January 2011

NEC | January 31, 2011 | Press Release NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE6701) and Fujitsu Limited (Fujitsu; TSE 6702) today announced an agreement with NTT Communications, the Philippines Long Distance Telephone …

Business News Americas | January 31, 2011 Telecom Italia (NYSE: TI) has sold the 27% stake it held in Cuban state telco Etecsa to state-run firm Rafin for US$706mn, TI announced. …

* America Movil offers extends to 1.3 bln of Telmex notes * Investors have until March 3 to swap debt (Recasts, adds amount of debt swap and deadline) Jan 31 …

IT Veteran Carlos Fernandez to Lead Chilean IT Organization, Chad Walter to Develop Partnerships to Drive Further Growth SANTIAGO, CHILE — (Marketwire) — 01/31/11 — Chile-IT, America’s IT Partner dedicated to …

TeleGeography | January 31, 2011 The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Vietnamese military-run mobile network operator Viettel has won Peru’s fourth mobile operator licence, citing an announcement from the …

Maravedis | January 26, 2011 | Cintia Garza Latin America is the quietest region in terms of LTE deployments and operator commitments. Other regions such as Europe and Asia Pacific …

SingTel | January 28, 2011 | Press Release Singapore 28 Jan 2011 – Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel) today announced that it has expanded the library of its award-winning mobile music …

NTT Docomo | January 28, 2011 | Press Release TOKYO, JAPAN, January 28, 2011 — NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today a new 10-year environmental vision under which the DOCOMO Group intends to …

Nokia | January 28, 2011 | Press Release Beijing, PRC – Nokia announced today that it has signed agreements with China’s two leading Internet service providers, SINA and Tencent. Both …

The head of the National Cable Telecommunications Association asked the Federal Communications Commission to prevent technology mandates, arguing they prevent innovation and could hinder the development of smart video devices. …

Reuters | January 28, 2011 | Diane Bartz, Sakthi Prasad, and Melanie Lee (Reuters) – Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co’s $2 million deal for 3Leaf Systems is being …

ZTE | January 28, 2011 | Press Release (Hong Kong) – ZTE Corporation (“ZTE” or the “Group”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ) today announced …

Inquirer | January 29, 2011 | Carla Gomez BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – Senator Vicente Sotto III will push anew for the registration of pre-paid subscriber identity module (SIM) cards following …

Reuters | January 31, 2011 | Isabel Reynolds (Reuters) – Japan‘s Toshiba Corp (6502.T) more than doubled its quarterly operating profit on booming sales of NAND flash memory chips and robust …

PR Newswire | January 31, 2011 | Press Release Qualcomm’s Industry-leading Multi-mode Chipset Solution Elevates Mobile Broadband Experiences for Consumers in Japan SAN DIEGO — Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) congratulates NTT …

Reuters | January 27, 2011 | Ho Binh Minh HANOI – Vietnam’s FPT Corp FPT.HM, a major company in the telecoms, software and technology sectors, and an affiliate are to …

Just as Intel’s latest and greatest chips, the so-called “Sandy Bridge” lineup has only just starting finding its way into new machines, and today Intel has released an advisory that a problem with the chip’s SATA controller could degrade transfer speeds over time.