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2010

< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">CommScope shareholders approve $3.9B acquisition
by Dan Meyer December 31, 2010

by Dan Meyer December 31, 2010

CommScope Inc. (CVT) said its stockholders have voted to approve the proposed $3.9 billion acquisition of the company by private equity firm The Carlyle Group.CommScope said the deal, which was …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">McCaw to resign as chairman of Clearwire
by Dan Meyer December 31, 2010

by Dan Meyer December 31, 2010

Wireless industry pioneer Craig McCaw is set to resign his current position as chairman of the board of directors at Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) effective today, according to a Securities and …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Polycom expecting above 30% growth in Latin America in 2011
by Sandra Cuya December 30, 2010

by Sandra Cuya December 30, 2010

Business News Americas | Patrick Nixon | December 30, 2010 Video conferencing technology provider Polycom (Nasdaq: PLCM) expects to grow above the market average of 30% in Latin America in …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Taiwan Mobile Co unveils new Web Television services
by Sandra Cuya December 30, 2010

by Sandra Cuya December 30, 2010

Taipei Times | By Lisa Wang | December 28, 2010 Taiwan Mobile Co (台灣大哥大), the nation’s No. 2 telecoms carrier, yesterday unveiled a new digital Internet TV service and other …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">ILS and Satmex announce the ILS proton Launch of the Satmex 8 Satellite in 2012
by Sandra Cuya December 30, 2010

by Sandra Cuya December 30, 2010

ILS Press Release | December 29, 2010 RESTON, Va. & MEXICO CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–International Launch Services (ILS) and Satellites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (Satmex) announce the launch of the Satmex 8 …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Tech Mahindra plans to buy software developers in Latin America
by Sandra Cuya December 30, 2010

by Sandra Cuya December 30, 2010

Bloomberg | Ketaki Gokhale | December 30, 2010 Tech Mahindra Ltd., partly owned by BT Group Plc., plans to acquire software companies in Latin America to help more than double …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">China Tel To Build $62M Network In Peru
by Sandra Cuya December 30, 2010

by Sandra Cuya December 30, 2010

International Business Times | By Jesse Emspak | December 23, 2010 China Tel will be putting $62 million into selling internet protocol telephony in Peru, via its subsidiary Perusat. The …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">China declares Skype illegal
by rcrwirelessadmin December 30, 2010

by rcrwirelessadmin December 30, 2010

PC Mag | Sara Yin | December 30, 2010 Skype may soon join Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube on China’s Internet blacklist. Today, The People’s Daily, a Communist Party-run newspaper, declared …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Taiwan market: KKBOX chargeable mobile user base expanding rapidly
by Sandra Cuya December 30, 2010

by Sandra Cuya December 30, 2010

DigiTimes | December 29, 2010 | Marvin Ma, Taipei; Adam Hwang KKBOX Taiwan, an operator of online streaming music services in Taiwan, and in the Hong Kong market through cooperation …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sri Lanka delays move to restrict mobile SIM ownership
by Sandra Cuya December 30, 2010

by Sandra Cuya December 30, 2010

Lanka Business Online | Jayantha Kovilagodage | December 29, 2010 Dec 29, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to delay a move to restrict the number of mobile phone SIM …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Spice mobile launches M-5262 and M-5170
by Sandra Cuya December 30, 2010

by Sandra Cuya December 30, 2010

The Himalayan Times | December 29, 2010 KATHMANDU: Teletalk Pvt Ltd has launched two new Spice mobile phones: M-5262 and M-5170. M5262 is a multi-SIM phone.”Its wide screen gives a …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Can it be True? Thai-owned group to buy Hutch CDMA business
by Sandra Cuya December 30, 2010

by Sandra Cuya December 30, 2010

TeleGeography | December 30, 2010 | Thailand Thai cellco True Move, part of domestic integrated telecoms operator True Corp, has announced in a statement to the Stock Exchange of Thailand …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Brazil's internet provider UOL shares up on deals
by Sandra Cuya December 30, 2010

by Sandra Cuya December 30, 2010

Wall Street Journal | December 30, 2010 | Rogerio Jelmayer SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)–Shares of Universo Online SA (UOLL4.BR), or UOL, Brazil’s largest Internet provider by revenue, were up during …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">MindTree restructures, becomes design services business
by Tracy Ford December 30, 2010

by Tracy Ford December 30, 2010

MindTree Ltd. said it completed the restructuring of its wireless products business into a design services business, a move first announced Oct. 19. The company said the restructuring cost between …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">MHL Consortium aims to connect mobile devices, high-definition TVs
by Tracy Ford December 30, 2010

by Tracy Ford December 30, 2010

A new consortium is planning to connect high-definition TVs with mobile devices via a thin cable that will optimize audio and video collected on mobile devices to be viewed on …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Huawei releases tri-mode LTE modem
by Matt Kapko December 30, 2010

by Matt Kapko December 30, 2010

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. has released the E398 modem, which claims to be the first tri-mode LTE modem. The E398 modem supports LTE, 3G and 2G network technologies. The Chinese …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">C-Level Insight Series: Bob Johnson of Sprint Nextel
by Dan Meyer December 30, 2010

by Dan Meyer December 30, 2010

Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) has in the past been the butt of jokes when it came to customer care issues. This view was bolstered by repeated poor showings in customer …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mobile Giving Foundation looks back on a charitable 2010
by Matt Kapko December 30, 2010

by Matt Kapko December 30, 2010

The Mobile Giving Foundation has some stats and gratitude that it would like to share as 2010 comes to a close. More than 1,000 mobile-giving campaigns were initiated in 2010 …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Top stories of 2010 (Part 4)
by RCR Wireless News December 30, 2010

by RCR Wireless News December 30, 2010

Editor’s Note: The mobile space witnessed a lot of news over the past 12 months that have and will alter the mobile landscape for years to come. With the end …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Brazil's Vivo shares rise after Telesp integration proposal
by Sandra Cuya December 29, 2010

by Sandra Cuya December 29, 2010

Reuters | Elzio Barreto | December 28, 2010 (Reuters) – Shares of Brazil’s largest mobile phone company Vivo jumped on Tuesday after the company unveiled plans to be integrated into …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Price alert for Telecom Argentina S A (TEO) posted
by Sandra Cuya December 29, 2010

by Sandra Cuya December 29, 2010

Market Itellisearch | December 28,2010 | Leo Goldman NEW YORK (Market Intellisearch) — Telecom Argentina S A options saw heavy call activity today. A total of 114 call and 73 …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Broadband connections in Venezuela grow 18 percent during first half of 2010
by Sandra Cuya December 29, 2010

by Sandra Cuya December 29, 2010

Adveriser Talk | December 2010 CARACAS, Venezuela – Cisco announced today the results of a new Cisco® Broadband Barometer study, reporting a growth of 18 percent in the number of …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Brazil registered best online Christmas sales in history
by Sandra Cuya December 29, 2010

by Sandra Cuya December 29, 2010

Xiong Tong | Xinhuanet News | December 29, 2010 RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) — Online Christmas sales in Brazil reached 2.2 billion reais (1.3 billion U.S. dollars) in …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">XL Axiata’s Rp 4.5t expansion plan flies in the face of stiff competition
by Sandra Cuya December 29, 2010

by Sandra Cuya December 29, 2010

Jakarta Globe | December 28, 2010 | Shirley Christie XL Axiata, one of Indonesia’s largest cellular operators, plans to spend Rp 4.5 trillion ($500 million) to invest in its growth …

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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cabinet decision could clear way for True-Hutch deal
by Sandra Cuya December 29, 2010

by Sandra Cuya December 29, 2010

TeleGeography | Thailand | December 29, 2010 The Thai Cabinet has approved state-owned CAT Telecom’s decision to cancel a plan to buy 100% of its Bangkok-based ‘Hutch’ branded CDMA mobile …

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