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RCom may ink $1.5bn outsourcing deal with ZTE & others

Times of India | August 12, 2011 | Kaylan Parbat KOLKATA: Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Communications (RCom), the country's second-largest mobile phone company by customers, is in advanced talks to ink a near $1.5-billion, multi-vendor managed services outsourcing deal with a clutch of telecom gearmakers such as China's ZTE, Huawei and Sweden's...

To curb pesky SMSs, Trai to impose charges on telcos

Hindustan Times | August 10, 2011 In order to curb the nuisance of unsolicited commercial SMSs, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is considering imposing termination charges on commercial SMSs. ..... Full article here via Hindustan Times

Syria: New U.S. Sanctions Against Syrian Bank and Mobile Phone Company

IB Times | August 11, 2011 | Anissa Haddadi The Obama administration is hardening its position against the Assad regime and has announced new sanctions, in an attempt to increase pressure on the leader and his government's brutal repression of the opposition. .... Full article here via International...

China moves to help Bolivia launch satellite

China Daily | August 12, 2011 | An Baijie BEIJING - China and Bolivia took further steps on Wednesday toward launching a telecommunications satellite for the South American country. ..... Full article here via China Daily

Chinese authorities find 22 more fake Apple stores

Reuters | August 11, 2011 | Michael Martina (Reuters) - Authorities in China's southwestern city of Kunming have identified another 22 unauthorized Apple retailers weeks after a fake of the company's store in the city sparked an international storm. China's Administration for Industry and Commerce in...

SingTel Group reports resilient performance from Singapore and Australian operations

SingTel | August 11, 2011 | Press Release Revenue growth across Singapore and Australia in the quarter Stronger Australian Dollar offsets weakness in regional currencies  Net profit affected by finance and tax expenses Singapore, 11 August 2011 – Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) today announced that Group revenue rose 7...

German Court To Hold Hearing In Apple, Samsung Tablet Dispute

Wall Street Journal | August 12, 2011 | Philipp Grontzki FRANKFURT (Dow Jones)--Samsung Electronics Co. (SSNHY, 005930.SE) will go to court on August 25 to appeal an earlier decision banning the South Korean technology giant from selling its Galaxy tablet computer in most of the...

Chinese ZTE company to open training centre in Romania this year

EMG | August 12, 2011 Chinese ZTE communications company is considering opening a training centre in Romania that offers technical and telecommunications courses, in the period immediately ahead, and also a production line for telecommunications equipment, ZTE Romania Operation and Strategy Manager Lorian Vintila said...

Telekom Austria Group: Suspicious facts confirmed

Telekom Austria | August 10, 2011 | Press Release Vienna, August 10, 2011: Telekom Austria Group has announced that new evidence exists about irregularities concerning the IPO stock option program of 2004. Precisely it is about the statement of a staff member, who confessed to...

KT follows SKT in lowering rates

The Korea Times | August 11, 2011 | Kim Yoo-chul KT, the nation’s second-biggest teleco has announced a much-awaited new mobile rate plan in a response to government pressure to cut prices to try and help ease inflation. ...... Full article here via The Korea Times

BSNL inks multiple tower-sharing pacts with pvt telcos viz., Tata, Etisalat DB, Videocon, Airtel, Aircel and R-Comm

Economic Times | August 11, 2011 | Kalyan Parbat KOLKATA: Loss-making BSNL's bid to ease its financial pangs by unlocking the value of its idle tower assets may finally ring true. ..... Full article here via Economic Times

Apple blocks Samsung's Galaxy tablet in EU

Reuters | August 10, 2011 | Hyunjoo Jin, Poornima Gupta A German court has temporarily barred Samsung Electronics from selling its flagship Galaxy tablet in most of the European Union in a significant victory for market leader Apple Inc. Read the full article here via Reuters...

Sony, LG Electronics settle bitter patent dispute

Reuters | August 10, 2011 | Hyunjoo Jin, Mayumi Negishi LG Electronics and Sony said on Thursday that they have resolved patent disputes between the two firms spanning smartphones, TVs and Blu-ray technology, with LG adding that they have signed a cross-licensing deal. Read the full...

Caution marks mobile device market in H2: Gartner

Reuters | August 11, 2011 | Nicola Leske Uncertainty in global financial markets will likely take its toll on the market for mobile devices in the second half as growth slows in Western Europe, according to research firm Gartner. Read the full article here via Reuters...

India’s Reliance Communications launches $288 tablet PC

Reuters | August 9, 2011 | Devidutta Tripathy Reliance Communications, India's second-biggest mobile phone carrier by subscribers, on Tuesday said it has launched a tablet computer priced at 12,999 rupees ($288). Read the full article here via Reuters

India's Reliance Communications launches $288 tablet PC

Reuters | August 9, 2011 | Devidutta Tripathy Reliance Communications, India's second-biggest mobile phone carrier by subscribers, on Tuesday said it has launched a tablet computer priced at 12,999 rupees ($288). Read the full article here via Reuters

Samsung moves ahead with tablet launch plans in India, Australia

Reuters | August 10, 2011 | Devidutta Tripathy Samsung Electronics, which has been locked in a patent infringement battle with Apple Inc, on Wednesday said a German court order to temporarily bar its flagship Galaxy tablet in the European Union would not affect its launch...

iPass Increases Availability of Wi-Fi hotspots at 90 Luxury Hotels in Moscow, Prague, Bratislava, Athens & Saint Petersburg

eYugoslavia | August 10, 2011 | Srebrenka Kac iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS), a leading provider of mobility services for both enterprises and service providers, today announced that it has expanded the iPass Mobile Network in Central and Eastern Europe including Russia with Mikenopa a.s., a specialised...

iPass Increases Availability of Wi-Fi hotspots at 90 Luxury Hotels in Moscow, Prague, Bratislava, Athens & Saint Petersburg

eYugoslavia | August 10, 2011 | Srebrenka Kac iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS), a leading provider of mobility services for both enterprises and service providers, today announced that it has expanded the iPass Mobile Network in Central and Eastern Europe including Russia with Mikenopa a.s., a specialised...

Airtel Nigeria appoints VP for enterprise, SME postpaid packages

Vanguard Nigeria | August 10, 2011 | Prince Osuagwu In a bid to provide specific, relevant and tailored telecommunications solutions to empower Small and Medium Enterprises in Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria has announced the appointment of Rajiv Seghal as Vice President: Enterprise, SMEs and Postpaid. ..... Full article...

Amazon and Microsoft Cloud Outage in Europe due to Lightning Storm

Cloud Business Review | August 9, 2011 A different cause for cloud outage has been just discovered: Lightning storm. Amazon and Microsoft cloud services went offline for several hours as a lightning strike hit a power source that support Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud computing infrastructure...

Qualcomm's VP says apps and cloud will change computing

Qualcomm’s executive vice president, Steve Mollenkopf, has said the mobile app space will change computing forever. Speaking at an event marking the opening of Verizon Wireless’ Application Innovation Center in San Francisco Wednesday, Mollenkopf spoke of his firm’s “rich history of innovation” and collaboration with...

Big operators to pay high spectrum fees

Daily Star | August 10, 2011 | Abdullah Mamun The government yesterday finalised the process of how it will charge four mobile operators -- Grameen-phone, Banglalink, Robi and Citycell -- for renewing their licences for the next 15 years. ..... Full article here via The Daily Star

Verizon opens Application Innovation Center in San Francisco

Verizon Wireless officially opened its Application Innovation Center in downtown San Francisco Wednesday, in an event attended by the firm’s top executives, including CEO Dan Mead. "Innovation is at the very core of what Verizon does, and what we stand for," Mead told assembled press,...