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Capital Markets: Qualcomm acquires Atheros; Tweetdeck officially joins the flock; and more

Fuse Powered Inc. announced the completion of a $2 million seed funding round, with contributions from BlackBerry Partners Fund and NFQ Ventures. The investment will accelerate Fuse – a digital mobile game publisher – from early-stage to fully-established, as it finalizes plans for significant...

Movers & Shakers: Ericsson appoints new CMO; LTE Awards 2011; and more

Arun Bhikshesvaran has been appointed Head of marketing and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Ericsson. He is currently Vice President Strategy and Marketing in region North America at Ericsson. Bhikshesvaran has more than 15 years of experience in the wireless communications industry. He...

Movers & Shakers: Ericsson appoints new CMO; LTE Awards 2011; and more

Arun Bhikshesvaran has been appointed Head of marketing and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Ericsson. He is currently Vice President Strategy and Marketing in region North America at Ericsson. Bhikshesvaran has more than 15 years of experience in the wireless communications industry. He...

Bits & Bytes: 208 Operators are now investing in LTE; Napster launches new service; and more

The GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association) has published an update to its Evolution to LTE report which confirms 208 operators are now investing in LTE, which is 98 operators more than in June 2010. The number of countries and territories where LTE systems are...

Spotlight on: Telecom in Dallas

Editor's Note: To provide readers with an insight into the world of wireless in regional locales, RCR Wireless News sends its editorial staff not only to trade shows but to metropolitan regions as well, giving insight into how mobile broadband is changing the way...

Report: Mobile broadband set to alter wireless space through 2025

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...

Contracts: Alcatel-Lucent in Fiji; Ericsson builds LTE in Korea; and more

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Alcatel-Lucent Fiji: With the government of Fiji to unveil its government data center which marks the completion of its e-Government phase one project acquired from Alcatel-Lucent, resulting in increased efficiency that is reducing costs and...

Movers & Shakers: T-Mobile's director moves; MMA announces Turkcell exec as Global Chair; and more

The MMA (Mobile Marketing Association) announced that it has elected a new Global Board Executive Committee with Melis Ertem of Turkcell as its new Global Chair. Ertem who has lead the mobile marketing business within Turkcell to become a $USD 100 million dollar business...

Intel declares it will dump millions of Clearwire stock

According to Intel Corp.'s (INTC) investment group Intel Capital, the company will shed up to 10 million shares of stock in Clearwire L.L.C (CLWR).The world's largest chip mogul, which owns 10% of Clearwire with 36.8 million Class A shares and 65.6 million Class B...

Partnerships: UPMC with Alcatel-Lucent; MIPS and Myriad Group; and more

UPMC and Alcatel-Lucent have signed an agreement to jointly develop a telemedicine platform and suite of applications that will enable patients to receive care even when they are far from doctors and hospitals. This newest collaboration builds on a relationship and co-development agreement dating...

Capital Markets: Jumptap's financing round; Salesforce acquires Radian6; and more

Salesforce.com the enterprise cloud computing company, announced it has completed its acquisition of Radian6, the industry-leading social media monitoring platform used by more than half of FORTUNE 100 companies. Radian6's unique technology captures hundreds of millions of conversations every day across Facebook, Twitter, YouTube,...

Contracts: Alcatel-Lucent upgrades Completel; Ericsson helps Hungary with 4G; and more

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Alcatel-Lucent France: With Completel to undertake a major upgrade of its backbone communications network. Completel will deploy Alcatel-Lucent's 100 Gigabit per second (100G) optical technology on new and existing routes to boost network capacity and...

Movers and Shakers: LSN announces new CRO; Telstra appoints new COO; and more

LSN Mobile, with the nation's largest network of local news content for mobile users, announced that Scott Foernsler has joined the company as the first Chief Revenue Officer. Foernsler will drive LSN Mobile’s go-to-market strategy, new business development, execution and revenue growth for LSN...

Semiconductor space continues to ramp up

Telecom jobs nationwide continued to inch down, while jobs in the semiconductor space continued to ramp up in April, a consistency seen throughout 2011.Nationwide, nonfarm payroll employment increased by 244,000 positions in April, but the unemployment rate inched up to 9%, the U.S. Bureau...

Bits & Bytes: Dept. of Homeland Security tests multi-band radio at Jazz Fest; FinnMob opens in NYC; and more

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate will launch a 30-day pilot in the New Orleans area in partnership with law enforcement and emergency management agencies in the region to test the latest portable, multi-band radio technology—which will allow police...

Contracts: Nokia Siemens supplies MegaFon; Ericsson wins in Canada & India; and more

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:Nokia Siemens NetworksRussia: With MegaFon to supply the carrier with core and access networks for the HD voice implementation, which is also a world first for a commercial GSM network. Value: UndisclosedGENBANDSwitzerland: With ImproWare AG, Internet...

Movers & Shakers: Oracle's president Catz will act as CFO; Meru Network announces new Senior VP; and more

Oracle Corporation announced that Oracle President Safra Catz will assume the additional responsibility of Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Catz's appointment follows the resignation of the company's current CFO, Jeff Epstein, who reported directly to Ms. Catz. The company announced Ms. Catz’s appointment is...

Bits & Bytes: Telefonica announces name changes; Neustar acquires Evolving System assets; and more

Neustar Inc., provider of solutions and directory services that enable trusted communication across networks, applications, and enterprises around the world, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and certain liabilities of the Numbering Solutions business from Evolving...

Partnership: Telefónica Movistar launches Myriad; F4W and U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs; and more

Myriad Group AG, a global leader in mobile technology having shipped over 3.8 billion software applications on more than 2.2 billion phones, announced Telef

Capital Markets: Airimba Wireless & AireWire merger; Equinix acquires ALOG in Brazil; and more

Airimba Wireless Inc. – doing business as WindChannel Communications, Inc. – announced that it has concluded a merger agreement with AireWire, Inc. to create a combined company providing an expanded and diversified portfolio of network integration, wireless broadband and municipal services. Tobin...

Contracts: Farnell chooses Laird as a distributor; China Unicom selects Alcatel-Lucent; and more

The following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:Laird Technologies Inc.U.K.: With Farnell as a European distributor for its wireless & M2M products. Laird Technologies designs a complete line of industry-leading wireless & M2M product solutions including high-performance proprietary radio modules, ZigBee

Movers & Shakers: Nokia Siemens announces appointments; FCC attorney joins Jenner & Block; and more

Nokia Siemens Networks has appointed Eduardo Araujo to lead its business in Latin America. Araujo, a Brazilian national, joins the company from Ingram Micro Corporation where he was president of its Latin American region. Araujo has previously held senior regional leadership roles for Hewlett-Packard...

Bits & Bytes: Genband announces Developer Challenge; SK Telecom 4G LTE demonstration; and more

Genband, developer of IP infrastructure and application solutions, announced the official opening of registration for the GENFuzion Developers Challenge, with entries submitted between April 15th, 2011 and July 15, 2011. As a contest within the GENFuzion Developer Community, the Developers Challenge recognizes and financially...

Partnerships: Nokia Siemens Networks works with eServGlobal; Orange UK extends Blyk partnership; and more

eServGlobal Limited, a global telecoms software vendor specializing in Mobile Money and Value-Added Services (VAS), announced that it will supply its PayMobile solution to Nokia Siemens Network for installation in a mobile operator network in Afghanistan, as part of a network expansion project to...