Wireless Facts and Figures

Here is a quick update on announcements made at Mobile World Congress 2011 Tecore launches all-in-one 3G-4G enterprise femtocell system, providing Mobile operators with an optimized solution for medium and …

Telefonica SA announced that it has launched a developer community, BlueVia, which will operate across Telefonica’s global footprint. BlueVia will build upon the foundations of Telefonica’s existing developer programmes, O2 …

The Mobile Marketing Association and Tribune Co., a media company operating businesses in broadcasting, publishing, and digital media, announced that Tribune has joined the MMA as a premium member. MMA’s …

RCR Wireless News will be broadcasting live beginning at 9:30 a.m. CET Feb. 16 from the LTE Forum @ App Planet during Mobile World Congress. The Monetizing Mobile Broadband session, …

The Wireless History Foundation opened nominations for the 2011 Wireless Hall of Fame. Nominations, which are due March 321, will be accepted in four categories: service provider; technology; industry associate; …

Antenna Software announced the acquisition of U.K.-based company Volantis. The deal will add a broad range of mobile internet solutions to Antenna’s mobile platform, including the architecture for mobile commerce …

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Alvarion Ltd.United States: With Pennsylvania’s PPL Electric Utilities to deploy Alvarion’s BreezeMAX Extreme 3650 WiMAX solution as part of its smart …

Vodafone Group Plc announced that Sir John Bond, the chairman of Vodafone, will be retiring from the board in July 2011. He will be succeeded as chairman by Gerard Kleisterlee, …

4G Americas announced that it has published its resource report on 3GPP standards work and the evolution to 4G and beyond. The white paper, 4G Mobile Broadband Evolution: 3GPP Release …

Smaato, mobile ad optimizer and mobile advertising company, announced the closing of a new institutional round of funding. Singapore’s EDBI led the $7 million round, with participation from existing shareholders …

Cisco Systems Inc. predicts worldwide data traffic will grow 26 fold in the next five years, driven by mobile video, which is expected to account for 66% of all mobile …

NEC Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. Asia: With NTT Communications, the Philippines Long Distance Telephone Co., StarHub Ltd. and Telekom Malaysia Berhad to construct the Asia Submarine-cable Express system, a high-bandwidth …

Hewlett-Packard Co. announced that its board of directors has appointed five new members, effective Jan. 21. The appointments bring the total number of board members to 17 until HP’s next …

Seven Networks unveiled its Seven Open Channel mobile traffic optimization solution that it claims cuts the data consumption of smart phones and other mobile devices by up to 70%. Seven …

Seven Networks unveiled its Seven Open Channel mobile traffic optimization solution that it claims cuts the data consumption of smart phones and other mobile devices by up to 70%. Seven …

U Mobile Sdn Bhd and Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) partner to launch BlackBerry solution for U Mobile customers in Malaysia. The BlackBerry solution will bring together smart phones, software …

Ceragon Networks announced it has acquired NERA Networks,provider of long-distance microwave links. The $48.5 million buyout will double Ceragon’s size, product portfolio and geographic reach. With the acquisition, Ceragon will …

Clarity Indonesia: With PT Telekomunikasi (Telkom) to continue its next phase of its rollout. The latest deployment will enable fulfilment and assurance capabilities for Telkom’s Flexi Division. It will continue …

Eric Schmidt announced, via his blog, that he is stepping down as CEO of Google. Larry Page will be taking over the day-to-day business as Google’s new CEO and Schmidt …

AT&T Mobility announced it will begin to offer McAfee Enterprise Mobility Management software. The software will enable businesses to offer employees their choice of mobile devices across multiple operating systems, …

Elephant Talk Communications Inc., provider of business software and services to the telecommunications and financial services industries, signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreement with Cleartech to become its mobile virtual …

Stoke announced that it received $17 million in a fully subscribed Series E funding round. Stoke provides carriers 3G mobile broadband and LTE core infrastructure solutions, and its total funding …

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:TeliaSoneraNorway: With Ericsson to modernize and expand the northern part of TeliaSonera’s Norwegian network and to roll out 4G/LTE in the same …

Telecommunications jobs fell in December, both from the previous month and for the year. However, employment in the wireless sector ticked up a few hundred jobs.Overall, the nation’s unemployment rate …

Prab Varma, has been named as a 2011 IEEE fellow for his contribution to system-on-chip (SoC) test technology, which reduces the costs of testing chips used for electronic devices. He …