U.S.

Workforce update: State unemployment rates drop, layoffs expected at HP

18 May 2012 by Martha DeGrasse

Unemployment in most states fell slightly in April, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor. While there were few big drops in unemployment rates, the rate di ...

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U.S.

From Facebook to AT&T, open source means job growth

18 May 2012 by Martha DeGrasse

AUSTIN, Texas – Open source computing is a job growth engine with potential to create world-class developers while enabling the mobile economy, according to a panel of executives who spoke on the topic at the Austin Technology Council’s C ...

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U.S.

CTIA 2012: WiMAX still a focus for NewNet

18 May 2012 by Dan Meyer

The rumor of WiMAX’s demise may have been a bit premature, at least to the folks at NewNet. The firm, which picked up Nokia Siemen’s WiMAX business last year, a unit that ...

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U.S.

Worst of the Week: Exec on the loose!

18 May 2012 by Dan Meyer

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way. We hope you enjoy it! And without further ado: News this week th ...

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U.S.

Smartphone app gives parents more control of teen drivers

18 May 2012 by Martha DeGrasse

The American Automobile Association says almost half of all teens admit to texting while driving. California’s SecuraFone claims that 11 teenagers die each day while trying to text and drive. The company is the maker of an app for iOS and ...

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U.S.

TM Forum Management World Preview: An obsession with monetization

18 May 2012 by Jason Marcheck

As I get ready to make the journey from Austin to Dublin for the TM Forum’s Management World 2012 event, I’m scrolling through a few key checklist items in my mind: remember my passport, rationalize the need to pack sweaters as I sit here typing in a t-shirt and shorts, and think about what major to ...

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Americas

Chilean telecom companies need to comply with new antenna law

18 May 2012 by Roberta Prescott

The Chilean Constitutional Tribunal (TC) has approved a law that regulates the installation of towers and antennas for mobile telephony. The decision was announced last Wednesday and now telecom companies need to modify their towers to ...

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Americas

Brazil’s ICT market grows 11% to $198B, telecom claims biggest share

18 May 2012 by Roberta Prescott

The Brazilian information and communication technology (ICT) market topped $197.56 billion in 2011, which is a growth of 10.9% over the previous year, according to a study commissioned by the Brazilian Association of Information Technology and Communication (Brasscom) for the International Data Corp ...

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U.S.

Verizon Wireless clarifies unlimited data plans; pay full price, keep your plan

17 May 2012 by Dan Meyer

Verizon Wireless looked to clarify its position, and perhaps calm fears, that recent remarks by an executive hinted at a forced migration of customers currently on unlimit ...

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U.S.

T-Mobile USA slashes prepaid mobile data prices, ratchets up competitive pressure

17 May 2012 by Dan Meyer

T-Mobile USA continued its onslaught of the no-contract market, rolling out new mobile data plans set to be available May 20. The plans begin at $15 for 300 megabytes of “4G” mobile data transmission for one week across the carrier’s HSPA+-based network. For $25 customers get 1.5 GB of dat ...

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