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Cisco cuts more serious than expected, sells factory to Foxconn

The Cisco jobcuts will be more extensive than analysts expected, it was revealed on Tuesday, with 11.500 jobs set to be culled, as the firm also announced the sale of its factory in Mexico to Taiwanese firm Hon Hai Precision industry, better known as...

Presentation of Telenor's second quarter results 2011

Telenor Group | July 19, 2011 | Press Release Telenor will present its financial results for the second quarter 2011 on Thursday 21 July 2011 at 09:00 hrs Norwegian time/CET. The presentation, which will also be broadcast live over the Internet, will be held in...

Presentation of Telenor’s second quarter results 2011

Telenor Group | July 19, 2011 | Press Release Telenor will present its financial results for the second quarter 2011 on Thursday 21 July 2011 at 09:00 hrs Norwegian time/CET. The presentation, which will also be broadcast live over the Internet, will be held in...

Boosting network efficiency for smartphones

Ericsson | July 19, 2011 What are the network signaling system challenges facing operators as smartphone sales increase? Read the full article here via Ericsson

Regrouping of Nokia quarterly and full year 2010 and first quarter 2011 results

Nokia | July 19, 2011 | Press Release Espoo, Finland - Nokia today provided historical results for its Devices & Services business, regrouped for comparability purposes according to the new reporting format that reflects the operational structure that became effective on April 1, 2011. The historical...

UPDATE 1-EU acts against 20 member states on telecoms rules

Reuters | July 19, 2011 | Christopher Le Coq, Leila Abbound The European Commission began legal action on Tuesday against 20 of the European Union's 27 member states for failing to put telecommunications rules into practice. Read the full article here via Reuters

Telenet to appeal against ruling to open network

Reuters | July 19, 2011 | Philip Blenkinsop Belgian cable operator Telenet said late on Monday it planned to appeal against a regulatory ruling that would force it to give competitors access to its network. Read the full article here via Reuters

Alcatel-Lucent and China Unicom boost 3G network to meet rising customer demand for mobile broadband services

Alcatel-Lucent | July 19, 2011 | Press Release Shanghai, July 19, 2011 - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext and NYSE: ALU) today announced it will  increase the efficiency and reach of China Unicom’s 3G network in over ten provinces to meet the rapidly rising demand for mobile broadband...

Nokia basic phones more profitable than smartphones

Reuters | July 19, 2011 | Hans-Juergen Peters Reporting by Helsinki Newsroom - Nokia's basic phones generate much better operating profits than its smartphone lineup, the Finnish mobile phone company said on Tuesday when it unveiled regrouped past business results. Read the full article via Reuters

Dialogic Identifies India as a Major Growth Market

Dialogic | July 18, 2011 | Press Release Video Design and Development Center in Noida Caters to Global Markets. Sanjay Singh, Vice President and General Manager of Dialogic India, examines new innovative drivers for the future growth of mobile value-added services in India. New Delhi, 18...

Apple to re-launch 3GS as $350 pre-paid model?

For those who’ve long dreamed of an iPhone but just can’t afford the steep price, or don’t want to commit to a lengthy, restrictive contract, you may soon be in luck. Word on the silicon street is that a cheaper iPhone may be launching...

BBC to survey UK mobile coverage

BBC News | July 18, 2011 Technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones explains the ambitious BBC project which aims to map mobile coverage across the UK. Visit BBC News for more information

Apple and Android roundup: iPad 2 demand, software updates and ad markets

Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple Inc. (APPL) and its iPad 2 is still the most popular tablet around the globe, even after it’s been on the shelves for four months. In the last couple of weeks, Apple has finally chipped away at a vast backlog of...

Samsung and LG battle it out for iPad 3 screen production

Another day another iPad 3 rumor, and this latest one has Samsung and LG competing for main supplier of the high-res displays for Apple's next generation tablet according to Mac Rumors. With Apple and Samsung at each other’s legal throats, however, we wonder whether LG might...

Apple wins early patent battle against HTC

The smartphone war is being waged on many fronts. Of course there's the never-ending price war and battle for customers at the retail or carrier level, but smartphone makers are treading just as deep into the legal department. Patent disputes abound in the wireless...

Ciena and Felix Telecom Bring 100 Gigabit Ethernet to Eastern Europe

Cenia | July 18, 2011 | Press Release Ciena® Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), the network specialist, today announced that the Romanian Educational Network (RoEduNet) has chosen Ciena’s high-capacity coherent optical technology for the first live 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) network in Eastern Europe. The next-generation infrastructure,...

American Tower to buy towers in Colombia for $182M

Telecom infrastructure giant American Tower Corp. (AMT) said it will buy up to 2,126 towers from telecommunications group Millicom International Cellular S.A. (MIC) subsidiary Colombia Móvil for $182 million in cash. Barring any issues, the transfer of ownership is expected to start in the fourth...

South Korea Tops Internet Ranking Published by The Boston Consulting Group

BCG | July 15, 2011 | Press Release The BCG e-Intensity Index Highlights National Differences in Internet Activity and the Need for Strong Regulatory, Payments, and Consumer-Protection Schemes LONDON, July 15, 2011—South Korea is the nation with the most far-reaching and deepest digital activity, according to...

Fairchild Semiconductor launches mobile speaker amplifiers

Fairchild Semiconductor today announced the availability of its long vaunted mobile speaker amplifier, the FAB1200 stereo as well as the FAB2200 audio subsystem with stereo Class-G headphone amplifier and 1.2W Class-D mono speaker amplifier. The little device features a charge pump which generates a negative supply voltage allowing...

Victoria's train mobile network faces cost blowout

iTnews | July 15, 2011 | John Hilvert The Victorian Government's digital train radio system project faced a cost blowout of up to $31.4 million, public transport minister Terry Mulder has said. Read the full article here via iTnews

Pacific Fibre Selects TE Subcom to supply cable system

Pacific Fibre | July 18, 2011 | Lance Wiggs 12,750km System Will Set Record for Cross Sectional Capacity, Support Increasing Capacity Demands in Australia and New Zealand Read the full article here via Pacific Fibre  

2011 rugby world cup brought live to millions of fans via Ericsson's Voyager II

Ericsson | July 18, 2011 | Press Release A potential 25 million rugby fans across Oceania, and many more around the world, will enjoy live high definition coverage of the 2011 Rugby World Cup from New Zealand, following the deployment of the Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) Voyager...

2011 rugby world cup brought live to millions of fans via Ericsson’s Voyager II

Ericsson | July 18, 2011 | Press Release A potential 25 million rugby fans across Oceania, and many more around the world, will enjoy live high definition coverage of the 2011 Rugby World Cup from New Zealand, following the deployment of the Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) Voyager...

Taiwan's HTC shares tumble after Apple ruling

Reuters | July 18, 2011 | Jonathan Standing Shares in Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC tumbled as much as 6.5 percent on Monday after losing a preliminary ruling in a patent case with Apple Inc, with its announcement of a share buyback failing to stem the...