On consecutive days Nokia Siemens Networks and Ericsson announced deals to supply Softbank Mobile with LTE RAN equipment in support of the operator’s nationwide deployment which is expected to commence during the second half of 2012. In many ways, the consecutive announcements – which...
Broadcom CEO Scott McGregor spoke with RCR Wireless News during the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas about Broadcom's Wi-Fi initiatives. While this was clearly one of the event’s top stories, McGregor’s comments about hiring and investing caught our attention as well.
"Last year...
Despite reports that Apple's share in the smartphone market of China has slipped in Q3 and Q4 of 2011, the company had an exceptional fourth quarter globally by selling 35.5 million smartphones to end users, a 121.4% increase year on year.
Shares of Chinese handset maker ZTE Corporation (0763.HK) rebounded a bit today after plunging Thursday on concerns about the company's lawsuit with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and worries about its 2011 results, which have yet to be announced. Ericsson shares were flat after it released...
Near field communication (NFC) is on its way to getting launched in Brazil and could become a reality at the end of this year, told RCR Wireless News Mustafa Almansur, NFC programme leader for the Brazilian market at GSMA, a global association whose members represent more than...
One of the biggest stories of 2012 will be whether anyone credibly challenges Apple and Google in mobile phones and the apps, content and services ecosystems that support them. Time is running out for Microsoft and RIM to convert consumers upgrading from featurephones; stealing subscribers away from iOS and Android will be an even more difficult task.
PCS Wireless has signed a deal to distribute a range of ZTE devices to U.S. and Canadian carriers, saying the companies will target regional carriers. "This agreement with ZTE begins a new chapter for PCS by expanding our open market distribution activities into regional...
The market for LTE base stations in the Asia Pacific region is set for a new top dog this year, according to a report from NPD In-Stat. The region has seen the markets seven largest players – Alcatel-Lucent (ALU), Ericsson (ERIC), Huawei, NEC, Nokia...
The company that manufactures the Apple iPad will start manufacturing in Brazil, said the Science and Technology Minister Aloizio Mercadante. Yesterday the Brazilian government reported that president Dilma Rousseff had a meeting with Foxconn president Terry Gou. The company expects to invest an estimated...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, in its 21st report, has express concern over the inability of the DoT to notice any security threats due to import of telecom equipments from different countries, especially China.
AT&T Mobility says it has something for everyone with its five new Android smartphones introduced today. From entertainment to business to social media, the company is clearly trying to market specific phones to different groups of customers.
The Motorola Mobility Inc. Atrix 2 is aimed...
ZTE | August 30, 2011 | Press Release
August 30, 2011, Shenzhen, China – ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced a 21.52% increase in...
ZTE| August 25, 2011 | Press Release
25 August 2011, Shenzhen, China – ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced that it is to launch the...
ZTE | August 18, 2011 | Press Release
18 August 2011, Shenzhen, China – ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced it has established ZTE...
Siemens Enterprise Communications, a premier provider of enterprise communications, has been appointed by Durham University as its strategic technology partner to implement a next generation communications system as part of a university-wide investment program to deliver world-class facilities for its 15,000 students and 3,000...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.“Palm’s innovative operating system provides an ideal platform to expand HP’s mobility strategy and create a unique...
Times of India | August 12, 2011 | Kaylan Parbat
KOLKATA: Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Communications (RCom), the country's second-largest mobile phone company by customers, is in advanced talks to ink a near $1.5-billion, multi-vendor managed services outsourcing deal with a clutch of telecom gearmakers such as China's ZTE, Huawei and Sweden's...
Times of India | August 12, 2011 | Kaylan Parbat
KOLKATA: Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Communications (RCom), the country's second-largest mobile phone company by customers, is in advanced talks to ink a near $1.5-billion, multi-vendor managed services outsourcing deal with a clutch of telecom gearmakers such as China's ZTE, Huawei and Sweden's...
EMG | August 12, 2011
Chinese ZTE communications company is considering opening a training centre in Romania that offers technical and telecommunications courses, in the period immediately ahead, and also a production line for telecommunications equipment, ZTE Romania Operation and Strategy Manager Lorian Vintila said...
Bloomberg | July 18, 2011 | Matthew Campbell, Michael Kavanagh
France Telecom SA (FTE) may make the Democratic Republic of Congo its next target for African expansion after entering exclusive talks with China’s ZTE Corp. to purchase a majority stake in Congo China Telecom, the...
ZTE | July 13, 2011 | Press Release
13 July 2011, Shenzhen – ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced that it successfully...
ZTE | July 4, 2011 | Press Release
4 July 2011, Shenzhen– ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has launched the ZXSDR BS8920, the...
Chinese manufacturer ZTE Corp. said it will produce tablets in Brazil. The annoucement was given just after a July 27 meeting that ZTE’s CEO, Hou Weigui, had with the president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, in Brasília.
During this meeting, Weigui guaranteed that ZTE...
ZTE | June 28, 2011 | Press Release
28 June 2011, Shenzhen – ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced that it has successfully...
