If you’ve ever wondered how you would fare as a billionaire running a business empire, you don’t need to wonder any more – there’s an app for that. Danta Entertainment, …
2011
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Danta releases educational game Robot Tycoon for iPad >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">U.S. households increasingly cut the cord and go pure mobile >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlights the growing rate at which U.S. households are cutting their landlines.The three-and-a-half-year survey found that nearly 24% of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon Wireless expands LTE reach, set for Droid Charge launch >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Verizon Wireless (VZ) is looking to keep the momentum building for its LTE network announcing today the launch of service in six new markets and plans for a new smartphone.The …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia sales rachet up to $15.2 billion >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
Nokia Corp. (NOK) posted a profit of $502 million on sales of nearly $15.2 billion for the first quarter, but the device manufacturer said this quarter could be more challenging. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">NII extends iDEN handset deal through 2014 >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Motorola Mobility Inc.’s (MMI) iDEN technology either received a new lease on life or an expiration date today as the company announced an extension to its supplier agreement to supply …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RCA 2011: 4G options abound for rural players >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
LAS VEGAS – With a significant win in gaining a government mandate on 3G data roaming in their back pockets, rural operators are now faced with the unenviable task of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">China Mobile teams with Alcatel-Lucent on LightRadio technology >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) and China Mobile (CHL) are working together to further develop technology around Acatel-Lucent’s LightRadio technology, which shrinks base-station technology down to the size of a Rubik’s Cube by …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">NSN revenues up 17%, Moto purchase approved >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
Nokia Siemens Networks posted a gross profit of $1.23 billion for the first quarter, up 8% from a year ago. However, gross margins trickled down a few percentage points to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Partnerships: Nokia Siemens Networks works with eServGlobal; Orange UK extends Blyk partnership; and more >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
eServGlobal Limited, a global telecoms software vendor specializing in Mobile Money and Value-Added Services (VAS), announced that it will supply its PayMobile solution to Nokia Siemens Network for installation in …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">iPhone, indirect propel Verizon Wireless Q1 growth >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Verizon Wireless (VZ) continued to show strong postpaid customer growth during the first quarter of this year, buoyed by its recently launched LTE service as well as the launch of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia and Microsoft sign definitive partnership agreement >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
Nokia Corp. and Microsoft Corp. have signed a “definitive agreement” to partner and build devices running Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 operating system, after first announcing the move on Feb. 11, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">ARM Holdings granted prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
British chip firm ARM Holdings has been granted a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise for its contributions to innovation as the world’s leading supplier of low power, high performance semiconductor …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Amazon EC2 goes down, takes half the web with it >by Jon Norrisby Jon Norris
This morning buttocks are tightly clenched all across internet-land, as Amazon’s Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2) service, which is used by many big-name companies and services, has spectacularly crashed, taking down Quora, FourSquare, Hootsuite, and a whole host of other well-known services that use Amazon’s cloud to power their backend.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Qualcomm posts steller second-quarter results >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
One chip firm not blaming Japan for poor results this quarter is Qualcomm Inc., which beat the street with better than expected quarterly results and a revised optimistic prediction for …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Coverage Starts May 17 at 9am CT >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Hindustan Times: JV partner asks Uninor chief to quit >
The Hindustan Times | April 20, 2011 In a bid to clean its stables, Norway-based telecom major, Telenor, which has a joint venture with Unitech Wireless, the 2G spectrum scam-tainted …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">CNBC INDIA BUSINESS HOUR: HCL TECH BEATS EXPECTATIONS >
CNBC India | April 20, 2011
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Bloomberg: Televisa’s Azcarraga Interview >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Bloomberg | April 8, 2011 | Video April 12 (Bloomberg) — Emilio Azcarraga, chairman and chief executive officer of Grupo Televisa SA, talks about the company’s purchase of a 50 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Bloomberg: Televisa's Azcarraga Interview >
Bloomberg | April 8, 2011 | Video April 12 (Bloomberg) — Emilio Azcarraga, chairman and chief executive officer of Grupo Televisa SA, talks about the company’s purchase of a 50 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Press Release: Brightpoint Announces Completion of Latin American Strategic Investment in Intcomex >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Brightpoint | April 20, 2011 | Press Release INDIANAPOLIS, April 20, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brightpoint, Inc. (Nasdaq:CELL), a global leader in providing supply chain solutions to the wireless industry, today announced the successful …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Press Release: SK Telecom Demonstrates 4G LTE for the First Time in Korea >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
SK Telecom | April 19, 2011 | Press Release Plans to secure a rich 4G LTE handset lineup – smartphones, tablet PCs, data modem, etc. – within the second …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Chinese like their Internet ‘to go’ >
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Japan's mobile broadband usage spikes in aftermath of quake >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Mobile broadband is critical in a time of disaster according to Norwegian browser maker Opera which claims Japanese usage of its software skyrocketed in the days following the earthquake. Last …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Japan’s mobile broadband usage spikes in aftermath of quake >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Mobile broadband is critical in a time of disaster according to Norwegian browser maker Opera which claims Japanese usage of its software skyrocketed in the days following the earthquake. Last …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Bangkok Post: ZTE withdraws TOT suit >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Bangkok Post | April 20, 2011 | Komsan Tortermvasana and Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk ZTE Corporation has withdrawn a court case seeking to block the award of a contract by TOT Plc for …