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Deutsche Telekom maintains strong domestic business and sees improvement in many European markets

Deutsche Telekom | August 4, 2011 | Press Release Deutsche Telekom’s financial figures for the second quarter of 2011 are characterized by significantly improved trends in a number of operational areas and a 17-percent increase in adjusted net profit, causing the adjusted EBITDA margin to...

T-Systems' revenues grow in the second quarter

Deutsche Telekom | August 4, 2011 | Press Release As in the first quarter, start-up costs for the major deals secured last year had a noticeable effect on T-Systems' figures. As such, the adjusted EBIT margin totaled 2 percent in the second quarter, down from...

T-Systems’ revenues grow in the second quarter

Deutsche Telekom | August 4, 2011 | Press Release As in the first quarter, start-up costs for the major deals secured last year had a noticeable effect on T-Systems' figures. As such, the adjusted EBIT margin totaled 2 percent in the second quarter, down from...

Google laments rising anti-competitive nature of patents

Google Inc. (GOOG) is fighting back in a war of words over its patent position. There's a side effect of Android's success, David Drummond, the company's chief legal officer and SVP lamented in a blog post. "Android and other platforms are competing hard against each...

Innovation Fuels Opportunity For Alcatel-Lucent in China

Alcatel-Lucent | Aug 4, 2011 Alcatel-Lucent senior leaders share their perspectives on innovation and growth opportunities in China including 4G LTE and Mobile Broadband. Speakers include Ben Verwaayen, Rajeev Singh-Molares, Romano Valussi, Wim Sweldens and more.

Tate and Vodafone begin new partnership by launching Tate Debates

Vodafone | July 25, 2011 | Press Release Tate and Vodafone today announced a new partnership to develop online and mobile technologies for Tate’s galleries and website. The partnership launches with Tate Debates, a weekly online discussion on Tate’s blog to encourage people to share...

British Library offers e-classics app for iPad

Reuters | August 3, 2011 | Alice Baghdijan Frankenstein, Oliver Twist and Robinson Crusoe could all be lurking on your iPad if you download a new application launched by the British Library this week which provides access to over 45,000 historical and antiquarian titles. Read the...

NYSE Euronext to buy Asia market-access firm

Reuters | August 1, 2011 | Jonathan Spicer Exchange operator NYSE Euronext (NYX.N) said on Monday it agreed to acquire a Tokyo-based firm that helps hedge funds and others trade as quickly and smoothly as possible on electronic markets across Asia and in Australia. Read the...

Sistema Shyam Tele services Ltd inks 3-yr deal with Ericsson for four circles

Economic Times | Aug 1, 2011 NEW DELHI: Telecom operator Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd (SSTL), which offers services under MTS brand, today said it has inked a three-year managed services deal with networking gear maker Ericsson for four circles. .... Read full article here via Economic Times

Press Release: Mobile Network Operators Face Seven Fold Increase in Data Delivery Costs, Rising to $370bn by 2016, Juniper Research warns

Juniper Research | August 2, 2011 | Press Release Analyst house calls for wider use of offload, optimisation technologies to reduce operating costs Hampshire, UK –  2nd August 2011:  Mobile network operators (MNOs) must explore means of addressing data delivery costs and inefficiencies in base station...

Apple, Samsung rise to top spots in smartphone sector

Apple Inc. (AAPL) rose to the top spot in second-quarter marketshare in the smartphone space, capitalizing on a 31% plunge from longtime market leader Nokia Corp. (NOK), according to new analysis from IHS Inc.  Even though the smartphone space grew 7.5% quarter to quarter, Nokia’s...

Fast-growing WhaleShark nets investment from Google, adds HomeAway CEO to board

The Statement | August 2, 2011 | Lori Hawkins In a move that expands its network of high-profile supporters, fast-growing WhaleShark Media said it has received an investment from Google ..... Full article here via The Austin American Statement

Analyst Angle: Why tablets don’t kill the laptop

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. I’ve heard predictions lately that the emergence of the tablet will most certainly kill off...

Apple reveals iCloud pricing

Apple Inc. (AAPL) opened up the iCloud.com interface for developers yesterday and revealed pricing for the service that will launch this fall. Apple plans to offer users up to 5 GB for free and will charge $20 for 15 GB, $40 for 25 GB...

Google opens up for international phone calling

Google has expanded its VoIP calling service beyond the US market, launching its service in 38 languages with payment options in four currencies. The software giant had launched a rather limited VoIP service last year, but has now taken a giant leap forward, allowing people...

T-Mobile USA shacks up with 7-Eleven for prepaid services

Just a week after losing its place on the store shelves of your local RadioShack Corp. outlet, T-Mobile USA Inc. signed a deal to offer its prepaid services through 7-Eleven Inc.'s stores. The deal, which began on Aug. 1, calls for T-Mobile USA to offer...

Churn hammers MetroPCS’ Q2 results; could spill over into Leap Q2, AT&T/T-Mobile USA deal

Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) saw its stock price punished this morning after the carrier released lower than expected second quarter results that showed higher earnings, but slower growth that was impacted by increased customer churn. MetroPCS reported that revenues increased 19% year-over-year...

Churn hammers MetroPCS' Q2 results; could spill over into Leap Q2, AT&T/T-Mobile USA deal

Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) saw its stock price punished this morning after the carrier released lower than expected second quarter results that showed higher earnings, but slower growth that was impacted by increased customer churn. MetroPCS reported that revenues increased 19% year-over-year...

Softbank Mobile and Ericsson demonstrate new LTE feature to improve cell-edge data rate

Ericsson | July 29, 2011 | Press Release SOFTBANK MOBILE and Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) have successfully demonstrated the benefits of a new feature, cooperative transmission control/coordinated scheduling in LTE radio base stations*, which significantly improves cell-edge user performance. The test, conducted using commercially available LTE terminals, clearly...

DU selects Ericsson GPON solution

Ericsson | August 1, 2011 | Press Release To further its goal of delivering state-of-the-art telecom services, du announced its Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network (GPON) deal with Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC). The deal will further du’s efforts to enhance the overall customer experience for its subscribers. Hatem Bamatraf,...

SSTL expands scope of network managed services with Ericsson

Ericsson | August 1, 2011 | Press Release Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd. (SSTL), which nationally operates telecom services under the MTS brand with over 12 million wireless subscribers, today extended its current managed services contract with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) in India. The extension adds four...

Alcatel-Lucent second quarter 2011 earnings

Alcatel-Lucent | July 28, 2011 | Press Release Continuous progress in Alcatel-Lucent’s transformation: Top-line growth and improvement in profitability, Full-year guidance maintained. KEY NUMBERS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER 2011 • Revenues of Euro 3.903 billion, up 10.4% year-over-year and up 7.6% sequentially at constant currency; up 2.4% year-over-year...

Cable Bahamas to provide high-quality IP telephony services

Nokia Siemens | July 28, 2011 | Press Release Cable Bahamas, the leading cable and broadband service provider in the Bahamas, will soon be the first in the islands to offer high-quality, attractively priced IP telephony service over cable networks. The company has selected Nokia...

Changes in Nokia Corporation's own shares

Nokia | July 27, 2011 | Press Release Espoo, Finland - Based on previously announced decisions of the Board of Directors to issue shares held by the Company, 18 092 Nokia shares (NOK1V) held by the Company are today transferred to participants of Nokia's equity-based...