Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) opened a technology showcase center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where the company said it will highlight LTE, video, cloud- and location-based services to help Brazilian operators respond to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Courts sign off on Nortel's patent portfolio sale, auction set for June 20 >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
Nortel Networks Corp. has received court approvals in Canada and the United States to move forward with the sale of its patent portfolio. The courts approved the the “stalking horse” …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">American Tower CEO: 4G initiatives by operators benefit tower firms: Past consolidation led to advanced network builds >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
American Tower Corp. (ATM) CEO Jim Taiclet took the company’s first-quarter conference call to comment how various 4G initiatives either under way or being pursued by wireless operators would impact …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RIM acquires ubitexx, plans to expand BES to Android and iOS devices >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) is planning to expand the role of one of its greatest assets, BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES), through a just announced acquisition of Germany-based ubitexx …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">America Movil shows strong Q1 growth, powerful mobile data demand >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Latin American-based telecommunications provider America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. (AMX) said it added six million wireless customers during the first quarter of this year, ending the period with 231 million …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Contracts: Nokia Siemens supplies MegaFon; Ericsson wins in Canada & India; and more >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Nokia Siemens Networks Russia: With MegaFon to supply the carrier with core and access networks for the HD voice implementation, which …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Apple takes in half of all profits on mobile device sales worldwide >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
Apple Inc. (AAPL) made slight gains in market share last quarter, however more remarkably it’s earning $1 out of every $2 in operating profits raked in by the eight largest …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Facial recognition apps; creepy or cool? >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Facial recognition is still a touchy subject in the tech world, all the more so when it comes to mobile and wireless. But while some balk at the idea of Big Brother in our pockets, others are already wishing it was already a feature on their smartphone.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia looks to NFC and Angry birds for success >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
Birds of a feather stick together and so it should come as no surprise that Finnish phone maker Nokia has recruited compatriots Rovio – makers of the infamous Angry Birds …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">MetroPCS posts robust Q1 results >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Showing the continued strength of the no-contract market MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) posted a 5% increase in net customer additions during the first quarter, rising from 691,602 in 2010 to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RIM unleashes new PlayBook apps, promises regular updates >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) has released an update to its Playbook tablet software which includes support for video chatting between PlayBooks, a new Facebook …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">American Tower stock up on Q1 earnings >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
American Tower Corp. (AMT) stock ticked up 3.2% at press time today on first-quarter financials that included total revenues of $562.7 million, up 23.8% from the year-ago period. Net income …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Qualcomm shows off its 1.5GHz beast of a processor in new video >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Wireless giant Qualcomm is serving up something sure to make mobile lovers everywhere salivate with anticipation – videos of its new 1.5GHz third generation SnapDragon processor in action.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: The Apple effect – it's everywhere >
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Several companies provided …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">SPONSORED: Redefining Value Creation For Mobile Broadband: Featured interview with Andy Ory, Acme Packet founder, president and CEO >
Q: Acme Packet has played a role in the TDM to IP communication transition for over 10 years. What’s your view on the status of this for mobile operators? A: …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Amazon tablet rumours taking shape nicely >by Jon Norrisby Jon Norris
It’s been fairly obvious for a while that Amazon is planning to release a fully-fledged tablet. Having already got their hardware feet well and truly wet with the Kindle, the online retail giant has been slowly putting the building blocks in place for their own tablet ecosystem built atop Android. Now rumours are beginning to circle that they have tapped giant OEM Quanta to build the device, to be released later this year.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: The economics of HD voice >
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Communications service providers, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sony loses another 25m users’ details, tests patience >by Jon Norrisby Jon Norris
It would seem that Sony wasn’t content with losing only 77 million users’ details, and has now smashed the 100 million mark with another leak of personal information, this time through Sony Online Entertainment, a game development house specialising in online RPGs such as EverQuest and Star Wars Galaxies.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AMX announces to the market >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
America Movil | April 27, 2011 | Press Release Mexico City, Mexico, April 27, 2011 — América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (“AMX”) (BMV: AMX; NYSE: AMX; Nasdaq: AMOV; LATIBEX: XAMXL), announced …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">LTE NatAm: LTE and the University of Chile >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
RCR Wireless interviewed Alfonso Ehijo (CTO of Reference Center for Technology and Innovation, University of Chile) at LTE Latin America 2011.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">2G scam: Unitech’s Sanjay Chandra drags PM Manmohan Singh’s name into the issue >
Economic Times | May 2, 2011 NEW DELHI: The lawyer for Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra , who is in judicial custody over his alleged role in the 2G spectrum scam, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">2G scam: Unitech's Sanjay Chandra drags PM Manmohan Singh's name into the issue >
Economic Times | May 2, 2011 NEW DELHI: The lawyer for Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra , who is in judicial custody over his alleged role in the 2G spectrum scam, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Spice switches focus to mobile Internet >
The Hindu Business Line | May 2, 2011 To invest Rs 1,000 cr this year NEW DELHI, MAY 2: Spice Mobility Ltd on Monday announced that it will invest Rs 1,000 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Vodafone Essar calls auction of airwaves as ‘optimal method’ for spectrum allocation >
Economic Times | May 2, 2011 NEW DELHI: Vodafone Essar , the country’s second largest GSM-based mobile operator, said it supports auctions for all future allocations of airwaves and termed …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Vodafone Essar calls auction of airwaves as 'optimal method' for spectrum allocation >
Economic Times | May 2, 2011 NEW DELHI: Vodafone Essar , the country’s second largest GSM-based mobile operator, said it supports auctions for all future allocations of airwaves and termed …