Wireless Facts and Figures

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Nokia Siemens Networks Russia: With MegaFon to supply the carrier with core and access networks for the HD voice implementation, which …

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, …

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

Motricity announced it has completed its acquisition of Adenyo, a mobile advertising, marketing, and analytics solutions provider with operations in the United States, Canada and Europe. Motricity’s integration of Adenyo’s …

The following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: KT Korea: With Oracle to use its integrated suite of Oracle Communications applications and technology for its next-generation Billing, Service …

Fujitsu, one of the world’s largest technology and communications companies, announced plans to work in collaboration with Virgin Media, TalkTalk and Cisco to deliver next generation internet services to 5 …

Pacnet announced that it has signed agreements with Bharti Airtel Limited to deliver a new high-speed network connecting Chennai to the US. The US$120 million network, created through the synergy …

The following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Nokia Siemens Networks China: With Anhui Unicom Energy, China Unicom’s subsidiary in Anhui province, to reduce the energy consumption of …