China Telecom | May 23, 2011 | Press Release
HONG KONG, May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Telecom Corporation Limited ("China Telecom" or "the Company"; HKEx: 00728; NYSE: CHA) is pleased to announce that the Company has been voted by investors the "Overall Best Managed Company inAsia" in Asia's Best...
China Telecom | May 23, 2011 | Press Release
HONG KONG, May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Telecom Corporation Limited ("China Telecom" or "the Company"; HKEx: 00728; NYSE: CHA) is pleased to announce that the Company has been voted by investors the "Overall Best Managed Company inAsia" in Asia's Best...
DUBLIN – KPN Mobile's CTO Erik Hoving warns if telecom network operators truly want to innovate for the future, it's essential to simplify the IT and network operations now.In a keynote on Tuesday, Hoving spoke to a filled auditorium at Dublin's TM Forum, warning...
Verizon Wireless (VZ) continued with its LTE rollout, launching more than 20 markets on June 16 and expanding coverage in the San Francisco Bay and Detroit, Mich., metropolitan markets. The carrier is on its way to offer service to more than 290...
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DALLAS—“Go global, go mobile and go virtual are trends worldwide,” said Tim Harden, president of Supply Chain & Fleet Operations at AT&T Inc., during a keynote address Friday at Telecommunications Industry Association's TIA2011: Inside the Network show.The distance between intent and action has...
Japan Today | May 18, 2011
NTT Docomo Inc filed a complaint Wednesday with a government dispute settlement body against a higher connection fee its rival Softbank Mobile Corp imposes on calls from subscribers of other mobile phone firms to its customers.
The complaint represents the...
DALLAS—Mobile, fixed and converged operators can all experience growth if they leverage their network assets, Robert Vrij, Alcatel-Lucent Americas president, said during a keynote speech this morning at the Telecommunications Industry Association's TIA2011: Inside the Network event here. Cloud-based computing services and the business...
DALLAS—The proper regulatory and tax policies need to be in place to drive the next five years of chaos in the wireless sector, AT&T Inc. CEO Randall Stephenson told the TIA 2011: Inside the Network audience this morning during a keynote speech at the...
Reuters | May 16, 2011
TDP's ratings are supported by its strong consolidated financial profile, low leverage, healthy cash flow generation and manageable debt maturity. TDP and its subsidiaries occupy a solid business position as the largest Peruvian telecommunications group and a diversified revenue stream...
Inside Costa Rica | May 16, 2011
The contracts are now signed and by the end of the year and for the first time in Costa Rica there will be a choice of cellular carrier. In December, Costa Ricans will be able to choose their...
Economic Times | May 16, 2011
NEW DELHI: After dilly-dallying for years, the government has asked the two telecom PSUs - BSNL and MTNL - to synergise their operations and function as one entity, pending their merger, offering Pan-India services. BSNL provides all telecom services -...
TeleGeography | May 17, 2011
Hong Kong cellco CSL, which launched a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network for selected corporate users in November 2010, yesterday made its 4G mobile broadband services available to existing consumer subscribers to its high-end 1010 brand, though new customers will not...
Churn is inevitable, but it is bad and Medio Systems Inc. has a new service to help combat it. A new customer retention service from the Seattle-based company gives carriers the ability to target customers with relevant offers to keep them on board.Built on...
Mobile broadband subscriptions using 3G technologies in India are expected to reach 41 million connections by the end of the year, far outpacing the 11 million connections using wired technologies, according to Maravedis.The report predicts Bharti Airtel will lead the charge in 3G connections...
Following up on research released last year, WiseHarbor Research reiterated its stance that LTE-based mobile broadband technologies will continue to lead the industry, while WiMAX-based solutions will peak in 2015 before tapering off at the hands of LTE-TDD technologies.The firm notes that LTE will...
embed video code: PHOENIX – Mike Golden, CEO of Sedona, Ariz.-based research group Gigaband Networks Inc., is in a joint partnership with the Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering to make his dream service a reality – and it’s growing...
Times of India | May 14, 2011
NEW DELHI: The telecom ministry has issued a showcause notice to Idea Cellular for the Karnataka circle and Spice for the Andhra Pradesh circle for cancellation of licences on account of a delay in network rollout. "Yes, they...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
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 us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
BOLTON LANDING, N.Y.–During his nearly four-year tenure heading up the Federal Communications Commission, Kevin Martin oversaw some dramatic changes across the mobile communications space. Those changes included the continued consolidation of a number of regional operators as well as a pair of spectrum auctions...
Towerstream Corp. (TWER) said it plans to acquire fixed-wireless assets in Las Vegas and Reno, Nev., from One Velocity Inc., adding two more cities to its stable of delivering wireless Internet access to businesses. The purchase price was not disclosed. The company's stock...
