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Capital Markets: America Movil acquires StarOne; Motricity buys mobile advertising firm; and more

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 capabilities into its software as a service platform, mCore, significantly expands the company’s solution...

Contracts: KT will use Oracle; Rostelecom deploys Alcatel-Lucent; and more

The following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:KTKorea: With Oracle to use its integrated suite of Oracle Communications applications and technology for its next-generation Billing, Service Delivery Platform (SDP) and Operational Support Systems (OSS).Value: UndisclosedRostelecomRussia With: Alcatel-Lucent to deploy its End-to-End IP...

Bits & Bytes: Ericsson's sustainability report; Fujitsu expands in rural Britain; and more

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 million homes in rural Britain. The proposals will provide future-proofed connectivity to 5 million...

Partnerships: Pacnet delivers with Bharti Airtel; AmEx and Payfone create mobile checkout; and more

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 of Bharti Airtel’s i2i cable system and its domestic network in India, together with...

Contracts: Nokia Siemens helps reduce energy; SkyLife Korea selects Ericsson; and more

The following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Nokia Siemens NetworksChina: With Anhui Unicom Energy, China Unicom's subsidiary in Anhui province, to reduce the energy consumption of its mobile base transceiver station (BTS) sites by as much as 20%. The operator will...

Bits & Bytes: Vodafone selects Alcatel-Lucent; Scanbuy opens in France; and more

Vodafone New Zealand has selected Alcatel-Lucent to power its commercial “Sure Signal” service. Building on Alcatel-Lucent’s small cells expertise, Vodafone’s “Sure Signal” is taking 3G network coverage and capacity in New Zealand to the next level – addressing the increasingly demanding mobile voice and...

Partnerships: Singtel and Chunghwa Telecom launch satellite; Virgin Media and Motricity; and more

Savtira Corporation, provider of outsourced e-commerce solutions, announced its participation in the ng Connect Program. The ng Connect Program is the multi-industry initiative driving the development of next generation broadband services and technologies based on LTE and other ultra high bandwidth technologies. Virgin...

Capital Markets: Google bids for Nortel; TelePacific finishes acquisition; and more

TelePacific Communications, announced that it has received regulatory approval for and completed the acquisition of fixed wireless internet service provider NextWeb, Inc., dba Covad Wireless. Through its acquisition of NextWeb, TelePacific now controls a WiMAX-featured wireless broadband network, a licensed microwave backhaul network, and...

Contracts: Alcatel-Lucent wins SPTE; Alvarion deploys Houston 4G network; and more

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:Alvarion Ltd.United States: With the City of Houston for the deployment of a 4G municipal network. Alvarion’s 4G wireless broadband network is enabling the City of Houston’s local government to offer advanced municipal services, such as...

China, India, United States propelling base station deployments

March 30 2011 - 1:33 pm ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News The crush of mobile device usage is indeed a worldwide phenomenon with global handset adoption on track to surpass the six billion subscriber mark bolstered by continued growth in developing countries...

China, India, United States propelling base station deployments

March 30 2011 - 1:33 pm ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News The crush of mobile device usage is indeed a worldwide phenomenon with global handset adoption on track to surpass the six billion subscriber mark bolstered by continued growth in developing countries...

Partnerships: iBasis and Vodafone; Samsung and Sumitomo; and more

iBasis, a KPN company,announced that Vodafone Qatar Q.S.C. has interconnected to the iBasis global network for the exchange of international mobile phone calls. The move enables Vodafone Qatar to cost-effectively keep pace with rapid growth and provide customers with quality service, while enhancing iBasis’...

China, India, United States propelling base station deployments

The crush of mobile device usage is indeed a worldwide phenomenon with global handset adoption on track to surpass the six billion subscriber mark bolstered by continued growth in developing countries and more established countries seeing penetration levels blowing past 100%.To support this tremendous...

Capital Markets: Salesforce acquires Radian6; PLDT buys Digitel; and more

Tabula Inc., a privately held fabless semiconductor company, announced it has secured $108 million in Series D funding. Tabula will use the new capital to accelerate production of their 3PLD ABAX product family, expand customer and partner support infrastructures, and further next-generation product development...

Contracts: Telecom Italia chooses NSN; and more

Alcatel-Lucent announced that Chinese operators Jiangsu Mobile, a subsidiary of China Mobile, and Ningxia Telecom, a subsidiary of China Telecom, will deploy the Alcatel-Lucent 9900 Wireless Network Guardian (WNG) in their 3G network and operations centre. By providing advanced wireless data analytics, Alcatel-Lucent will...

Movers & Shakers: Twitter adds a new director to the flock; BillShrink adds to board; and more

Twitter announced through a PR tweet that Satya Patel will join Twitter as director of product management. Satya will be stepping down as partner for Battery but will remain a venture partner. Satya's prior experience includes a decade in online media and software, both...

Bits & Bytes: AT&T connects to Ford Focus; Verizon App Innovation Center; and more

Plans are underway for the Verizon Wireless Application Innovation Center (AIC), which is scheduled to open in San Francisco later this year, the company announced. The Center will be a place for developers, network engineers, entrepreneurs and others to work together on innovative...

Partnerships: Sprint and Neustar; Verizon and Consert; and more

Neustar Inc., a leader in providing carriers and enterprises with solutions for sending calls, messages, and content across networks worldwide, reported that it was one of the new partners that Sprint announced. Through just one agreement with Neustar, approved developers will have access to...

@ CTIA: A quick look at announcements

Tekelec, the broadband solutions company, introduced a new machine-to-machine (M2M) service enablement solution for providers to deliver advanced M2M services. Tekelec's solution uniquely combines multiple network functions to give service providers new abilities to scale M2M deployments, prioritize and manage devices and applications and...

@ CTIA: Penetration hits 96%

ORLANDO, Fla.—CTIA’s semi-annual survey of wireless operators confirmed what the industry already knows: Americans are in love with their wireless devices, and using them more and more for data connections.Some quick stats from the survey:  Wireless penetration is at 96%, up nearly 5% from...

@ CTIA: A quick look at announcements

There is a lot happening at CTIA. Here is a quick look at some of the announcements made so far. To keep up with everything at CTIA make sure to tune into our live newsdesk here.Anritsu Company and ETS-Lindgren announced that the Anritsu MT8820C...

Movers & Shakers: The Internet Society announces new COO, Zamboola appoints new CEO

STM Group, supplier of DVB-RCS satellite network systems, announced the appointment of Walter Reichert to the newly created position of General Manager for North America. Previously, Mr. Reichert held the position of Senior VP and General Manager at Advantech's Advanced Satellite Networks. Mr.Reichert has...

Job growth continues in computer sector

Jobs in the computer and electronics products sector continued to trend upward in February, according to information released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Positions in the telecommunications space continued to trend downward year over year.The computer sector saw 23,900 jobs added from...