ORLANDO, Fla. – T-Mobile USA Inc., while virtually absent from the CTIA proceedings this week following AT&T Mobility’s plans to acquire the carrier for $39 billion, did show that it …
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@ CTIA: FCC chairman supports data roaming, warns of 'looming spectrum crisis'
by Tracy Fordby Tracy FordORLANDO, Fla.—Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski’s speech to a packed CTIA International Wireless 2011 crowd in the Day 1 keynote speech touched on mostly previously announced initiatives, but Genachowski …
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ORLANDO, Fla. – With the weekend “announcement” still being absorbed, the CEO’s for the nation’s three largest wireless operators took to the stage during the opening keynote at the 2011 …
