Well, almost everything. When it comes to network deployments by mobile network operators large and small, I learned almost everything I know by attending State Wireless Association events and other PCIA/DAS Forum events. As one of the founding board members of the Texas State Wireless Association, I have a soft spot for the unsung heroes [...]

AsiaInfo-Linkage (Nasdaq: ASIA), a provider of telecommunications software solutions and related services, said it has signed an agreement to provide convergent billing and customer relationship management software to Nepal Doorsanchar. NDCL, or Nepal Telecom, is the state-owned telecommunications operator in Nepal and has about 6 million mobile subscribers.

AT&T Inc. and Deutsche Telekom AG are continuing to pursue the sale of latter’s US wireless assets to the former.

The world’s largest mobile operator, China Mobile (CHL), continued to pile on the subscribers during the third quarter, adding 16.73 million net customers to its network and ending the period with 633.52 million total customers on its network. The carrier noted that nearly half of its Q3 net additions were to its TD-SCDMA-based 3G service, [...]

Nokia Siemens Networks has launched its set of self-care applications that uses social media for customers to manage personal telecom services. Taking into account that consumers spend a lot of time on sites like Facebook NSN has logically extended this trend to include apps that help users connect to telecom operators on these sites. The [...]

According to the latest report by the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), mobile HD voice based on AMR (Adaptive Multi Rate) wideband technology  (W-AMR), is currently being supported by 32 mobile networks across the world.  With almost 52 mobile phone models launched in the recent past supporting HD Voice, leading telecom manufacturers continue to show [...]

NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced today that it plans to make an additional investment of up to $38.3 million in German mobile and interactive service provider Net Mobile AG, which it acquired in 2009 through its wholly-owned German subsidiary. Net Mobile plans to use the investment to buy a controllling stake in Bankverein Werther, a private [...]

On Wednesday 14, TIM Participações S.A said that its board of directors has approved the performance of a primary public distribution offer of, initially, 190.8 million new voting shares, which worth US $1.01 billion (R$ 1.72 billion) by that date. Due to that, shares of TIM Participacoes rose on Thursday 15 after its parent company [...]

Information and communications technology (ICT) is expanding most rapidly in the developing world, with Chile leading the countries of Latin America. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) publishes the ICT Development Index (IDI), which ranks 152 countries according to their level of ICT access, use and skills, The report says that the Republic of Korea is [...]

Two years after it was bought by French entertainment and telecoms group Vivendi, Brazilian carrier GVT announced on September 15 that it is investing US $380 million (R$ 650 million) through the end of 2012 to launch pay TV in the country. The move is an important departure for GVT, which until now was focused [...]