Bangkok Post | January 27, 2011
True Move, the country's third-largest mobile phone operator, and state-owned CAT Telecom on Thursday morning signed a deal to develop a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network into a High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) network.
Reports said both firms wanted to...
Ericsson | January 26, 2011 | Press Release
DTAC signs its first contract with Ericsson to modernize its 2G network
DTAC to meet Thailand's growing data-traffic demand and get ready for 3G and LTE
Users to enjoy improved smartphone performance, faster web browsing and downloads
Thailand's second largest...
Telstra | January 26, 2011 | Press Release
Telstra and PCCW today signed an agreement to restructure the assets in their 50/50 joint venture, Reach, as part of an ongoing review of the company’s Asian assets to drive shareholder value.
The restructure will result in a...
Bloomberg | January 21, 2011 | Jason Clenfield and Maki Shiraki
NEC Corp., Japan’s largest maker of phone-network equipment, won an order valued at about 30 billion yen ($362 million) from a group led by Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. to supply undersea cables, two...
Comba | January 21, 2011 | Press Release
Wireless Coverage to Help Unlock the Mysteries of the Universe
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL--(Marketwire - January 21, 2011) - Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Limited ("Comba" or "the Group," Hong Kong stock code: 2342), a leading wireless enhancement solutions...
Digitel | January 17, 2011 | Press Release
Cost Reduction and Reduced Delivery Times Cited as Key Benefits; Customers Have Quick and Secure Access to Information
REDWOOD SHORES, CA--(Marketwire - January 17, 2011) - Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL)
News Facts
Corporación Digitel CA, a telecommunications company offering...
Reuters | January 19, 2011 | Samantha Pearson
* Portugal Telecom to end up with 25.6 pct stake-newspaper
* Oi to take care of fixed-line and mobile services
* PT to be responsible for internet business
SAO PAULO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Portugal Telecom (PTC.LS) will sign a...
Reuters | January 19, 2011 | Samantha Pearson
* Portugal Telecom to end up with 25.6 pct stake-newspaper
* Oi to take care of fixed-line and mobile services
* PT to be responsible for internet business
SAO PAULO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Portugal Telecom (PTC.LS) will sign a...
AT&T | January 18, 2011 | Press Release
DALLAS, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* today announced that the Mexican telecommunications service provider Telmex will offer its customers in Mexico improved, seamless telepresence services by providing them access to the AT&T Business Exchange, a feature...
AT&T | January 18, 2011 | Press Release
DALLAS, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* today announced that the Mexican telecommunications service provider Telmex will offer its customers in Mexico improved, seamless telepresence services by providing them access to the AT&T Business Exchange, a feature...
Ecuador | January 19, 2011
In a press release yesterday Jaime Guerrero Ruiz, the head of Ecuador's telecommunication ministry, announced a multimillion investment to improve internet and communication services in Ecuador. The ministry (MINTEL) signed a $13.5M deal with Telconet which will provide broadband internet...
Ecuador | January 19, 2011
In a press release yesterday Jaime Guerrero Ruiz, the head of Ecuador's telecommunication ministry, announced a multimillion investment to improve internet and communication services in Ecuador. The ministry (MINTEL) signed a $13.5M deal with Telconet which will provide broadband internet...
Synchronica | January 18, 2011 | Press Release
Highlights:
Claro Perú becomes the fifth América Móvil subsidiary to launch Claro Messenger IM solution
Synchronica has a group-wide framework agreement to deploy the service across all 17 América Móvil subsidiaries, targeting 217-million subscribers
High prepaid adoption and low Smartphone...
Synchronica | January 18, 2011 | Press Release
Highlights:
Claro Perú becomes the fifth América Móvil subsidiary to launch Claro Messenger IM solution
Synchronica has a group-wide framework agreement to deploy the service across all 17 América Móvil subsidiaries, targeting 217-million subscribers
High prepaid adoption and low Smartphone...
TeleGeography | January 18, 2011 | Thailand
The board of Thai state-owned CAT Telecom’s board has approved a plan to partner private sector cellco True Move to provide 3G mobile services based on W-CDMA/HSPA technology, Dow Jones Newswires reported yesterday. The move follows True's agreement...
Gemalto | January 18, 2011 | Press Release
Partnership also involves MasterCard Worldwide, Orient Corporation, Credit Saison and Kyodo Printing
Amsterdam, Jan 18, 2011 - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces its selection by SOFTBANK MOBILE for the latest mobile contactless payment trial...
Corning | January 16, 2011 | Press Release
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Corning Cable Systems Pty. Ltd., part of Corning Incorporated’s (NYSE: GLW) Telecommunications segment, today announced that Corning has been selected as a primary NBN ...
HTC | January 17, 2011 | Press Release
SHANGHAI, Jan 17, 2011 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) --
HTC Corporation is continuing its investment in mobile communications service and technologies. Lately, the company announced to invest USD 5.5 million in Shanghai F-road Commercial Services Co.,...
Symsoft | January 11, 2011 | Press Release
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, 11th January 2011 – Symsoft, a leading supplier of charging and messaging solutions, today announced that a major telecom operator in Latin America has deployed Nobill Online Charging System for advanced charging.
Symsoft has been...
Gilat Satellite Networks | January 5, 2011 | Press Release
Petah Tikva, Israel, 5 January, 2011 - Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, today announced that the Ministry of Information Technology and Communications in Colombia,...
Economic Times | December 23, 2010
LA PAZ: Bolivia has fined Chinese telecommunications equipment supplier Huawei $8 million for breach of contract, officials said.
Public Works Minister Walter Delgadillo said Bolivian state telecommunications provider Entel collected on Huawei's performance bond after the Chinese company failed to...
Boeing | Press Release | December 20, 2010
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 20, 2010 -- Boeing today announced that it has received a contract for approximately $1 billion from the government of Mexico to deliver an end-to-end satellite communications system. The system, known as...
Some devices are so popular, so high flying, you need to literally look to the skies just to get your hands on, as is the case with Motorola’s much hyped Droid X, which sold out at Verizon on the first day it was offered.
RCR Unplugged was surprised, therefore, when we received the following offer from Continental airlines this week, offering us a Droid X. “Earn Miles and get a new DROID X by Motorola,” read the subject line.
As a foreigner living in another country - be it Korea or Timbuktu - those little everyday necessities become a little more necessary, and the mobile phone is certainly up there in the top five list, along with foreign currency, a map, a dictionary and mosquito spray.
