Wireless Facts and Figures

Vringo Inc., a provider of video ringtones and personalization solutions for mobile devices, announced that it has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent to acquire substantially all of the assets …

Embratel and Claro Brazil: With the Rio 2016 Olympic Games to be a national sponsor, exclusively in the Telecommunication Services categories. Thus, Embratel and Claro will be able to use …

AT&T Inc. announced that Rick Lindner, chief financial officer, will retire effective June 1, 2011. He will be replaced by AT&T Controller John Stephens, a 19-year company veteran. Lindner has …

AT&T Inc. announced that Rick Lindner, chief financial officer, will retire effective June 1, 2011. He will be replaced by AT&T Controller John Stephens, a 19-year company veteran. Lindner has …

Networking specialists LANCOM, LTE modem manufacturer Sierra Wireless, and Rohde & Schwarz, a provider of wireless test technology, presented at CeBIT the first live public demonstration of an LTE business …

Scorecard Systems Inc., reporting and analysis solutions for cable, broadband and telecommunications companies, announced that it had been selected by WaveDivision Holdings—a leading MSO based in Kirkland, WA. WaveDivision will …

Intel Corporation announced the acquisition of McAfee, Inc. is complete. McAfee will continue developing and selling security products and services under its own brand. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Intel, …

Harris Corp. Brazil: With Federative Republic of Brazil to provide Falcon III and Falcon II tactical radios to the country’s armed forces. Brazil will deploy the radios in a range …

Appia, open app marketplace, announces that it has launched its global expansion plans with the hiring of three new Sales Executives in key international markets. Juan Carlos Belair will oversee …

Carlson Wireless announced the launch of LongHaul ST, the next generation of wireless microwave connectivity for multiple Applications.The LongHaul ST is the newest product series to be added to CWT’s …

CTIA said its 2010 spring show will take place May 8 through 10 in New Orleans, marking the first time the trade association will hold its conference in that city …

VMware, virtualization and cloud infrastructure provider, announced that major Japan-based telecommunications operator, Softbank Telecom Corp., has joined the VMware vCloud

Leap Wireless International Inc. (LEAP) added 430,000 customers in the fourth quarter, the majority of whom came from Leap’s acquisition of Pocket Communications in October. The flat-rate carrier ended the …

FiberTower Corp., a wireless backhaul services provider, announced that it received an early termination notice from one of its emerging carrier customers to terminate service at approximately 220 billing locations …

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Alcatel-Lucent France: With DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Europe GmbH, the German-based research center for Japan’s service provider NTT DoCoMo Inc., to broadcast …

Jobs in the computer sector improved in 2010, as did the overall economy, although the telecommunications sector did not fare as well, according to figures from the U.S. Bureau of …

Cellcrypt, provider of encrypted cell phone voice calling, announced the appointment of Matthew Cochran to the position of president of Cellcrypt FZE. He will be leading the Middle East, Africa …

Skype announced a mobile partner program for operators in markets with low 3G broadband penetration. The program aims to bring the Skype experience to a broad range of mobile users …

Skype announced a mobile partner program for operators in markets with low 3G broadband penetration. The program aims to bring the Skype experience to a broad range of mobile users …

This week at Mobile World Congress, Qualcomm announced the winners of its Augmented Reality Developer challenge. The competition which began in October 2010 challenged app developers to make creative interactive …

Here is a quick look at partnerships made this past week. Carrier IQ Inc., provider of mobile Intelligence solutions for device manufacturers and wireless operators, announced a global software license …

What’s new at Mobile World Congress 2011? Here is a quick update on what you may have missed. Telefonica introduces FRIGO Reflections at the MWC, a unique experience to share …

PAETEC Holding Corp. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire XETA Technologies, Inc. for $5.50 per share in cash valued at approximately $61 million. XETA will also …

Here is a quick update on announcements made at Mobile World Congress 2011 Acme Packet, the leader in session border control solutions, unveiled the Net-Net

Interop Technologies United States: With Cox Communications, to provide Cox Communicatins with their CDMA OTA solution to automate device activation at the point-of-sale. Value: Undisclosed MIPS Technologies Inc. United States: …