Monthly Archives: November, 2011

AT&T, China Telecom expand partnership

China Telecom’s (CHA) push into the U.S. market continues as the telecom giant announced an agreement with AT&T (T) to expand their existing relationship...

UNE EPM launches South America’s first LTE commercial network

Colombian telecom UNE EPM Telecomunicaciones has installed the country's first antenna signal transmission to LTE commercial operations ahead of schedule.

Reader Forum (Special Edition): The time for consumer M2M is now

How important is connectivity to young Americans? For many, being connected to the Internet is as important as eating and drinking, according to Cisco’s...

MHA examining report on telecom data monitoring

The Indian Home Ministry is examining a report submitted by a high-level panel of experts on a focused and practical approach to the issue of decrypting some of the encrypted communication in a readable format, a task with which India's security agencies have encountered problems.

The discovery challenge for app developers

With thousands of applications available across multiple platforms, it’s easy to get lost in the crowd. The Apple App Store alone has over 500,000...

Doctors need mobile apps, oversight panel says

Physicians who need to quickly communicate time-sensitive information about their patients should no longer use text messages, according to the Joint Commission on Accreditation...

FCC blunt in dismissal of AT&T application

UPDATED: Wonder no longer about how the Federal Communications Commission feels regarding AT&T’s (T) attempt to purchase rival T-Mobile USA as the government agency...

Hiring picks up in U.S.; handset makers show strong demand

American businesses hired more workers in November than they have in almost a year, payroll firm ADP reported today, and a survey of job opportunities at wireless device manufacturers in the United States shows that a number of technical jobs have been open for as long as six months, suggesting that demand for engineers is outpacing supply.

DoT panel rejects TRAI’s M&A recommendations

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's recommendation of a 60% market share cap on merger and acquisitions has been turned down by a standing committee of the Department of Telecommunications.

Brazilian carriers disclose target dates for providing IPv6 connectivity

During a series of meetings organized by the Steering Committee of the Internet in Brazil and the Center for Information and Coordination Point BR, telecom operators disclosed target dates for providing IPv6 connectivity.

Chile’s Entel to merge with GTD

Entel, Chile’s second-largest mobile telephone operator, has said it will merge with local data, fixed-line, cable TV and Internet provider Grupo GTD. The move may help Entel compete against its main rivals Movistar and Claro.

South American countries discuss $100M connectivity network

Members of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) met this week to discuss the creation of a regional connectivity network to create more points of interconnection both domestically and regionally. The initiative would cost U.S. $100 million and could be finished within two years, Brazil's communications minister said.

Virgin Mobile Latin America confirms licenses in Colombia, Peru

After tapping Chile as its initial launch market for mobile virtual network operator services in Latin America and receiving regulatory approval to operate in Mexico, Virgin Mobile Latin America has obtained licenses to provide wireless communications in Colombia and Peru.

Report: Leap possible suitor for T-Mobile USA assets

Reports indicate that AT&T (T) is now in talks with Leap Wireless about possibly acquiring some of T-Mobile USA’s assets in order to make...

CeBIT reports doubling of M2M participation

German computer expo CeBIT, believed to be the world's largest at more than twice the size of CES in Vegas, reports that participation in...

BlackBerry Mobile Fusion to manage Android and iOS devices

Shares of Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) shot up today after the company announced the introduction of BlackBerry Mobile Fusion, a unified system for...

Amdocs unveils ‘Data Experience Solution’

Amdocs unveiled its Amdocs Data Experience Solution, which it said was designed to help service providers deploy new data services that could improve the customer user experience and accelerate data services monetization.

TRAI proposals have RCom chief optimistic about India entry

"If there is any responsible player coming into the industry and growing the business especially by data, it is very good news," a top RCom official said.

Report: Samsung to dominate LTE base stations across Asia Pacific

The market for LTE base stations in the Asia Pacific region is set for a new top dog this year, according to a report...

Mobile video views soar

Americans are watching more and more online video, especially on tablets and smartphones. A report released this week by ComScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR)...

NewNet picks up Nokia Siemens’ WiMAX business

A week after announcing plans to cut 17,000 jobs as part of a restructuring, Nokia Siemens Networks said today that it was selling off...

CIOs watching for 3 top IT trends

Chief information officers are looking forward to three main trends that will (and in several cases already are) challenging their own corporate strategies: consumerization,...

Jobs in jeopardy? Possible collapse of AT&T/T-Mobile deal could cost U.S. jobs

Tens of thousands of jobs could be at stake now that AT&T's (T) proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile appears poised to collapse, according...

Wireless stocks rebound Monday

Some of last week's biggest losers in the wireless space rebounded this morning, as technology stocks led a broad rally on Wall Street. Shares...

India Telecom Tracker: Nov. 28, 2011

India's top telecom bureaucrat, R Chandrashekhar, Monday said the Telecom Commission expects to conclude discussions on TRAI's proposal on 2G spectrum pricing and M&As in the telecom sector within a week.
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