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JDSU said it has been chosen by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. to serve as its independent test consultant for SingTel Group's regional LTE trials in Singapore, Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines. JDSU will define test cases and methodologies, and it will use its Signaling Analyzer...

The Global mobile Suppliers Association published an update to its Evolution to LTE report, which says 101 LTE network deployments are currently in progress or planned in 41 countries. The number of network commitments to the technology is up 71% from about six months...

VoIP continues to gain traction with carriers and push into mainstream, with Jajah announcing Thursday it was launching its IP-based long distance call service with Telefónica Europe across Europe under O2’s banner.

The world's third-largest wireless operator Telefonica SA (TEF) said that despite being rebuffed on its latest proposal, it would stand by its offer to acquire Portugal Telecom's (PT) 50% control in the two company's Brasilcel N.V. joint venture in Brazil that operates under the...

We all know what a pain roaming charges can be, but it would appear that roaming is an issue for carriers as well as customers, with one firm, Starhome, doing its utmost to soothe pain.

While the debate still rages about the effectiveness of mobile advertising, one firm, Amobee Media Systems, knows where it’s placing its bets, positioning itself between publishers and carriers in a bid to become the premiere one-stop-shop of mobile advertising, worldwide.

Satnav software maker Telmap is a company that clearly knows which direction it’s going in. The privately held white label mapping and navigation firm has recently been undergoing a strategy shift, transforming itself from a subscription company into one offering LBS (location-based services) to operators like the Orange FT Group, Vodafone, Vodacom, SFR, O2, Telefonica, AOL, Pelephone, Carphone Warehouse and more.

Congested cellular networks are an increasing and crippling problem. Many firms have only just begun grappling with the severe overload issues being caused by increased end user demand for video and rich media beamed over dilapidated and outdated cellular network infrastructure, but Flash networks - the self-proclaimed leading provider of intelligent mobile Internet services – believes it has an answer.

Ntelos and Thumbplay reached an agreement that allows Ntelos Wireless customers to access Thumbplay's music offering. Thumbplay Music is a cloud-based music service that provides unlimited access to songs on iPhone, Android and BlackBerry devices as well as on computers. The Thumbplay application...

Editor's Note: The companies listed below represent the 10 largest wireless carriers worldwide based on subscriber numbers at the end of the first quarter of 2010 unless noted. The No. 11 through No. 20 largest carriers will be listed next week. Subscriber information and markets...

Appalachian Wireless said it will implement 14 of Transaction Network Services' roaming, network and database solutions in an effort to strengthen its mobile roaming program.Aricent said Nepal Telecom has awarded the company a three-year systems integration contract to provide Convergent Mediation and Convergent Interconnect...

Editor's Note:This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' March Special Edition, "The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing, Content and Apps." The 80-page special edition is available here. Following years of promises, and highlighted by the annual claim that...

The following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:Nokia Siemens NetworksChannel Islands: With Sure to expand the carrier’s 3G network to include Guernsey.Value: UndisclosedGermany: With Telefonica O2 to expand the carrier’s network capacity across the country, including network implementation, project management and logistics....

Nokia Siemens Networks scored a service contract to expand Telefonica O2 Germany’s network. Financial details of the contract were not released.The contract calls for Nokia Siemens to provide network implementation, project management and logistics to update current deployments by Nokia Siemens in the country....

The German government this week took the lead on the deployment of so-called “4G” technologies with the launch of a spectrum auction involving 360 megahertz of spectrum spread across four bands: 800 MHz, 1.8 GHz, 2 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands.The government said the...

The German government this week took the lead on the deployment of so-called “4G” technologies with the launch of a spectrum auction involving 360 megahertz of spectrum spread across four bands: 800 MHz, 1.8 GHz, 2 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands.The government said the...

Editor's Note: The companies listed below represent the 10 largest wireless carriers worldwide based on subscriber numbers at the end of 2009 unless noted. The No. 11 through No. 20 largest carriers will be listed next week. Subscriber information and markets lists are from carrier...

The following infrastructure contracts were announced in the past week:EricssonIndia: With Bharti Airtel to extend their strategic partnership to expand coverage in rural India, including expanding and upgrading the carrier’s network in 15 circles.Value: $1.3 billionNokia Siemens Networks Spain: With Telefonica Spain to upgrade...

Editor's Note:This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' March Special Edition, “The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing, Content and Apps.” The 80-page special edition will be available next week at RCRWireless.com.I was walking through the offices of a...

LAS VEGAS--Telefonica used the CTIA Wireless 2010 stage to flex its international might, touting its global communications presence in 25 countries across four continents, connecting 265 million customers. Inaki Urdangarin, chairman of Telefonica International USA, noted that more than 50% of investors in Telefonica...

BARCELONA -- "No doubt about it, to some extent we're selling change," Tim Sefton, customer director of Telefonica O2 UK, said today on a mobile marketing and advertising panel.That fact more than anything may be why for nearly the past decade, executive after executive...

BARCELONA – At Mobile World Congress today, Microsoft finally offered an entirely new look and feel for its mobile operating system in Windows Phone 7 Series.Presented as a complete reboot with no obvious remnants from the existing Windows Mobile operating systems (except for that...

BARCELONA– With all the hype surrounding LTE technology, you would think it was pre-ordained to take over the telecom industry. However, until today there was no set standard for how carriers could transport plain old voice services – you remember voice don’t you? –...

Mobile advertising services provider Amobee Media Systems announced plans to acquire mobile advertising agency RingRing Media for an undisclosed amount. Amobee said the deal will help it round out its offering to network operators, which include Telefonica SA and Vodafone Group plc, and help...